Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)

"Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"
Single by Robert Plant
from the album Manic Nirvana
Released16 April 1990
GenreRock
Length4:11
LabelEs Paranza
Songwriter(s)Chris Blackwell, Doug Boyle, Phil Johnstone, Charlie Jones, Robert Plant
Producer(s)Robert Plant, Phil Johnstone, Mark "Spike" Stent
Robert Plant singles chronology
"Ship of Fools"
(1988)
"Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"
(1990)
"Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night"
(1990)

"Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)" is a rock song performed by English rock singer Robert Plant, from his 1990 album Manic Nirvana. It was released as a single and reached number 45 on the UK singles chart,[1] number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It was Plant's fifth number 1 rock song.[2]

The song was written by Plant and band-mates Chris Blackwell (drums and guitar), Doug Boyle (guitar), Phil Johnstone (keyboards) and Charlie Jones (bass guitar).[3][4]

B-sides

The CD single features three songs not included on Manic Nirvana, including a cover of the Remains song "Don't Look Back".[5]

Track listing

CD single

No.TitleLength
1."Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"4:04
2."Don't Look Back"3:01
3."Oompah (Water Bint)"5:45
4."One Love"3:13

Charts

Chart performance for "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)"
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 63
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 39
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 45
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 46
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] 1

References

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Robert Plant". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "Robert Plant: Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "Manic Nirvana - Robert Plant: credits". allmusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  4. ^ "Robert Plant: Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)". allmusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  5. ^ Robert Plant โ€“ Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes On You) (1990, CD), retrieved 2021-10-14
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988โ€“2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 220.
  7. ^ "Robert Plant โ€“ Hurting Kind". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Robert Plant Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Robert Plant Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 September 2022.