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"I Can See Clearly"
"I Can See Clearly"
Single by Deborah Harry
from the album Debravation
Released	June 21, 1993
Length	3:52
Label	Sire, Reprise (US); Chrysalis Records (intl.);
Songwriter(s)	Arthur Baker; Tony McIlwaine;
Producer(s)	Arthur Baker
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"I Can See Clearly" is a song by American singer Debbie Harry, released in June 1993 as the first single from her fourth solo album, Debravation (1993).

Release

After taking a brief hiatus from her solo music career, Harry released the track as the first single from her fourth solo album, Debravation, on June 21, 1993.^[1] The single brought her back the attention of US Dance Clubs and peaked at number two on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart. It was also a moderate success in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 23 in July 1993.^[2] The single also peaked at number 96 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in September 1993.^[3]

Critical reception

Ian McCann from NME wrote that "the '70s answer to Virginia Bottomley returns with a record in several bizarre mixes, none of which seem like a hit." He added that, although the song is "duller than a-day old turd", "the voice that adolescent boys once swooned for is still perfectly intact".^[4] Adam Higginbotham from Select described it as "a disco pastiche" of U2's "Bullet the Blue Sky".^[5]

Track listings

All tracks were written by Arthur Baker and Tony McIlwaine unless otherwise noted.

US seven-track CD

"I Can See Clearly" (single version) – 3:58
"I Can See Clearly" (the club mix) – 7:51
"I Can See Clearly" (Boriqua Tribal mix) – 4:30
"I Can See Clearly" (Blonde Rave) – 4:38
"I Can See Clearly" (Dub-A-Mental) – 4:37
"I Can See Clearly" (Hot Single mix) – 4:32
"I Can See Clearly" (N.Y.C. dub) – 4:37

US two-track CD^[6]

"I Can See Clearly" (single version) – 3:58
"I Can See Clearly" (album version) – 3:52

UK CD1

"I Can See Clearly" (album version) – 3:52
"Atomic" (Harry, Stein) – 4:35

Blondie: original version from 1979 album Eat to the Beat

" Heart of Glass" (Harry, Stein) – 3:58

Blondie: faded The Best of Blondie version, original version appears on Parallel Lines

UK CD2

"I Can See Clearly" (Album Version) – 3:52
"Call Me" (Moroder, Harry) – 3:30

Blondie: original 1980 7-inch edit from The Best of Blondie

"In Love with Love" (Phil Harding 7-inch edit) (Harry, Stein) – 3:20

Original version available on 1986 album Rockbird

UK 12-inch

"I Can See Clearly" (D:reamix) – 6:45
"I Can See Clearly" (D:ream instrumental) – 6:46
"I Can See Clearly" (Deep South mix) – 5:55
"I Can See Clearly" (Murk Habana dub) – 5:36

UK cassette

"I Can See Clearly" (album version) – 3:52
"Standing In My Way" (Foxx, Harry) – 4:24

Non-album version, guest vocals Joey Ramone

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Can See Clearly"
Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	96
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	63
UK Singles (OCC)^[2]	23
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[8]	34
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[9]	2
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)^[10]	49

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "I Can See Clearly"
Chart (1993)	Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[11]	47

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. June 19, 1993. p. 19.
^ ^a ^b "Debbie Harry: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ McCann, Ian (May 29, 1993). "Singles". NME. p. 18. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
^ Higginbotham, Adam (August 1993). "New Albums". Select. p. 102. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
^ Che, Cathy (1999), 'Deborah Harry: Platinum Blonde', MPG Books Ltd, Cornwall, p.237
^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 29. July 17, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. July 17, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Deborah Harry Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
^ "Deborah Harry Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
^ "The Year in Music – Hot Dance Music Club Play Singles" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. YE-52. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.