Promises, Promises (Naked Eyes song)

"Promises, Promises" was the second hit single for the British new wave group Naked Eyes in 1983. The song went on to become a top-20 hit in the US that October, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,[1] albeit after it was re-recorded with some lyrics different from the original UK single. It was their follow up to their earlier hit "Always Something There to Remind Me" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, which was a top-ten hit in the U.S. in mid-1983. (Although Bacharach and David had also written a song titled "Promises, Promises" for the musical of the same name, the Naked Eyes song was an original song written by the band members, Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher.) Madonna performs background vocals on the Jellybean 7" and 12" mixes of the song. These versions weren't released until 2001 in the compilation album Everything and More. The song appears in the enhanced version of Grand Theft Auto V on the in-game radio station Non-Stop Pop FM.

"Promises, Promises"
Single by Naked Eyes
from the album Burning Bridges
B-side
  • "Low Life"
  • "(What) In the Name of Love"
  • "A Very Hard Act to Follow"
Released1983
Recorded1983
GenreSynth-pop, new wave
Length3:45 (US version)
4:26 (UK version)
LabelEMI/EMI America
Songwriter(s)Pete Byrne
Rob Fisher
Producer(s)Tony Mansfield
Naked Eyes singles chronology
"Voices In My Head"
(1983)		 "Promises, Promises"
(1983)		 "When the Lights Go Out"
(1983)

Personnel

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (1983) Peak
Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 13
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 15
South Africa (Springbok)[4] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 95
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 11
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard)[1] 32
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[1] 19
US Cash Box Top 100[6] 12

Year-end charts
Chart (1983) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 64
U.S. Cash Box[8] 76

Cover versions
  • In 2014, singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston released a cover version of the song on the multi-artist compilation album Here Comes The Reign Again: The Second British Invasion.[9]

References
  1. "Naked Eyes - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  2. Canadian peak Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Charts.nz – Naked Eyes – Promises, Promises". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  4. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  6. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 8, 1983". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Cash Box magazine.
  7. "Top 100 Hits of 1983/Top 100 Songs of 1983". Music Outfitters. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  8. "Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box. 31 December 1983. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  9. "Promises, Promises - Curry Cuts". Curry Cuts. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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