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Eyes of a Stranger (song)

"Eyes of a Stranger"
Queensryche - Eyes of a Stranger cover.jpg
Single by Queensrÿche
from the album Operation: Mindcrime
Released 1988
Format CD, Vinyl
Recorded 1987–1988
Studio Kajem/Victory Studios in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, USA
Genre Progressive metal
Length 6:38
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Chris DeGarmo
Geoff Tate
Producer(s) Peter Collins
Queensrÿche singles chronology
"Breaking the Silence"
(1988)
"Eyes of a Stranger"
(1988)
"Revolution Calling"
(1988)
"Breaking the Silence"
(1988)
"Eyes of a Stranger"
(1988)
"Revolution Calling"
(1988)
Audio sample
Operation: Mindcrime track listing
"My Empty Room"
(Track 14)
"Eyes of a Stranger"
(Track 15)

"Eyes of a Stranger" is a song by progressive metal band Queensrÿche appearing on their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime. It is the last song on Operation Mindcrime, summarizing the story in the album. It has also been featured on two of their compilations, Greatest Hits and Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche.

Known as a fan favorite, the group has played the song often live, doing so over a thousand times as of April 2016, and the track is the band's number one most played song in its setlist history. It was recorded in the key of E minor, with a short interlude in F# minor near the beginning.


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