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Open Your Eyes (The Lords of the New Church song)
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = The Lords of the New Church
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| album = The Lords of the New Church
| B-side = Girls Girls Girls
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*Rock
*punk rock
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*Illegal
*I.R.S.
| writer =
* Brian James
* Stiv Bators
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| chronology = The Lords of the New Church
| prev_title = New Church
| prev_year = 1982
| title = Open Your Eyes
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| next_title = Russian Roulette
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"'Open Your Eyes'" is a song written by Brian James and Stiv Bators of English/American rock band The Lords of the New Church, and released in July 1982 as the second single of their debut studio album 'The Lords of the New Church' (1982).
The Lords of the New Church original
The song reached number 7 on the UK Indie Chart, and became the band's only single to chart on the Canadian charts peaking at number 34, and the US Mainstream Rock at number 27.
Weekly charts
David Hasselhoff version
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| name = Open Your Eyes
| type = single
| artist = David Hasselhoff featuring James Williamson
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*Rock
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| label = Cleopatra
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* Brian James
* Stiv Bators
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| chronology = David Hasselhoff
| prev_title = (You Made the) Summer Go Away
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Open Your Eyes
| year = 2019
| next_title = Head On
| next_year = 2019
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Background
American actor and singer David Hasselhoff's version, was released on September 9, 2019 as the lead single from Hasselhoff's fourteenth studio album 'Open Your Eyes' (2019). American guitarist and songwriter James Williamson also featured on the song. The music video was released the same day as the song's release, and was directed by Vicente Cordero. The music video shows Hasselhoff performing in front of a wall of TV's showcasing white noise-laden images and flash the word lies. Hasselhoff performed the song during his 2019 tour Freedom!: The Journey Continues, who took place in October 2019 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.References
Category:1982 singles
Category:1982 songs
Category:British rock songs
Category:American rock songs
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