To Look at You

"To Look at You"
Single by INXS
from the album Shabooh Shoobah
Released	March 1983
Recorded	January, June 1982
Studio	Paradise, Rhinoceros (Sydney)
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	3:54
Label	Atco, WEA
Songwriter(s)	Andrew Farriss
Producer(s)	Mark Opitz
INXS singles chronology
"Don't Change" (1982) "To Look at You" (1983) "Black and White" (1983)

"To Look at You" is the ninth single by Australian rock group INXS, and the third released from their third studio album Shabooh Shoobah. The single was released in March 1983 by Atco and WEA.[1]

B-side

The B-side is the instrumental track "The Sax Thing", which already appeared on the single "The One Thing". The double 7" single also features "You Never Used to Cry" and "Here Comes II".

After the success of "The One Thing" and "Don't Change", this single was only released in seven-inch vinyl format. There was no edition released in Europe—only the editions in Australia and in the United States. Therefore, the song could only enter the Australian and US charts, peaking at number 36 in ARIA charts and at 80 in the Billboard 100.[2]

Music videos

The music video for the song was directed by South Australian director Scott Hicks, later known for his award-winning film Shine.[3]

Reception

Of the song, Cash Box said that "Michael Hutchence intones the lyrics upon a 'Shabooh Shoobah' drumbeat" and that "when guitars finally do enter the picture, they seem to slice the melody in half."[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"To Look at You"	Andrew Farriss	3:54
2.	"The Sax Thing"	Kirk Pengilly	2:58

References

1. Strong, Martin Charles (1998). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate. p. 388. ISBN 978-0-86241-827-4. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
2. Moskowitz, David V. (10 November 2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World [2 volumes]: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. ABC-Clio. ISBN 978-1-4408-0340-6. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
3. Scott Hicks at IMDb
4. "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 27 August 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 20 July 2022.