The Night Has a Thousand Eyes is a jazz standard composed by Jerry Brainin, with lyrics by Buddy Bernier. It was written for, and performed in, the 1948 film Night Has a Thousand Eyes. The original recording was made by Buddy Clark with the orchestra under Dick Jones in November 1947 and released as a single in 1948. The lyrics are in English.
Many artists have recorded the song, among them Harry Belafonte, Paul Desmond with Jim Hall, Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Irene Kral, Petula Clark, Gloria Lynne and Carmen McRae. The song is listed in the Real Book.
