Song · U2
“Spanish Eyes” by U2
Released 1987
“Spanish Eyes” by U2 appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1987 and 2003. It was first released in 1987. Its best result is #40 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #74 alternative song of 1987, #4,238 alternative song of all time and #500 of the '80s.
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"Spanish Eyes" is a 1987 U2 recording, with Bono writing the words and the whole band sharing the music credit. U2 produced it themselves, Flood recorded it and Dave Meegan mixed.
The Edge plays guitar, Adam Clayton bass, and Larry Mullen, Jr. handles drums and extra percussion, while Brian Eno sits in on synthesizer. Rock radio held on to it: stations kept it on their countdowns well into the next decade and beyond.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 87 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 | 107 |
| 1987 | 40 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 | 91 |
| 1987 | 83 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 272 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1996 | 415 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) | 500 |
| 2003 | 1427 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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