"Brown Eye Girl" is a song by Northern Irish pop singer Van Morrison. Written and recorded in 1967 by Van Morrison and produced by Bang Records chief Bert Berns and first released in May 1967 on the album Blowin' Your Mind!. When released as a single, it rose to number eight on the Cashbox charts, and it reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. It featured the Sweet Inspirations singing back-up vocals and widely-considered to be Van Morrison's signature song.