Blind Man (Aerosmith song)

For other songs, see Blind Man (Black Stone Cherry song) and Blind Man (The Darkness song).

"Blind Man" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. The song was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Taylor Rhodes. It was first released as a single in the United Kingdom on October 24, 1994, as a double A-side with "Crazy", then was issued in the United States by itself the following month.

"Blind Man"
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Big Ones
B-side	"Head First"
Released	October 24, 1994 (1994-10-24)
Recorded	April and June 1994
Studio	Power Station, New York City Capri Digital, Capri, Italy[1]
Length	4:00
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Steven Tyler Joe Perry Taylor Rhodes
Producer(s)	Michael Beinhorn[1]
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Crazy" (1994) "Blind Man" (1994) "Walk on Water" (1995)
Music video
"Blind Man" on YouTube

"Blind Man" served as the first single from Aerosmith's Geffen-era compilation album, Big Ones, one of three songs from the record not previously released on any Aerosmith studio album. Despite the song's moderate success, reaching the top 10 in Canada, Finland, and Norway, the band rarely performed it live after the 1993–1994 Get a Grip Tour.

Recording

The song was recorded in two separate sessions. The first session took place at Power Station, New York City in April 1994, and was engineered by Adam Kasper with second engineering by Chris Albert. The second session took place at Capri Digital Studios, Capri, Italy in June, and was also engineered by Adam Kasper, but the second engineer on that session was Max Carola.^[1]

Music video

The music video for the song was also one of the only songs from Aerosmith's Geffen era not released on the video collection Big Ones You Can Look At. The live performance portions of the video were filmed during the day at The Summit in Houston, Texas before Aerosmith's performance there on September 30, 1994. The video was directed by Marty Callner, and featured cameo appearances by Pamela Anderson and A&R man John Kalodner. In 2009, drummer Joey Kramer admitted on That Metal Show that this is his least favorite Aerosmith video.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blind Man" (LP version)	3:57
2.	"Shut Up and Dance" (live)	4:44
3.	"Get a Grip" (LP version)	3:58

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 76 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 38 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 5 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] with "Crazy" 47 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] with "Crazy" 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 89 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] 11 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 37 Norway (VG-lista)[10] 9 Scotland (OCC)[11] with "Crazy" 21 UK Singles (OCC)[12] with "Crazy" 23 UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[13] with "Crazy" 34 US Billboard Hot 100[14] 48 US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[15] 3 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[16] 23

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17] 65

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	October 24, 1994	CD cassette	Geffen	[18]
United States	November 1994	7-inch vinyl cassette
Japan	November 2, 1994	Mini-CD		[19]

References

1. Big Ones (CD liner). Aerosmith. United States: Geffen Records. 1994. GEFD-24716.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 27 Nov 1994". ARIA. Retrieved September 1, 2016 – via Imgur.
3. "Aerosmith – Blind Man" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2715." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 47. November 19, 1994. p. 24.
6. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
7. "Aerosmith – Blind Man" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
8. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (8.–14.12 '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). December 8, 1994. p. 24. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
9. "Aerosmith – Blind Man" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
10. "Aerosmith – Blind Man". VG-lista.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
14. "Aerosmith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
15. "Aerosmith Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
16. "Aerosmith Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
17. "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995". RPM. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Library and Archives Canada.
18. "Single Releases". Music Week. October 22, 1994. p. 27.
19. "ブラインド・マン | エアロスミス" [Blind Man | Aerosmith] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2023.