Black-Eyed

"Black-Eyed"
Single by Placebo
from the album Black Market Music
Released8 October 2001
GenreAlternative rock
LabelVirgin
SongwritersSteve Hewitt, Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal
ProducersPaul Corkett and Placebo
Placebo singles chronology
"Special K"
(2001) 		"Black-Eyed"
(2001) 		"The Bitter End"
(2003)

"Black-Eyed" is a song by English alternative rock band Placebo. It was released as a single from their third studio album, 2000's Black Market Music. The song tells the story of a character with a troubled childhood, bitterly affecting their development: "I'm forever black-eyed/A product of a broken home".

The official music video includes scenes from the 2001 German film Engel & Joe.

Reviews of the song ranged between it being called "clumsy posturing" and applauded that as "things start getting mellower and darker [...] One of the nicest [is] Black-Eyed, which sees the electronics politely let the guitars have a go between wailed choruses. In fact, alongside current single Slave To The Wage, this is possibly a favourite moment on the album."

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