"Eye in the Sky" is a song by the British rock band the Alan Parsons Project, included as the second track on their sixth studio album, Eye in the Sky (1982), in May 1982. It was written and produced by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, with the latter also handling the song's lead vocals. The instrumental piece "Sirius" segues into "Eye in the Sky" on the album. On the single release, "Eye in the Sky" appears on its own, with "Sirius" edited out.

The song was inspired by Eric Woolfson's thoughts on surveillance and religion.

In several countries, "Eye in the Sky" was released as the lead single from their 1982 album of the same name. It entered the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 85 on 3 July 1982. By September, "Eye in the Sky" entered the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, eclipsing "Time" as their highest charting song on that listing. The following month, "Eye in the Sky" achieved a peak position of No. 3. The song also reached No. 1 in both Canada and Spain, and also peaked at No. 6 in New Zealand, becoming their most successful release.

In 2019, Alan Parsons recorded a version in Catalan, under the title "Seré els teus ulls al camí" ("I'll be your eyes on the road"), for the CD edited by La Marató de TV3, a telethon devoted to raising funds for the research of incurable diseases.

Personnel Alan Parsons – Fairlight CMI, production, engineering Eric Woolfson – Wurlitzer electric piano, lead and backing vocals, production Ian Bairnson – acoustic and electric guitars David Paton – bass Stuart Elliott – drums Chris Rainbow – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "Eye in the Sky"Charts (1982)PeakpositionAustralian Kent Music Report22Canadian RPM Top Singles1Canadian RPM Top Adult Contemporary7French Singles Chart16Germany (Official German Charts)38Italy (Musica e Dischi) Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Alan Parson Project".3Spain (AFYVE)1US Cashbox Top 1003 + Chart (2025) Peakposition + Chart (2026) Peakposition

Year-end charts +1982 year-end chart performance for "Eye in the Sky"Chart (1982)RankCanadian RPM Top Singles31Spanish Singles Chart1US Billboard Hot 10032US Cashbox Top 10028

Certifications

References

External links Lyrics of this song Songfacts - Eye in the Sky by The Alan Parsons Project