Hungry Eyes - wikipedia Hungry Eyes For the song of the same name by Merle Haggard, see Hungry Eyes ( Merle Haggard song ). `` Hungry Eyes '' Single by Eric Carmen from the album Dirty Dancing B - side `` Where Are You Tonight '' Released November 7, 1987 Format 7 '' 12 '' CD single cassette Recorded 1987 ; Beachwood Studios ( Beachwood, Ohio ) Genre Pop rock, soft rock Length 4 : 06 3 : 49 ( single version ) Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) John DeNicola Franke Previte Producer ( s ) Eric Carmen Eric Carmen singles chronology `` The Rock Stops Here '' ( 1986 ) `` Hungry Eyes '' ( 1987 ) `` Make Me Lose Control '' ( 1988 ) `` The Rock Stops Here '' ( 1986 ) `` Hungry Eyes '' ( 1987 ) `` Make Me Lose Control '' ( 1988 ) `` Hungry Eyes '' is a song performed by American artist Eric Carmen, a former member of the band Raspberries, and was featured in the film Dirty Dancing ( 1987 ). The song was recorded at Beachwood Studios in Beachwood, Ohio in 1987. `` Hungry Eyes '' peaked at # 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and # 3 on the Cash Box Top 100 in 1988. The power ballad was not released commercially in the UK, but it managed to peak at # 82 in January 1988, having charted purely on import sales. Songwriters Franke Previte and John DeNicola wrote the song, as well as another hit from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, `` ( I 've Had ) The Time of My Life ''. The music video featured Carmen with model Sally Steele, who later founded Vegas Rocks ! Magazine. Contents 1 Background 2 Releases 2.1 Track listing 3 Chart performance 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Uses in popular culture 5 Cover versions 6 References 7 External links Background Eric Carmen, the performer of `` Hungry Eyes '', had been the vocalist of the Raspberries. Carmen released his first solo album Eric Carmen, which contained the worldwide hit with `` All By Myself ''. `` Hungry Eyes '' was his biggest hit and was written in 1984 by John DeNicola and Franke Previte. It was originally recorded by Previte 's band, Frankie and The Knockouts for their album Making The Points. Jimmy Ienner, the producer of Carmen 's band from his early career, The Raspberries, asked him to sing this song for the Dirty Dancing album because he was familiar with Carmen 's musical style. Carmen was hesitant to produce a song for another film sound track because he believed that soundtrack music had `` horrible deaths '', but Carmen recorded a very popular song that can still be heard on radio stations and TV commercials. Releases The song was released commercially on 7 '' vinyl in many countries ; plus, a 3 - track 12 '' maxi single and 2 - track cassette were produced. CD singles were a relatively new format ; however, a 2 - track Japanese mini CD single was commercially released in 1988. Track listing 7 '' vinyl single - UK / US No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hungry Eyes '' Franke Previte, John DeNicola 3 : 49 2. `` Where Are You Tonight '' Mark Scola 3 : 59 12 '' vinyl single - UK No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hungry Eyes '' Franke Previte, John DeNicola 3 : 49 2. `` Where Are You Tonight '' Mark Scola 3 : 59 3. `` ( I 've Had ) The Time of My Life ( Full Length Film Version ) '' Donald Markowitz, Franke Previte, John DeNicola 6 : 49 Cassette single - US No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hungry Eyes '' ( Song on side A1 and B1 ) Franke Previte, John DeNicola 3 : 49 2. `` Where Are You Tonight '' ( Song on side A2 and B2 ) Mark Scola 3 : 59 CD single - Japan No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Hungry Eyes '' Franke Previte, John DeNicola 3 : 49 2. `` Where Are You Tonight '' Mark Scola 3 : 59 Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1987 -- 88 ) Peak position Australia Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 9 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) 6 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 17 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 12 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 18 South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) 10 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 82 US Billboard Hot 100 US Radio & Records CHR / Pop Airplay Chart 6 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Cash Box Top 100 Chart ( 2017 ) Peak position Poland ( Polish Airplay Top 100 ) 52 Eyeopener cover Chart ( 2004 ) Peak position Ireland ( IRMA ) 25 UK 16 Year - end charts Chart ( 1988 ) Rank Australia 39 Canada 58 US Billboard Hot 100 25 US Cash Box 30 Uses in popular culture The song appears in a 2017 TV commercial for Applebee 's. The song also appeared in a 2012 M&M 's commercial. The song appears in the 2016 film Sausage Party. Cover versions In 2004, British dance group Eyeopener covered `` Hungry Eyes. '' Their disco version reached # 16 in the UK and # 25 in Ireland. The song was their second of four singles with `` Eyes '' as the last word in the title. A reworked version with altered lyrics by James Radford appears in a 2017 commercial for Sheba cat food in the UK. References Jump up ^ `` 200 Greatest Soft Rock Songs ''. entertainment.expertscolumn.com. Archived from the original on 2018 - 07 - 16. