"Sun Glasses" is a song originally released by

Skeeter Davis Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick; December 30, 1931September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's " The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis S ...

in 1965, which was written by

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. In 1984,

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released a version of the song titled "Sunglasses", which became an international hit.

Skeeter Davis version

Skeeter Davis's version reached No. 16 on ''

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''s Top Country Singles chart, No. 19 on ''

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''s Country Top 50, and No. 30 on ''

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''s

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chart. In 1966, Davis was nominated for a

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for Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female for her rendition of "Sun Glasses".

Chart performance

Tracey Ullman version

In 1984,

released a version of the song titled "Sunglasses".Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses
norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 23, 2016. Ullman's version spent 9 weeks on the

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, peaking at No. 18, while reaching No. 6 on Austria's Ö3 Hit wähl mit chart, No. 13 on Sweden's Topplistan,Tracey Ullman - Sunglasses
swedishcharts.com. Accessed July 23, 2016. and No. 18 on the

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Chart performance

References

1965 songs 1965 singles 1984 singles Skeeter Davis songs Tracey Ullman songs Songs written by John D. Loudermilk Song recordings produced by Chet Atkins Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer) RCA Victor singles Stiff Records singles {{1960s-single-stub