Private Eyes (song)

"Private Eyes" is the hit 1981 single by Hall & Oates and the title track from their album of that year. The song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for 2 weeks, from November 7 through November 20, 1981. This single was the band's second #1 hit on the Billboard charts in the 1980s, (the first being "Kiss on My List").

The music video featured the band dressed as detectives and was the first to feature the backup band of guitarist G. E. Smith, bassist Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, drummer Mickey Curry, and saxophone/keyboardist Charles DeChant.

The single carries a similar rhythm to the duo's number one hit from earlier that year, "Kiss On My List," with the difference being a handclap chorus that has made the song an audience-participation favorite at live Hall and Oates shows. It was one of the duo's first songs to appear in heavy rotation on MTV.

The song was covered by Vinnie Van Lowe on the Veronica Mars episode "Kanes and Abel's". When Veronica tried to bug Vinnie's office (using a bugged pen), he started asking his receptionist (also his mother) whom his favorite band was (he responded to himself "Hall & Oates"), where he leaned out the window and sang "Private Eyes" to Veronica (who was overhearing on a frequency from the bug). At one point, he changed the chorus from "Private Eyes" to "Veronica Mars/I'm watching you".

Preceded by "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross	Billboard Hot 100 number one single November 7, 1981 - November 21, 1981	Succeeded by "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John
Preceded by "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones	ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single November 14, 1981	Succeeded by "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John

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