Eye in the Sky ( song ) - wikipedia Eye in the Sky ( song ) `` Eye in the Sky '' Single by The Alan Parsons Project from the album Eye in the Sky B - side `` Gemini '', `` Mammagamma '' ( Germany ) Released August 1982 Format 7 '' Recorded Late 1981 Abbey Road Studios Genre Soft rock progressive rock Length 4 : 36 3 : 55 ( 7 '' version ) Label Arista Songwriter ( s ) Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson Producer ( s ) Alan Parsons, Eric Woolfson The Alan Parsons Project singles chronology `` Snake Eyes '' ( 1981 ) `` Eye in the Sky '' ( 1982 ) `` Psychobabble '' ( 1982 ) `` Snake Eyes '' ( 1981 ) `` Eye in the Sky '' ( 1982 ) `` Psychobabble '' ( 1982 ) `` Eye in the Sky '' is a 1982 song by the British rock band The Alan Parsons Project from the album Eye in the Sky. It hit # 3 on the Billboard charts in the U.S. in October 1982, # 1 in both Canada and Spain, and # 6 in New Zealand and was their most successful release. The instrumental piece entitled `` Sirius '' segues into `` Eye in the Sky '' ' on the original recording. Contents 1 Overview 2 Personnel 3 Charts 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Cover versions 5 References 6 External links Overview The 1 : 54 minute instrumental piece entitled `` Sirius '' immediately precedes `` Eye in the Sky '' ' on the original recording, which then segues into `` Eye in the Sky ''. On the single release, `` Eye In The Sky '' appears on its own, with `` Sirius '' edited out ; this is the version that was usually played on pop radio at the time. However, album - oriented rock and classic rock stations almost exclusively include the `` Sirius '' intro. Personnel Alan Parsons -- Fairlight CMI, production, engineering, composer Eric Woolfson -- Wurlitzer electric piano, vocals, composer, lyrics Ian Bairnson -- acoustic and electric guitars David Paton -- bass Stuart Elliott -- drums Chris Rainbow -- backing vocals Charts Weekly charts Charts ( 1982 ) Peak position Australian Kent Music Report 22 Canadian RPM Top Singles Canadian RPM Top Adult Contemporary 7 French Singles Chart 16 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 38 Italian Singles Chart 5 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 6 Spain ( AFYVE ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) 11 Year - end charts Chart ( 1982 ) Rank Canadian RPM Top Singles 31 Italian Singles Chart 45 Spanish Singles Chart US Billboard Hot 100 32 US Cashbox Top 100 28 Cover versions Asia Featuring John Payne released a cover of this song on their album Recollections : A Tribute to British Prog in 2014. Synthpop artist Parralox released a cover of this song as a single in 2013. Disco band `` Mad '' covered this song in 1983. Folk rock artist Jonatha Brooke covered this song on her 2004 album, Back in the Circus. Israeli artist Noa covered this song on her 2002 album, Now. Rapper Immortal Technique sampled the song on his 2011 album, The Martyr. Gary War covered the song on his 2008 album New Raytheonport. `` The Saga Continues '' by P. Diddy on his 2001 album The Saga Continues... `` Ja no brillen mai '' by Joan Dausà i els Tipus d'Interès ( in Catalan ). The song was covered in 2013 by Red Band and Marina Maximilian Blumin on Israeli TV show The Red and Dvir Show ( המופע של רד ודביר ). An instrumental cover of the song was released on jazz guitarist Gilad Hekselman 's 2013 album `` This Just In ''. The Portland, Oregon band Viva Voce recorded the song in 2007 as part of a compilation album called Bridging the Distance, made to benefit p : ear, a local program designed to assist homeless and transitional youth. Critics in Europe and North America have pointed to similarities between the melody of Lady Antebellum 's 2010 single `` Need You Now '' and `` Eye in the Sky ''. References Jump up ^ Trust, Gary ( 27 October 2009 ). `` Backwards Bullets : This Week In Charts 1982 ''. Billboard.