Lonely Eyes (Chris Young song)

"Lonely Eyes"
Single by Chris Young
from the album A.M.
Released August 25, 2014 (2014-08-25)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre Country
Length 3:39
Label RCA Nashville
Writer(s)
  • Johnny Bulford
  • Jason Matthews
  • Laura Veltz
Producer(s) James Stroud
Chris Young singles chronology
"Who I Am with You"
(2014)
"Lonely Eyes"
(2014)
"I'm Comin' Over"
(2015)

"Lonely Eyes" is a song written by Johnny Bulford, Jason Matthews, and Laura Veltz and recorded by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released in August 2014 as the third single from his fourth studio album, A.M.

Critical reception

Taste of Country reviewed the single favorably, saying that "He has a brand. More than one song from Young’s catalog captures the thoughts and feelings of a man sitting on a bar stool, or a man sending a message to a beautiful woman he hopes will respond in the affirmative. ‘Lonely Eyes’ does both. Each line of the chorus is little more than three or four words strung together, but this hook ties together two very arresting verses."[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Adam Rothlein and premiered in December 2014.[2]

Commercial performance

It entered the Country Airplay chart on August 30, 2014; it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 95 on January 3, 2015 and reached No. 70 on February 14, 2015. The song was certified Gold on April 17, 2015 by the RIAA.[3] It had sold 470,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.[4]

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 65
Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 50
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 11
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 39

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold 470,000[4]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

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