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ Dennis Hunt ( December 24, 1987 ). `` Carmen Re-Sees Success With ' Hungry Eyes ' ''. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2012 - 02 - 04. Retrieved March 25, 2012. Jump up ^ Stephen Lee Naish ( 2017 ). Deconstructing Dirty Dancing. John Hunt Publishing. p. 9. ISBN 978 - 1 - 78279 - 972 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Hungry Eyes '', in various singles charts Lescharts.com ( Retrieved February 3, 2014 ) Jump up ^ `` Welcome to EricCarmen.com. '' Welcome to EricCarmen.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Feb. 2014. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014. CS1 maint : Archived copy as title ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Eric Carmen -- Hungry Eyes '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Adult Contemporary : Issue 8871. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 0947. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Eric Carmen Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Eric Carmen '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Eric Carmen -- Hungry Eyes ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` SA Charts 1965 -- March 1989 ''. Archived from the original on 2018 - 05 - 03. Retrieved 1 September 2018. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Eric Carmen -- Hungry Eyes ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Eric Carmen Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Eric Carmen ''. wweb.uta.edu. Archived from the original on 2017 - 08 - 26. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Eric Carmen Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 13, 1988 ''. Archived from the original on 2018 - 01 - 17. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia : : Związek Producentów Audio - Video ''. Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved April 24, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Hungry Eyes ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 6, 2018. Jump up ^ `` UK Official Charts, November 20, 2004 ''. Archived from the original on 2017 - 06 - 23. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014. CS1 maint : Archived copy as title ( link ) Jump up ^ Carolyn Hope. `` Barry 's Hits of All Decades Pop rock n roll Music Chart Hits ''. hitsofalldecades.com. Archived from the original on 2015 - 05 - 28. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1988 / Top 100 Songs of 1988 ''. musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 2012 - 10 - 15. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Cash Box Year - End Charts : Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1988 ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 07 - 14. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Applebee 's 2 for $20 TV Commercial, ' Hungry Eyes ' Song by Eric Carmen ''. Archived from the original on 2017 - 09 - 12. Retrieved September 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sheba - Karaoke Cat Hungry Eyes ''. ukadmusic.com. Retrieved January 6, 2018. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Eric Carmen Studio albums Eric Carmen Boats Against the Current Change of Heart Tonight You 're Mine Eric Carmen 1984 I Was Born to Love You Compilation albums The Definitive Collection Singles `` All by Myself '' `` Never Gonna Fall in Love Again '' `` Sunrise '' `` She Did It '' `` Boats Against the Current '' `` Change of Heart '' `` Baby I Need Your Lovin ' '' `` It Hurts Too Much '' `` I Wanna Hear It from Your Lips '' `` Hungry Eyes '' `` Make Me Lose Control '' Songwriting `` Go All the Way '' `` I Wanna be With You '' `` Let 's Pretend '' `` Overnight Sensation ( Hit Record ) '' `` That 's Rock ' n ' Roll '' `` Hey Deanie '' `` I Need You '' `` Almost Paradise '' `` Maybe My Baby * Related topics Raspberries Jimmy Ienner Book : Eric Carmen Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hungry_Eyes&oldid=865693062 '' Categories : 1987 singles 1988 singles Eric Carmen songs Songs from Dirty Dancing Rock ballads Song recordings produced by Bob Gaudio Songs written by Franke Previte Torch songs 1987 songs Songs written by John DeNicola RCA Records singles Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Archived copy as title Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart used with missing parameters Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Poland Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Русский Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 25 October 2018, at 15 : 26 ( UTC ). 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Question: who sang hungry eyes in the movie dirty dancing
Answer: Eric Carmen