For Your Eyes Only ( song ) - wikipedia For Your Eyes Only ( song ) This article is about the Sheena Easton song. For the Blondie song of this name, see The Hunter ( Blondie album ). `` For Your Eyes Only '' Single by Sheena Easton from the album For Your Eyes Only ( soundtrack ) B - side `` For Your Eyes Only '' ( instrumental ) Released August 3, 1981 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1981 Genre Pop Length 3 : 04 2 : 54 ( 7 `` ) Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Bill Conti, Mick Leeson Producer ( s ) Christopher Neil Sheena Easton singles chronology `` When He Shines '' ( 1981 ) `` For Your Eyes Only '' ( 1981 ) `` Just Another Broken Heart '' ( 1981 ) `` When He Shines '' ( 1981 ) `` For Your Eyes Only '' ( 1981 ) `` Just Another Broken Heart '' ( 1981 ) James Bond theme singles chronology `` Moonraker '' ( 1979 ) Moonraker 1979 `` For Your Eyes Only '' ( 1981 ) For Your Eyes Only1981 `` All Time High '' ( 1983 ) All Time High 1983 Sheena Easton in the For Your Eyes Only title sequence `` For Your Eyes Only '' is the theme tune to the 12th James Bond movie, For Your Eyes Only, written by Bill Conti and Mick Leeson, and performed by Scottish singer Sheena Easton. The song reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards in 1982. Contents 1 Background 2 Cover versions 3 Chart positions 4 Alternate rejected theme song 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Background The song is written by Bill Conti and Mike Leeson. Conti -- who was also responsible for the film 's score -- had originally written the song thinking about Donna Summer or Dusty Springfield, singers he thought `` fit the Bond style ''. Film studio United Artists suggested Sheena Easton, an up - and - coming singer who had recently scored a No. 1 hit in America with `` Morning Train ''. Conti heard Easton 's debut album Take My Time and felt unimpressed but decided to work with her in the song after meeting Easton in person. Leeson 's lyrics originally only used `` for your eyes only '' as the final line, as the lyricist felt he could only use the phrase as a conclusion. After credit sequence artist Maurice Binder complained about having to synchronize the unveiling of the title with it being said in the theme song, Conti decided to work with Leeson to write lyrics that opened with `` for your eyes only ''. Easton is the only artist ( to date ) to be seen singing the theme song to a Bond movie during its opening titles, as Maurice Binder liked Easton 's appearance and decided to add her to the credits. Her seductive appearance in these clips was, according to Roger Moore, more sexy than any of the Bond girls, although Easton herself states that the filming process was very unglamorous. In particular, Binder had to attach Easton to a chair so she would be immobile during a take where the camera zooms on the singer 's lips. This was one of the few Bond themes not to have a contribution by John Barry. The song was produced by Christopher Neil, who was Easton 's regular producer at the time. The song was released as a single in June 1981, at the same time as the film 's launch. It became a worldwide hit, reaching the top ten in the UK, number 1 in the Netherlands and top five in the US. It remains one of Easton 's biggest hits and is included on compilation soundtrack albums. The video `` For Your Eyes Only '' was directed by Steve Barron. The song 's music, with different lyrics and a different title ( `` To Know No Boundaries '' ), was used in a series of advertisements for Merrill Lynch during the mid-1980s. Cover versions Johnny Pearson, on his 1982 instrumental album, On Golden Pond. Helena Vondráčková recorded the Czech rendering `` Jsem Stále Stejná '' for her 1983 album Zrychlený Dech. Bradley Joseph, who toured with Easton for a number of years as her musical director, arranged an instrumental version for his 2006 album, Piano Love Songs. Also in 2006 the song was covered by Thomas Anders for his swing album Songs Forever. The song was covered by Austrian symphonic metal band Edenbridge. It was released as a single in 2006. Freedy Johnston, on the 2017 multi-artist compilation album, Songs, Bond Songs : The Music Of 007. Chart positions Chart ( 1981 ) Peak position Australian Kent Music Report 6 Austrian Top 40 Belgium Ultratop 5 Canadian RPM Top Singles 5 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) French Singles Chart German Top 100 5 Irish Singles Chart 11 Japan Oricon Singles Chart 22 New Zealand Singles Chart Norwegian Singles Chart Spanish Singles Chart 11 Swedish Singles Chart Swiss Singles Chart UK Singles Chart 8 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 6 Alternate rejected theme song Like other Bond themes before it, Sheena Easton 's version was not the only recorded song for the film. Rock band Blondie also recorded a song for the film that was optioned to the studio. See also James Bond music Outline of James Bond References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2006 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums. London : Guinness World Records Limited Jump up ^ Bill Conti. For Your Eyes Only audio commentary. For Your Eyes Only - Ultimate Edition, Disk 1 : MGM Home Entertainment. ^ Jump up to : Silhouettes - the James Bond Titles. You Only Live Twice Ultimate Edition, Disk 2 : MGM Home Entertainment. Jump up ^ Channel 4 - Top Ten Pop Princesses ( documentary ) Jump up ^ BBC documentary - Never Can Say Goodbye, November 2000 Jump up ^ Allmusic Jump up ^ `` Songs, Bond Songs : The Music Of 007 '' Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- week 37, 1981 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Sheena Easton -- For Your Eyes Only '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 31. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Sheena Easton Studio albums Take My Time You Could Have Been with Me Madness, Money & Music Best Kept Secret A Private Heaven Todo Me Recuerda a Ti Do You No Sound But a Heart The Lover in Me What Comes Naturally No Strings My Cherie Freedom Home Fabulous Singles `` Modern Girl '' `` 9 to 5 '' `` One Man Woman '' `` Kisses '' `` For Your Eyes Only '' `` You Could Have Been with Me '' `` We 've Got Tonight '' `` Telefone ( Long Distance Love Affair ) '' `` Me Gustas Tal Como Eres '' `` Strut '' `` Sugar Walls '' `` Swear '' `` Jimmy Mack '' `` U Got the Look '' `` The Lover in Me '' `` 101 '' `` The Arms of Orion '' `` What Comes Naturally '' Related articles Discography Book : Sheena Easton James Bond music Themes `` James Bond Theme '' ( Monty Norman ) `` James Bond Is Back '' ( John Barry ) `` 007 Theme '' ( John Barry ) `` On Her Majesty 's Secret Service '' ( John Barry ) `` Bond 77 '' ( Marvin Hamlisch ) `` James Bond Theme '' ( Moby ) Soundtracks Dr. No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball Casino Royale You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty 's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy Never Say Never Again A View to a Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill GoldenEye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Quantum of Solace Skyfall Spectre Composers Monty Norman John Barry Burt Bacharach George Martin Marvin Hamlisch Bill Conti Michel Legrand Michael Kamen Éric Serra David Arnold Thomas Newman Eon themes `` Kingston Calypso '' `` From Russia with Love '' `` Goldfinger '' `` Thunderball '' `` You Only Live Twice '' `` We Have All the Time in the World '' `` Diamonds Are Forever '' `` Live and Let Die '' `` The Man with the Golden Gun '' `` Nobody Does It Better '' `` Moonraker '' `` For Your Eyes Only '' `` All Time High '' `` A View to a Kill '' `` The Living Daylights '' `` Where Has Everybody Gone ? 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Question: who sang the theme song for your eyes only
Answer: Scottish singer Sheena Easton