| "To Look at You" | ||||
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| Single byINXS | ||||
| from the albumShabooh Shoobah | ||||
| Released | March 1983 | |||
| Recorded | January, June 1982 | |||
| Studio | Paradise, Rhinoceros (Sydney) | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Atco,WEA | |||
| Songwriter | Andrew Farriss | |||
| Producer | Mark Opitz | |||
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"To Look at You" is the ninth single by Australian rock groupINXS, and the third released from their third studio albumShabooh Shoobah. The single was released in March 1983 byAtco andWEA.[1]
The B-side is the instrumental track "The Sax Thing", which already appeared on the single "The One Thing". The double 7" single also features "You Never Used to Cry" and "Here Comes II".
After the success of "The One Thing" and "Don't Change", this single was only released in seven-inch vinyl format. There was no edition released in Europe—only the editions in Australia and in the United States. Therefore, the song could only enter the Australian and US charts, peaking at number 36 in ARIA charts and at 80 in theBillboard 100.[2]
Themusic video for the song was directed bySouth Australian directorScott Hicks, later known for his award-winning filmShine.[3]
Of the song,Cash Box said that "Michael Hutchence intones the lyrics upon a 'Shabooh Shoobah' drumbeat" and that "when guitars finally do enter the picture, they seem to slice the melody in half."[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Look at You" | Andrew Farriss | 3:54 |
| 2. | "The Sax Thing" | Kirk Pengilly | 2:58 |
