Black Eyed Boy

"Black Eyed Boy" is the third single from Scottish rock band Texas's album White on Blonde. The song was released on 28 July 1997 and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. It fared better in the band's native Scotland, reaching number two on the Scottish Singles Chart. Elsewhere, the song reached the top 50 in Australia, Belgium, France, Ireland, and Sweden.

"Black Eyed Boy"
Single by Texas
from the album White on Blonde
B-side
  • "Sorry"
  • "Fameless"
Released28 July 1997
Length3:16
LabelMercury Records
MERCD 490 / MERDD 490
Songwriter(s)Johnny McElhone / Sharleen Spiteri
Hodgens / Campbell / Hynd
Producer(s)Texas
Texas singles chronology
"Halo"
(1997)		 "Black Eyed Boy"
(1997)		 "Put Your Arms Around Me"
(1997)

Music Video

The video is filmed in black and white and features the band performing the song whilst a man is seen running.

At the end of the video, the man arrives in a tunnel which has many large pictures of Sharleen Spiteri at each side. The pictures then burst into flames and the man runs down the tunnel.

Track listing

CD1 (MERCD 490)[1]

  1. "Black Eyed Boy" (Summer Mix) – 3:16
  2. "Sorry" – 4:33
  3. "Black Eyed Disco" – 4:20
  4. "Say What You Want" (Acoustic Mary Ann Hobbs Session) – 3:50

CD2 (MERDD 490)[2]

  1. "Black Eyed Boy" (Summer Mix) – 3:16
  2. "Black Eyed Boy" (Trailermen's Black Eyed Disco) – 8:45
  3. "Black Eyed Boy" (Trailermen's Disco Boy Dub) – 7:40
  4. "Black Eyed Boy" (Neo-Northern Bossa Nova) – 4:53
  5. "Black Eyed Boy" (Stoppa & Nobby's Madeye) – 6:23
  6. "Black Eyed Boy" (Album Version) – 3:10
  • Limited edition digipak with free poster.

French CD (574 702-2)[3]

  1. "Black Eyed Boy" (Summer Mix) – 3:16
  2. "Fameless" – 4:22

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References
  1. "Texas - Black Eyed Boy".
  2. "Texas - Black Eyed Boy - The Mixes".
  3. "Texas - Black Eyed Boy".
  4. "Australian-charts.com – Texas – Black Eyed Boy". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Texas – Black Eyed Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. "Lescharts.com – Texas – Black Eyed Boy" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Texas – Black Eyed Boy". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  8. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (11.9. '97 – 19.8. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 September 1997. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Black Eyed Boy". Irish Singles Chart.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Texas – Black Eyed Boy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. "Swedishcharts.com – Texas – Black Eyed Boy". Singles Top 100.
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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