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
Songwriter(s) Neil Osborne, Phil Comparelli, Brad Merritt, Darryl Neudorf
Producer(s) 54-40, Dave Ogilvie
54-40 singles chronology
"Baby Ran"
(1986)		 "I Go Blind"
(1986)		 "One Day in Your Life"
(1987)

"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 American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish for the soundtrack of the TV series Friends. The cover became a radio hit in 1996, peaking at No. 22 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and No. 2 on the Adult Top 40 chart.[1] The Hootie version also charted on Canada's RPM Singles Chart, peaking at No. 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. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  2. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 63, No. 1, February 19, 1996". RPM. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
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