Eyes Open (song)

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"Eyes Open"
Single by Taylor Swift
from the album The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
Released March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27)
Genre Alternative rock, country rock
Length 4:04
Label Big Machine, Republic[1]
Writer(s) Taylor Swift
Producer(s) Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift singles chronology

"Long Live"
(2012)		 "Eyes Open"
(2012)		 "Both of Us"
(2012)

"Eyes Open" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from the soundtrack album The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond, which is not included in the film. The song was written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman. It was released as the lead single from the album and was sent to mainstream radio on March 27, 2012. A music video consisting of animation with the lyrics of the song was released on Vevo in May 2012.

Background

The song was one of two songs that Swift wrote and recorded for the soundtrack to the film, The Hunger Games, the other song being "Safe & Sound". Swift first premiered the song during a performance in Auckland for her Speak Now World Tour, before launching into the song she told the crowd: "I'm really excited about it...but, I mean, you don't think I'd get in trouble if I played it now? Probably not, right?"[2] The song was leaked before its official release date of March 20, 2012.[3] A music video[4] comprised as a lyric video was released on May 17, 2012 on Swift's Vevo account.[5] The video consist of animation with the lyrics.[6]

Composition
"Eyes Open" (2012)
A sample of Taylor Swift's "Eyes Open", featuring the chorus and rock sound. The song is from The Hunger Games soundtrack.
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"Eyes Open" is a song of four minutes and four seconds in length. According to Swift she wrote the song "about Katniss's" relationship with the Capitol. It basically serves as a warning for her not to trust anyone — in many ways the opposite of "Safe & Sound". [It is] more frantic and fast-paced, a completely different shade of music."[7]

Critical reception

The song garnered general critical acclaim from contemporary critics. While reviewing The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond, Matt Bjorke named "Eyes Open" as one of the "standouts" on the record.[8] Scott Shetler of Pop Crush gave the song four stars saying that "Eyes Open" "bridges the gap between Swift’s typical radio-friendly tales about the teenage experience and her most recent release, the mature, haunting ballad "Safe & Sound," but described the production of the song to be "the least country-sounding song Swift has ever recorded." David Renshaw of EntertainmentWise described the track to be "rockier" than some of Swift's usual material.[9]

Chart performance

The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 as the Hot Shot Debut at number 19 with sales of 176,000 in its first week.[10] "Eyes Open" debuted on Billboard Pop Songs chart at number 28, making it Swift's highest Pop Songs chart debut,[11] later overtaken by We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together which debuted at number 18. The song would later reach number 20 on the said chart on the week ending April 28, 2012.[12] The song also debuted on Billboard Adult Pop Songs at number 24 and later peaked at number 11 on the week ending May 12, 2012.[13] The song became Swift's 16th million-seller and her second million-seller from the soundtrack to The Hunger Games.[14] The song has sold 1,281,000 copies in the US as of September 2013.[15]

Outside the U.S., "Eyes Open" achieved moderate success. In Canada, the song entered the Canadian Hot 100 and peaked at number 17 on the week ending April 7, 2012.[16] In Australia, the song peaked at Australian Singles Chart at number 47 on the week ending March 26, 2012.[17] On New Zealand, the song peaked at number six, became Swift's third top ten hit there, following "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me".[18] "Eyes Open" also appeared in Ireland and UK, where it peaked at number 65 and number 70 respectively.[19]

Chart and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 47
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[ 1] 17
Ireland (IRMA) 65
New Zealand (RIANZ)[18] 6
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[20] 70
US Billboard Hot 100[ 1] 19
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[ 1] 20
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[ 1] 50
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[ 1] 11
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[ 1] 21

Certifications

Country Certification
New Zealand Gold[21]
United States Platinum[22]

Release history

List of radio and release dates with formats and record labels
Country Date Format Label
United States March 27, 2012[1] Mainstream radio Big Machine Records, Republic Records
May 17, 2012[5] Music video Big Machine Records

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Top 40/M Future Releases". allaccess.com. Retrieved March 21, 2012.  Archived by WebCite from the original on March 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ Josh, Grossman (March 19, 2012). "Taylor Swift Unveils Hunger Games Song "Eyes Open"". E! Online. Retrieved March 28, 2012. 
  3. ↑ Bell, Crystal (March 15, 2012). "'Hunger Games': Taylor Swift's 'Eyes Open' And Kid Cudi's 'The Ruler And The Killer' Leak (LISTEN)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 28, 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Music Videos". Taylor Swift. Retrieved 2012-06-11. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Taylor Swift - Eyes Open (Lyric Version)". TaylorSwiftVevo. Youtube. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-05-21. 
    • Note: In the description of the video it clearly states: Music video by Taylor Swift performing Eyes Open. (C) 2012 Big Machine Records, LLC. making this the official music video.
  6. ↑ "Taylor Swift, 'Eyes Open' -- Lyric Video (WATCH)". Erin Duvall. TheBoot.com. 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2012-05-21. 
  7. ↑ "Taylor Swift Spills About Writing ‘Eyes Open’ for ‘The Hunger Games’ Soundtrack". Tasteofcountry.com. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-06-02. 
  8. ↑ "Various Artists - The Hunger Games Soundtrack". 
  9. ↑ "Taylor Swift Previews Hunger Games Song 'Eyes Open'". 
  10. ↑ Trust, Gary (March 28, 2012). "Fun. Notch Fourth Week Atop Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 29, 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez Storm Pop Songs". Billboard.com. April 2, 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 for Taylor Swift". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-18. 
  13. ↑ "Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Taylor Swift". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-18. 
  14. ↑ "Week Ending July 15, 2012. Songs: Blow Me (One More Hit)". yahoo.com. 
  15. ↑ Grein, Paul (September 11, 2013). "Week Ending Sept. 8, 2013. Songs: Race & The R&B Chart". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!. Retrieved October 11, 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Taylor Swift Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Discography Taylor Swift". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2012. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Discography Taylor Swift". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved April 2, 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Taylor Swift - Eyes Open - Music Charts". aCharts.us. Retrieved May 20, 2012. 
  20. ↑ "Chart Stats - Taylor Swift". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012. 
  21. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Retrieved March 6, 2011. 
  22. ↑ "American singles certifications – Taylor Swift – Eyes Open". Recording Industry Association of America.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH

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