Eyes Without a Face
Billy Idol
1984
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
Reported release: 1984
Reported release: 1984Date needs verification
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Reported dates in 1984.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Inspiration and background
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The song was inspired by the 1960 French horror film of the same name.
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Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1984.html, song-list position 111
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Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1984 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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