For Your Eyes Only

Sheena Easton

About For Your Eyes Only

"For Your Eyes Only" is the theme tune to the 12th James Bond movie, For Your Eyes Only, written by Bill Conti and Mick Leeson, and performed by Scottish singer Sheena Easton. The song reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards in 1982.


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1981
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For your eyes only, can see me through the night.
For your eyes only, I never need to hide.
You can see so much in me, so much in me that's new.
I never felt until I looked at you.

For your eyes only, only for you.
You'll see what no one else can see, and now I'm breaking free.
For your eyes only, only for you.
The love I know you need in me, the fantasy you've freed in me.
Only for you, only for you.

For your eyes only, the nights are never cold.
You really know me, that's all I need to know.
Maybe I'm an open book because I know you're mine,
But you won't need to read between the lines.

For your eyes only, only for you.
You see what no one else can see, and now I'm breaking free.
For your eyes only, only for you.
The passions that collide in me, the wild abandoned side of me.
Only for you, for your eyes only.

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Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr; 27 April 1959) is a Scottish recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records. Easton is a two-time Grammy Award winner and achieved 6 Gold albums and 1 Platinum and has sold over 4 million albums in the US alone, and 20 million records worldwide. She has recorded 16 studio albums, released 45 singles, and has 15 Top 40 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100. Sheena Easton is the only artist in the history of the US Billboard charts to have a top 3 hit on each of the Billboards key charts: Adult Contemporary, Dance, Pop, Country, and R&B. In the UK Sheena… more »

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Written by: Bill Conti, Michael Leeson

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11 facts about this song

Song
"For Your Eyes Only" is a song by Sheena Easton from the 1981 James Bond film of the same name.
Artist
The song was performed by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, who rose to fame in the early 1980s with pop hits like "9 to 5" and "Modern Girl".
Accomplishments
The song was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
Historical Significance
Sheena Easton was the first artist to be seen performing a Bond theme song on-screen during the film's opening titles.
Song Creation
There were two versions of the song, but Easton's version was chosen over that of alternative rock band Blondie.
Album
Even though the song became one of Easton's biggest hits, it was not included on her next album 'You Could Have Been with Me'.
Success
It was a top ten hit in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and several European countries.
Collaborators
The song was co-written by Bill Conti and Mick Leeson. Conti also composed the film's score.
Presentation
Easton's appearance in the movie's intro made her the only Bond theme artist to be seen singing the theme song in a James Bond movie.
Cover Versions
There have been several cover versions of the song, including renditions by Dame Shirley Bassey and Patti Austin.
Recognition
In 2004, "For Your Eyes Only" was inducted into the James Bond 007 Hall of Fame.

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