"Sad Eyes" is a song written and performed by

Bruce Springsteen Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American singer and songwriter. He has released 21 studio albums, most of which feature his backing band, the E Street Band. Originally from the Jersey Shore, he is an originat ...

, recorded at Soundworks West in Los Angeles on January 25, 1990. The song was released as a single on the 1998 box set '' Tracks'', as well as its 1999 single-disc version '' 18 Tracks''.

Track listing

CD single (B00004UU3I) #"Sad Eyes" #"Missing" #"Man at the Top" #"Take 'Em as They Come"

Personnel

– lead vocals, guitar *

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– bass *

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– keyboards *

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– drums

Charts

Enrique Iglesias version

Spanish singer-songwriter

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By th ...

recorded a version of "Sad Eyes" and included it on his first English language release, titled ''

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''. While recording the album,

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chairman

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, who had previously worked with Springsteen, found out that Iglesias was a fan of his (Iglesias often cites the ''

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'' tour as a favorite concert experience and Springsteen as his favorite performer) and urged him to record "Sad Eyes". The song was released as the fifth and final single from the album. The album version was not released to radio but rather the HQ2 remix which gave the song a more pop sound. Iglesias did not promote the song and it was not as successful as the previous singles from the album. However, the collected remixes charted high on the club play charts. A Spanish version of the song was also recorded titled "Más Es Amar".

Music video

A music video was shot, directed by

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, but it was shelved at the time due to its sexual content.
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' Music Video Information It depicts Iglesias alone in a motel room indulging erotic fantasies about a girl he sees in a phone-sex ad. In 2009, the video was uploaded to LaChappelle's website but was promptly removed at the request of

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; it has since found its way to various video-sharing sites. The music video uses the HQ2 remix as opposed to the album version.

Track listing

Australia # "Sad Eyes" (Album Version) – 4:08 # "Sad Eyes" (Rodney Jerkins Mix) – 4:01 # "Sad Eyes" (Guy Roche Mix) – 3:44 # "Sad Eyes" (HQ2 Radio Remix) – 3:34 America # "Sad Eyes" (Album Version) – 4:08 # "Sad Eyes" (Rodney Jerkins Darkchild Mix) – 4:01 # "Sad Eyes" (HQ2 Club Mix) – 9:29

Chart performance

References

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