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The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes (song)

"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes"
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Single by Babylon Zoo
from the album The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes
B-side Merv's Tune
Spaceman - Zupervarian Mix
Released October 1996
Format CD, Maxi CD, 12"
Recorded 1995
Genre Space rock
Alternative rock
Label EMI
Writer(s) Jas Mann
Producer(s) Jas Mann
Steve Power
Babylon Zoo singles chronology
"Animal Army" (1996) "The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes"
(1996)
"All the Money's Gone"
(1999)

"The Boy with the X-Ray Eyes" is a song by Babylon Zoo, released in October 1996 as the third and final single from their album of the same name. The release was a failure, continuing a downward trend in chart positions for the group's singles and peaking at #32 on the UK Singles Chart. It marked Babylon Zoo's final appearance in the UK Top 40.

The single version was a new edit of the song, remixed by Arthur Baker. Each CD version (including the two promos) has a different colour sleeve and disc.

Select critic Ian Harrison wrote that the song "mixes showtune sensibilities with generic Beatles theft".


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