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"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes"
Single by Babylon Zoo
from the album The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes
B-side
  • Merv's Tune
  • Spaceman - Zupervarian Mix
ReleasedOctober 1996
Recorded1995
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Jas Mann
Producer(s) Jas Mann
Steve Power
Babylon Zoo singles chronology
" Animal Army"
(1996) 		"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes"
(1996) 		" All the Money's Gone"
(1999)

"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes" is a song by Babylon Zoo, released in October 1996 as the third and final single from their debut album of the same name. The release was a failure, [1] continuing a downward trend in chart positions for the group's singles and peaking at #32 on the UK Singles Chart. It marked Babylon Zoo's final appearance in the UK Top 40. [2]

The single version was a new edit of the song, remixed by Arthur Baker. Each CD version (including the two promos) has a different colour sleeve and disc.

Reception

Select critic Ian Harrison wrote that the song "mixes showtune sensibilities with generic Beatles theft". [3]

Track listing

CD Promo Single 1996 EMI (CDEMDJ 440)
  1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
CD Promo Single 1996 EMI (CDEMDJX 440)
  1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
  2. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Armageddon Babylon Mix)
  3. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Orchestral Mix)
  4. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (X-Rated Mix)
  5. Mervs Tune
CD Single 1 1996 EMI (CDEM 440)
  1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
  2. Mervs Tune
  3. Spaceman (Zupervarian Mix)
CD Single 2 1996 EMI (CDEMS 440)
  1. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (7" Mix)
  2. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Armageddon Babylon Mix)
  3. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (X-Rated Mix)
  4. The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (Orchestral Mix)

References

  1. ^ "Spaceman band falls back to earth". Sunday Mercury. The Free Library. 9 May 1999. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Babylon Zoo". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ Harrison, Ian (February 1996). "New Albums". Select. p. 89. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
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