I Go Blind

"I Go Blind"
Single by 54-40
from the album 54-40
Released 1986
Genre Alternative rock
Length 2:46
Label Reprise
Writer(s) Neil Osborne
54-40 singles chronology
"Baby Ran"
(1986)		 "I Go Blind"
(1986)		 "One Day in Your Life"
(1987)

"I Go Blind" is a song by Canadian alternative rock group 54-40. The song was released as a single from the band's 1986 self-titled album, 54-40. It has since become one of the band's most popular songs.

Hootie & the Blowfish cover

The song was covered by popular American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish for the soundtrack of the TV series Friends. The cover became a radio hit in 1996, peaking at #22 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and #3 on the Adult Top 40 chart.[1] The Hootie version also charted on Canada's RPM Singles Chart, peaking at #13.[2]

The song was featured on the band's compilation albums; 2000's Scattered, Smothered and Covered and 2003's The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish: 1993–2003.

References

  1. ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish - Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/hootie-the-blowfish-p44727/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2010-09-27. 
  2. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 63, No. 1, February 19, 1996". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2892&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 

External links

Hootie & the Blowfish
Mark Bryan • Dean Felber • Darius Rucker • Jim Sonefeld
Studio albums
Other albums
Singles
"Hold My Hand" • "Let Her Cry" • "Only Wanna Be with You" • "Time" • "Drowning" • "Hey Hey What Can I Do" • "Old Man & Me" • "Tucker's Town" • "Sad Caper" • "I Go Blind" • "I Will Wait" • "Only Lonely" • "Innocence" • "Goodbye Girl" • "One Love" • "Get Out of My Mind"