Apple Eyes

"Apple Eyes" is a song by Australian band Swoop that was released in October 1995 as the third single from the group's second studio album, The Woxo Principle (1995). It was their most successful single, peaking at number nine on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The single was certified gold by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments exceeding 35,000 copies. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the song was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Video.^[1]

"Apple Eyes"
Single by Swoop
from the album The Woxo Principle
Released	30 October 1995
Length	3:23
Label	Mushroom
Songwriter(s)	Joshua Beagley, Roland Kapferer, Alexander Hewettson, Fiona Ta'akimoeaka
Producer(s)	Joshua Beagley, Roland Kapferer
Swoop singles chronology
"Rock Dog" (1995) "Apple Eyes" (1995) "(It Could Happen) Any Day Now" (1996)

Background

Australian funk music group Swoop released their second studio album The Woxo Principle in November 1995, which was preceded by its third single, "Apple Eyes" in October.^[2][3] The band had signed with Mushroom Records in the previous year, which issued two earlier singles, "Neighbourhood Freak" (November) and "Rock Dog" (August 1995.^[2] The line-up for the album and associated singles was Joshua Beagley on electric and acoustic guitars, Chris Brien on drums, bells, tambourine and voices, Armando Gomez on wood block, Alex Hewetson on bass guitar, Roland Kapferer on lead vocals, Brendan St Ledger on piano, electric pianos, organ, clavinet, synthesisers, xylophone, mellotron and talk box and Fiona Ta'akimoeaka on lead vocals.^[2]

"Apple Eyes" was co-written by Beagley, Kapferer, Hewetson and Ta'akimoeaka.^[4] Co-producers of the track are Beagley, Kapferer, Ashley Cadell and Robbie Rowlands.^[5] It is the highest charting single by Swoop, which peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA singles chart in January 1996.^[2][5]

Music video

"Angel Eyes"' music video depicts the band playing on a black and white checkerboard hovering above an ocean in a surreal CGI landscape.

Track listing

Australian CD single (D 1217)^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Apple Eyes"	3:23
2.	"Take It or Leave It"	4:23
3.	"Am I Blind"	4:57
4.	"Apple Eyes" (GT's Special mix for Josh)	5:54
5.	"Apple Eyes" (GT's New Kind of Rhythm mix)	6:35
6.	"Rock Dog" (radio edit)	4:15

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995–1996) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 9

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Australia (ARIA)[7] 69

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Past Winners: 1996". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
2. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Swoop'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Note: McFarlane incorrectly lists Chris Brien as Chris O'Brien.
3. Mitchell, Sean (2 December 2007). "Chris Brien". The Black Page. Sean Mitchell. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
4. "Song Catalogue Search Results for 'Apple Eyes'". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
5. "Swoop – Apple Eyes". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
6. Apple Eyes (liner notes). Swoop. Mushroom Records. 1995. D 1217.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". The Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.