Английская Википедия:Bette Davis Eyes

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox song "Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was recorded by DeShannon that year but made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981 when it spent nine non-consecutive weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It won the 1981 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The music video was directed by Australian film director Russell Mulcahy.

On the Billboard Hot 100, the song was No. 1 for five weeks, interrupted for just one week by "Stars on 45" before it returned to the top spot for another four weeks, becoming Billboard's biggest hit of the year. The single also reached No. 5 on BillboardШаблон:'s Top Tracks charts and No. 26 on the Dance charts. It reached No. 2 in Canada for twelve consecutive weeks, and was 1981's No. 2 hit in that country, after "Stars on 45". It peaked at No. 10 in the United Kingdom, to date Carnes's only Top 40 hit in that country. Additionally, it ranked No. 12 on BillboardШаблон:'s list of the top 100 songs in the first 50 years of the magazine's Hot 100. "Bette Davis Eyes" was a No. 1 hit in 21 countries.

Background

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Bette Davis in 1935

"Bette Davis Eyes" was written in 1974 by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon, the latter of whom recorded the song that same year for her album New Arrangement. In this original incarnation, the track is performed in an "R&B lite" arrangement, featuring a prominent, uptempo piano part, as well as flourishes of pedal steel guitar and horns. However, it was not until March 1981, when Carnes recorded her version of the song in a radically different, synthesizer-based arrangement, that it became a commercial success.

According to producer Val Garay, the original demo of the tune that was brought to him sounded like "a Leon Russell track, with this beer-barrel polka piano part."Шаблон:Efn Keyboardist Bill Cuomo, using the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer, came up with the signature riff which defines Carnes's version. The recording was done in a single take.

Actress Bette Davis was 73 when Carnes's version became a hit. She wrote letters to Carnes, Weiss, and DeShannon to thank them for making her "a part of modern times", and said that her grandson now looked up to her. After their Grammy wins, Davis sent them roses, and accepted the gift of gold and platinum records from Carnes, and hanging them on her wall.

The song is written in the key of F major.

Critical reception

Record World called it a "haunting pop-rocker" and said that Carnes's "earthy vocal rasp and guitar chimes are unforgettable."

Critics' rankings of "Bette Davis Eyes"

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	The 500 Best Pop Songs	Шаблон:Center
Rolling Stone	The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s	Шаблон:Center

Track listing and formats

• 7-inch single

1. "Bette Davis Eyes" – 3:45
2. "Miss You Tonite" – 5:11

• US 12-inch maxi-single

1. "Bette Davis Eyes" – 3:45
2. "Miss You Tonite" – 5:11

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year	Chart	Peak position
1981	Australia (Kent Music Report)	1
	Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	1
	France (IFOP)	1
	South Africa (Springbok Radio)	1
	Spain (AFE)	1
	US Cash Box Top 100	1
	US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)	26
	US Record World Singles	1
	1997
	2002
	2007
	2013	Slovenia (SloTop50)	45

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)	6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	37
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	2
France (IFOP)	4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	6
South Africa (Springbok Radio)	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	2
US Billboard Hot 100	1
US Cash Box	2
West Germany (Official German Charts)	10

All-time charts

Chart	Rank
US Billboard Hot 100	17

Gwyneth Paltrow version

American actress Gwyneth Paltrow covered "Bette Davis Eyes" for the soundtrack for the 2000 road trip film Duets. This version was released as a single in Australia on March 26, 2001, debuting and peaking at No. 3 on the ARIA Singles Chart on April 8, 2001. It spent nine weeks in the top 10, and came in at No. 35 on Australia's year-end chart for 2001. It earned a platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipping more than 70,000 units.

Taylor Swift live performance

American singer Taylor Swift included a live performance cover of "Bette Davis Eyes" on her 2011 "Speak Now World Tour" album.

See also

• List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s
• List of Top 25 singles for 1981 in Australia
• List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1981
• Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1981
• List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1981
• List of number-one singles of 1981 (France)
• List of number-one hits of 1981 (Germany)
• List of number-one hits (Italy)
• List of number-one songs in Norway
• List of number-one singles of 1981 (Spain)
• List of number-one singles of the 1980s (Switzerland)