Don't Close Your Eyes (Kix song)

"Don't Close Your Eyes" is a power ballad by the American rock band Kix from their fourth studio album, Blow My Fuse (1988). It was written by Bob Halligan Jr., John Palumbo, and Donnie Purnell.

"Don't Close Your Eyes"
Single by Kix
from the album Blow My Fuse
B-side
  • "Get It While It's Hot"
  • "She Dropped Me the Bomb"
Released1989
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal[1]
Length4:15
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kix singles chronology
"Blow My Fuse"
(1989)		 "Don't Close Your Eyes"
(1989)		 "Get It While It's Hot"
(1989)
Music video
"Don't Close Your Eyes" on YouTube

The song remains Kix's most successful single release, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] It is the group's only notable singles chart success, despite a largely successful career. The main subject matter for the song is a plea for the listener not to commit suicide despite a lack of sympathy from their mother and a largely absent father.

Track listing
  1. "Don't Close Your Eyes"
  2. "Get It While It's Hot"
  3. "She Dropped Me the Bomb"

Personnel
  • Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica
  • Ronnie "10/10" Younkins – guitars
  • Brian "Damage" Forsythe – guitars
  • Donnie Purnell – bass, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
  • Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 11
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[4] 16

References
  1. Bowar, Chad. "Best 20 Hair Metal Ballads of the '80s and '90s". LiveAbout. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  2. "Kix - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  3. "Kix Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. "Kix Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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