<P> `` I Only Have Eyes for You '' is a romantic love song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin , written for the film Dames ( 1934 ) where it was introduced by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler . The song is a jazz standard , and has been covered by numerous musicians . Successful recordings of the song have been made by Ben Selvin ( in 1934 ) , Peggy Lee ( in 1947 , The Lettermen ( in 1966 ) , Art Garfunkel ( in 1975 ) , and Rod Stewart ( in 2003 ) , among others . Perhaps the best known and most acclaimed version is the `` otherworldly '' 1959 recording by doo - wop artists The Flamingos , which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003 , and listed as # 157 in Rolling Stone magazine 's `` 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ( 2004 ) . '' </P>
<P> `` I Only Have Eyes for You '' is a romantic love song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin , written for the film Dames ( 1934 ) where it was introduced by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler . The song is a jazz standard , and has been covered by numerous musicians . Successful recordings of the song have been made by Ben Selvin ( in 1934 ) , Peggy Lee ( in 1947 , The Lettermen ( in 1966 ) , Art Garfunkel ( in 1975 ) , and Rod Stewart ( in 2003 ) , among others . Perhaps the best known and most acclaimed version is the `` otherworldly '' 1959 recording by doo - wop artists The Flamingos , which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003 , and listed as # 157 in Rolling Stone magazine 's `` 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ( 2004 ) . '' </P>
who wrote i only have eyes for you
who wrote i only have eyes for you
composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin
composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin