Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes | African Version Ft. Youssou N'Dour [COVER]
Published 2023-10-14
Complete with live concert footage and beautiful African scenery clips. This cover features Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour singing through the coda (he sings parts of the chorus as translated into his native Wolof).
"In Your Eyes" is a song by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel from his fifth solo studio album So (1986). It features Youssou N'Dour singing a part at the end of the song translated into his native Wolof. Gabriel's lyrics were inspired by an African tradition of ambiguity in song between romantic love and love of God.
"In Your Eyes" was not released as a single in the UK but released as the second single from So in the US, achieving strong radio airplay and regular MTV rotation. It reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks on 13 September 1986, and peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November. Gabriel released two extended versions of the song as a 12" vinyl single in the US. The first (The Single Mix) ran 6:15 and the version released as a single. The second (The Special Mix) ran 7:14 and was the B-Side. In Australia, "In Your Eyes" peaked at No. 97 in November 1986.
The track was featured in the teen drama film Say Anything... (1989) starring John Cusack and Ione Skye. The song was the finale of the Secret World Tour and the final track on the 1994 Secret World Live album, where it is over 11 minutes long and includes the extra lyrics from the Special Mix, in addition to solos by the other singers and players. It was included on the US version of his 2003 compilation Hit, but not the European or Japanese versions.
In 2005, the song brought Gabriel his first Gold single, certified in the US by the RIAA.
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All Comments (3)
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Loved this version and the B-roll footage is amazing! Especially like the choir.
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Wow, dude. I’m speechless on this one. A masterpiece of composition, well chosen and so beautifully executed! Just wow!
