Voyeur (Kim Carnes song)
| "Voyeur" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Kim Carnes | |
| from the album Voyeur | |
| B-side | "Thrill of the Grill" |
| Released | August 1982 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:01 |
| Label | EMI America |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Val Garay |
| Kim Carnes singles chronology | |
"Voyeur" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes from her seventh studio album of the same name (1982). Written by Carnes, her husband Dave Ellingson, and Duane Hitchings, the song is an uptempo synth-pop track. It is the first track from the album, and its lead single.
Billboard called it "a rocking synthesized track which is as immediately striking as 'Bette Davis Eyes.'"[1]
"Voyeur" peaked at number 25 on Cash Box 's Top 100 Singles and number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the single reached number 5 in Norway and number 10 in Spain and Sweden. It featured a then-controversial music video, which was later banned for its suggestiveness. The song received a nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1983 Grammy Awards.[2]
Track listings
[edit ]- 7-inch single[3]
- A. "Voyeur" – 4:01
- B. "Thrill of the Grill" – 3:23
Charts
[edit ]| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 30 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM )[5] | 23 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 32 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[7] | 5 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8] | 12 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[9] | 10 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] | 10 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 68 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 29 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard )[13] | 52 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[14] | 25 |
| West Germany (GfK)[15] | 45 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. August 21, 1982. p. 67. Retrieved 2023年01月29日.
- ^ "Vote Grammy Awards". The Afro American . February 12, 1983. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ ""Voyeur" 7" Single". Discogs . Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6927." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Kim Carnes – Voyeur". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ "Kim Carnes – Voyeur". VG-lista. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts C". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Kim Carnes – Voyeur". Singles Top 100. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ "Kim Carnes: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Kim Carnes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ "Kim Carnes Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 16, 1982". Cash Box . Retrieved September 15, 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Carnes – Voyeur" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
