Sexy Eyes (Dr. Hook song)

"Sexy Eyes"
"Sexy Eyes"
Single by Dr. Hook
from the album Sometimes You Win
B-side	"Help Me Mama"
Released	January 28, 1980
Recorded	1979
Genre	Soft rock; disco;
Length	2:58 (Single edit); 3:30 (Album version);
Label	Capitol
Songwriters	Chris Waters; Keith Stegall; Bob Mather;
Producer	Ron Haffkine
Dr. Hook singles chronology
Music video
	"Sexy Eyes" on YouTube

"Sexy Eyes" is a song by Dr. Hook, released as a single in early 1980. It was the second of three singles from their LP Sometimes You Win.

In the United States, the single reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying it with "Sylvia's Mother" as the highest-charting song for the band, and was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[1] It was also a Top 10 hit in Canada (#8) and the United Kingdom (#4), in the process becoming the band's last top thirty hit in the UK.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	41
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	11
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[3]	8
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[4]	1
Germany (GfK)^[5]	2
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	3
New Zealand^[7]	1
Norway (VG-lista)^[8]	8
South Africa (Springbok)^[9]	20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[12]	5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[12]	6
US R&B (Billboard)^[12]	67

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Rank
Canada ^[13]	65
New Zealand^[14]	27
UK^[15]	59
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[16]	25

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[17]	2× Platinum	60,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-89820-180-2. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
^ "Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Image 0179a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 0147". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sexy Eyes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. May 18, 1980. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
^ "Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes". VG-lista. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 2, 2018.
^ "Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Official Singles Chart on 12/4/1980 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sexy Eyes (song by Dr. Hook)". MusicVF.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
^ "Top Selling Singles of 1980 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. December 31, 1980. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
^ "UK Singles of the Year" Record Mirror December 27, 1980: 30
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1990/Top 100 Songs of 1990". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Dr Hook – Sexy Eyes". Radioscope. Retrieved February 5, 2026. Type Sexy Eyes in the "Search:" field and press Enter.

[1] Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-89820-180-2. Retrieved April 15, 2012.

[sc_Austria_Dr._Hook-2] "Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-3] "Top RPM Singles: Image 0179a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-4] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Image 0147". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_Germany_Dr._Hook-5] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_Ireland2_-6] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sexy Eyes". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 23, 2017.

[7] "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. May 18, 1980. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

[sc_Norway_Dr._Hook-8] "Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes". VG-lista. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[9] "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved September 2, 2018.

[sc_Switzerland_Dr._Hook-10] "Dr. Hook – Sexy Eyes". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[sc_UK_-11] "Official Singles Chart on 12/4/1980 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[MusicVF-12] "Sexy Eyes (song by Dr. Hook)". MusicVF.com. Retrieved May 31, 2025.

[13] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

[14] "Top Selling Singles of 1980 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. December 31, 1980. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

[15] "UK Singles of the Year" Record Mirror December 27, 1980: 30

[16] "Top 100 Hits of 1990/Top 100 Songs of 1990". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

[New_ZealandDr_HookSexy_EyessingleCertRef-17] "New Zealand single certifications – Dr Hook – Sexy Eyes". Radioscope. Retrieved February 5, 2026. Type Sexy Eyes in the "Search:" field and press Enter.

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Dr. Hook
Billy Francis Ray Sawyer George Cummings Bobby Dominguez Jimmy Allen Dennis Locorriere Popeye Phillips Joseph Oliver John David Rik Elswit Jance Garfat John Wolters Bob "Willard" Henke Rod Smarr Walter Hartman
Studio albums	Doctor Hook (1972) Sloppy Seconds (1973) Pleasure and Pain (1978) Sometimes You Win (1979)
Compilations	Dr. Hook Revisited (1976) Greatest Hits (1980) The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (2003)
Singles	"Sylvia's Mother" "Carry Me Carrie "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan" "Only Sixteen" "A Little Bit More" "Walk Right In" "Sharing the Night Together" "All the Time in the World" "When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman" "Better Love Next Time" "Sexy Eyes"
Related articles	Discography