"Eyes of a Stranger" is a song by Payolas, written by Bob Rock and Paul Hyde and produced by Mick Ronson for the album No Stranger to Danger. It reached No. 4 on the Canadian RPM chart in August 1982. The song received a Juno award for Single of the Year.
The song received multiple Juno awards, including Single of the Year.
The song appeared on the multi-artist compilation album ' and on the Valley Girl movie soundtrack, as well as on '. It was additionally used in the Miami Vice Season 4 episode "Badge of Dishonor".
Two cover versions of the song have included recordings by P.O.D. on The Warriors EP, Volume 2 and by Dirty Ghosts. The Payolas' "Eyes of a Stranger" was included on The Georgia Straights 2017 list of the best 50 songs to come out of Vancouver.
The song was written by Bob Rock and Paul Hyde. It was produced by Mick Ronson for the album No Stranger to Danger.