Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 00:21:25 +0000

"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song originally written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974, but made popular by American singer Kim Carnes in 1981. Carnes's 1981 version spent nine non-consecutive weeks on top of the US Billboard Hot 100 (originally on top for five weeks, then interrupted for one week by the "Stars on 45 Medley", then returned to the top spot for another four weeks) and was Billboard's biggest hit of the year for 1981.[5] The single also reached No. 5 on Billboard's Top Tracks charts and No. 26 on the Dance charts.[6] The song won the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The song was also a number one hit in 21 countries[7] and peaked at number 10 in the United Kingdom,[8] her only Top 40 hit there to date. It also reached number two in Canada for twelve consecutive weeks, and was the No. 2 hit of 1981 in the country.[9][10]

The song was ranked at number 12 on Billboard's list of the top 100 songs in the first 50 years of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[11] Cleopatra Records released a re-recording of the song as a single in 2007.