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"Voyeur" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes from her seventh studio album of the same name (1982). Written by Carnes, her husband Dave Ellingson, and Duane Hitchings, the song is an uptempo synth-pop track. It is the first track from the album, and its lead single.

"Voyeur"
Single by Kim Carnes
from the album Voyeur
B-side"Thrill of the Grill"
ReleasedAugust 1982
Genre
  • Synth-pop
  • rock
Length4:01
LabelEMI America
Songwriter(s)
  • Kim Carnes
  • Dave Ellingson
  • Duane Hitchings
Producer(s)Val Garay
Kim Carnes singles chronology
"Mistaken Identity"
(1981)		 "Voyeur"
(1982)		 "Does It Make You Remember"
(1982)

"Voyeur" peaked at number 25 on Cash Box's Top 100 Singles and number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the single reached number five in Norway and number 10 in Spain and Sweden. It featured a then-controversial music video, which was later banned for its suggestiveness. The song received a nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 1983 Grammy Awards.[1]


Track listings


A. "Voyeur" – 4:01
B. "Thrill of the Grill" – 3:23

Charts


Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 30
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 23
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 32
Norway (VG-lista)[6] 5
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[7] 12
Spain (AFYVE)[8] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 68
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 29
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[12] 52
US Cash Box Top 100[13] 25
West Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 45

References


  1. "Vote Grammy Awards". The Afro American. February 12, 1983. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. ""Voyeur" 7" Single". Discogs. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 256. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6927." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  5. "Kim Carnes – Voyeur". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  6. "Kim Carnes – Voyeur". VG-lista. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  7. "SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts C". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  8. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  9. "Kim Carnes – Voyeur". Singles Top 100. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  10. "Kim Carnes: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  11. "Kim Carnes Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  12. "Kim Carnes Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  13. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 16, 1982". Cash Box. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Carnes – Voyeur". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 27, 2019.


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