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Eye in the Sky in Canadian Charts ''. CollectionsCanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` Eye in the Sky in Canadian Adult Contemporary Charts ''. CollectionsCanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` Artists ''. InfoDisc.fr. Retrieved 8 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` The Alan Parsons Project : Eye in the Sky ( song ) ''. Retrieved 8 July 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` I singoli più venduti del 1982 ''. HitParade Italia ( in Italian ). Retrieved 8 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT -- EYE IN THE SKY ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ Salaverri, Fernando ( September 2005 ). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959 -- 2002 ( 1st ed. ). Spain : Fundación Autor - SGAE. ISBN 84 - 8048 - 639 - 2. Jump up ^ `` THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Chart History ( Mainstream Rock ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Singles ''. RPM. republished online at CollectionsCanada.gc.ca. 37 ( 19 ). 25 December 1982. Retrieved 8 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1982 / Top 100 Songs of 1982 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13. Jump up ^ `` The CASH BOX Year - End Charts : 1982 Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1982 ''. Cashbox. Retrieved 28 February 2017. Jump up ^ Hermann, Andy ( 23 February 2004 ). `` Jonatha Brooke : Back in the Circus ''. PopMatters. Retrieved 11 October 2015. Even better is her completely unexpected take on that old Alan Parsons Project chestnut, `` Eye in the Sky '', which she reclaims as a heart - wrenching folk ballad. Jump up ^ RODGERS, D. PATRICK, `` Alan Parsons ' Camp Alleges Lady Antebellum Rip - Off, '' Nashville Scene ( NOV 11, 2010 ). Jump up ^ `` Is this an Awards Show or What ? ''. NOW Toronto. 14 February 2011. External links Songfacts - Eye in the Sky by The Alan Parsons Project The Alan Parsons Project Alan Parsons Eric Woolfson Ian Bairnson Andrew Powell David Paton Stuart Elliott Stuart Tosh Laurence Cottle Duncan Mackay Mel Collins Lenny Zakatek Chris Rainbow Geoff Barradale John Miles Colin Blunstone Jack Harris Dave Townsend Studio albums Tales of Mystery and Imagination ( 1976 ) I Robot ( 1977 ) Pyramid ( 1978 ) Eve ( 1979 ) The Turn of a Friendly Card ( 1980 ) Eye in the Sky ( 1982 ) Ammonia Avenue ( 1984 ) Vulture Culture ( 1984 ) Stereotomy ( 1985 ) Gaudi ( 1987 ) Freudiana ( 1990 ) The Sicilian Defence ( 2014 ) Compilations The Best of The Alan Parsons Project ( 1983 ) The Best of The Alan Parsons Project, Vol. 2 ( 1988 ) The Instrumental Works ( 1988 ) The Definitive Collection ( 1997 ) The Best of The Alan Parsons Project ( 2002 ) The Essential Alan Parsons Project ( 2007 ) Songs `` ( The System of ) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether '' `` The Raven '' `` I Would n't Want to Be Like You '' `` Games People Play '' `` Time '' `` Snake Eyes '' `` Sirius '' `` Eye in the Sky '' `` Old and Wise '' `` Do n't Answer Me '' Related articles Discography Keats Freudiana Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eye_in_the_Sky_(song)&oldid=854369248 '' Categories : 1982 songs The Alan Parsons Project songs RPM Top Singles number - one singles Songs written by Eric Woolfson Arista Records singles Songs written by Alan Parsons Song recordings produced by Alan Parsons Pop ballads Rock ballads 1980s ballads Hidden categories : CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) Use dmy dates from January 2014 Use British English from January 2014 Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Billboardmainstreamrock Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Español Italiano Nederlands Português Edit links This page was last edited on 10 August 2018, at 20 : 46 ( UTC ). 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Question: alan parsons project intro eye in the sky
Answer: "Sirius"