"Voyeur" is a 1982 single

Single (music)

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 release from Kim Carnes

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's album Voyeur.

The single reached #29 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 charts and #52 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts. The song also achieved some international chart success too but failed to live up to record company expectations, particularly after the phenomenal success of "Bette Davis Eyes

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" a year earlier.

In 1983, Carnes was nominated for a Best Pop Rock Performance (Female) Grammy Award for "Voyeur".

Format and track listings

7" Single

• A "Voyeur" (4:01)
• B "Thrill of the Grill" (3:23)

12" Single

• A "Voyeur" (12" version)
• B "Voyeur" (Dub mix)

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Canada	23
Italy	20
South Africa	12
Sweden	10
West Germany	45
UK Singles Chart	68
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	29
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	52