Don't Close Your Eyes (Kix song)

"Don't Close Your Eyes"
Single by Kix
from the album Blow My Fuse
B-side
  • "Get It While It's Hot"
  • "She Dropped Me the Bomb"
Released12 May 1989[1]
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal[2]
Length4:17
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kix singles chronology
"Blow My Fuse"
(1989) 		"Don't Close Your Eyes"
(1989) 		"Get It While It's Hot"
(1989)
Music video
"Don't Close Your Eyes" on YouTube

"Don't Close Your Eyes" is a power ballad[3][4] by the American glam metal band Kix from their fourth studio album, Blow My Fuse (1988). It was written by Kix's bassist Donnie Purnell in collaboration with noted hard rock/heavy metal songwriter Bob Halligan Jr. and Crack the Sky frontman John Palumbo.

The song remains Kix's most successful single release, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] It is the group's only top 40 hit, resulting in them frequently being called a one-hit wonder.[6][7]

Track listing

  1. "Don't Close Your Eyes"
  2. "Get It While It's Hot"
  3. "She Dropped Me the Bomb"

Personnel

  • Steve Whiteman – lead vocals
  • Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
  • Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
  • Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
  • Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 11
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 16

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified unit/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Gold 500,000

References

  1. ^ a b "American single certifications - Kix - Don't Close Your Eyes". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s". LiveAbout. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Kix Guitarist Brian Forsythe: 'No One Wanted Donnie Purnell Involved' In Band Reunion". blabbermouth.net. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  4. ^ Crawford, Allyson B. (May 31, 2009). "Top Power Ballads of All Time". Noisecreep. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  5. ^ "Kix - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "All One-Hit Wonders 1955-2016 - Top40Weekly.com". top40weekly.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  7. ^ Stroessner, Paul (2012-06-07). "One Hit Wonders of the '80s: 1989 – Kix". Return to the 80s. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  8. ^ "Kix Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "Kix Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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