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Naked Eyes
Band United Kingdom
Naked Eyes formed in the United Kingdom. Naked Eyes has 37 chart appearances on 31 radio countdowns from 13 stations on RockLists, spanning 1988–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Always Something There To Remind Me”, which appears on 29 lists with a best position of #70. The station that charted Naked Eyes most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 8 appearances.
Naked Eyes got together in London in 1982 with the leanest blueprint in new wave: Pete Byrne on vocals, Rob Fisher on keyboards, and a bank of synthesizers doing the job a whole band used to. EMI signed them, and in 1983 Burning Bridges put the duo's calling card on the table, a cover of "Always Something There to Remind Me" rebuilt from chiming synths and a drum sound as big as an empty cathedral.
It worked because the two halves pulled against each other. Byrne sings like a man still standing on the doorstep after the door has shut, all ache and yearning, while Fisher keeps the arrangements glossy, clipped and cool enough to dance to. "Promises Promises", from the album that carried the band's own name, ran the same trick again with a little more bounce.
Synth-pop in its purest form, then: heartbreak with a drum machine. The pair ran up four US hit singles over the decade, not a bad haul for a singer and a keyboard player.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Naked Eyes on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Always Something There To Remind Me | 29 | #70 | – | – | |
| 2 | Promises Promises | 8 | #244 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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