In Your Eyes (Kylie Minogue song)

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"In Your Eyes"
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Fever
B-side "Tightrope"
"Good Like That"
"Harmony"
"Never Spoken"
Released 21 January 2002 AUS
18 February 2002 UK
Format CD single
Vinyl single
Cassette single
DVD single
Recorded 2001
London, England
Genre Dance-pop, nu-disco, house
Length 3:18
Label Parlophone
Writer(s) Kylie Minogue
Richard Stannard
Julian Gallagher
Ash Howes
Producer Richard Stannard
Julian Gallagher
Certification Gold (Australia)
Silver (UK)
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Can't Get You Out of My Head"
(2001)		 "In Your Eyes"
(2002)		 "Love at First Sight"
(2002)
Music video
"In Your Eyes" on YouTube

"In Your Eyes" is a song performed by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue from her eighth studio album Fever. "In Your Eyes" was written by Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher and Ash Howes. It was produced by Stannard and Gallagher. "In Your Eyes" is a pop song that features a lot of house and disco styles of music.

"In Your Eyes" was released in Australia and the UK on 21 January 2002 as the second single from the album; however, it was not released as a single in the United States. The song was successful in some European countries. It debuted and peaked at number-one in Australia, her second consecutive Australian number-one. In the United Kingdom, it debuted and peaked at number three, selling 164,808 copies, and was certified Silver. It also became a dance club hit in the UK, peaking at number seven on the Club Chart.

"In Your Eyes" received positive reception from most music critics. The song was applauded for its dance-oriented style of music. However, some critics felt that it wasn't a really catchy song. The music video, which featured a lot of visual effects and neon colours, was directed by Dawn Shadforth. It was released on Minogue's DVD compilation Ultimate Kylie in 2004. "In Your Eyes" won the Best Dance Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2002.

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[edit] Critical reception

"In Your Eyes" had received positive reception from music critics. Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine gave it a good reception saying through the album "Similarly, "In Your Eyes" and the bleepy "Give It To Me" are contagious club hits waiting to infect." Ian Wade from Yahoo! Music compared it to Minogue's song Spinning Around. He said "'In Your Eyes' which cheekily references comeback hit 'Spinning Around'."[1] JoeUser.com gave it a mixed review, saying ""In Your Eyes," which is not an immediate standout like "Love At First Sight, is a smoldering single. It takes a couple listens but it slowly inches into your head." He also added "Kylie Minogue can only concentrate on one man in the discotheque in the sultry "In Your Eyes."[2]

[edit] Chart performance

"In Your Eyes" was released on 18 February 2002. It was originally scheduled for release in January, but was delayed because of the airplay popularity of "Can't Get You Out of My Head".[3] It debuted at number three on the UK singles chart, becoming her twenty-second top ten single. The song remained on the chart for seventeen weeks, 3 of which were in the top twenty. It was also an airplay hit in the UK, where it reached number one. The song also peaked at number seven on the Club Chart.

The single became a hit elsewhere in Europe, reaching the top five in Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. "In Your Eyes" was released Canada (where it peaked at number eleven) and Mexico, but not in the United States, where "Can't Get You Out of My Head" had just been released.

In Australia, "In Your Eyes" was released as scheduled on 21 January 2002. The song was certified gold prior to its release on pre-sales only.[4] It debuted at number one on the ARIA singles chart and became the fourth single by Minogue to reached the top position since 2000. It peaked at number 18 on Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), and stayed on the charts for 18 weeks.

[edit] Music video

[edit] Background and synopsis

A scene from the "In Your Eyes" music video.

"In Your Eyes" featured a music video that was directed by Dawn Shadforth. The video features Minogue in a studio filled with colourful neon lights. There are two sequences; the first features Minogue and a group of dancers in front of a colourful background, the second is simply Minogue spinning before a background of flashing lights. Throughout the video, the two scenes are intercut and gradually fade.

The video featured an extension of the futuristic theme first introduced in the music video for "Can't Get You Out of My Head" the previous year. Minogue and her artistic director William Baker had become interested in the street interpretation of robotic, jerky movements and included this is the video. The costumes also represent this interest and were described by Baker as being a mix of "hip hop chic with sci-fi lunacy".[5]

[edit] Reception

Released to music video channels prior to the single's commercial release, the video was a hit, charting at number one on MTV's Hit List UK and at number four on MTV Europe's top twenty countdown.[6] The video was first released commercially as a DVD single in Australia in 2002, but was also included on the Ultimate Kylie companion DVD, released in December 2004.

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "In Your Eyes".[7]

UK CD single #1
  1. "In Your Eyes" – 3:18
  2. "Tightrope" (Single version) – 4:29
  3. "Good Like That" – 3:35
UK CD single #2
  1. "In Your Eyes" – 3:18
  2. "In Your Eyes" (Tha S Man's Release mix) – 7:34
  3. "In Your Eyes" (Jean Jacques Smoothie mix) – 6:23
EU Single #1 And #3
  1. "In Your Eyes" – 3:18
  2. "Tightrope" (Single version) – 4:29
Australian CD #1[8]
  1. In Your Eyes" – 3:18
  2. "Never Spoken" – 3:18
  3. "Harmony" – 4:15
  4. "In Your Eyes" (Tha S Man's Release mix) – 7:34
Australian CD single #2
  1. "In Your Eyes" – 3:18
  2. "In Your Eyes" (Mr Bishi mix) – 7:25
  3. "In Your Eyes" (Jean Jacques Smoothie mix) – 6:23
  4. "In Your Eyes" (Saeed & Palesh (Main) mix) – 8:40
Vinyl single
  1. "In Your Eyes" (Saeed & Palesh (Main) mix) – 8:40
  2. "In Your Eyes" (Powder's Spaced dub) – 7:25
  3. "In Your Eyes" (Roger Sanchez Release the Dub mix) – 7:18
DVD single
  1. "In Your Eyes" music video
  2. "Can't Get You out of My Head" music video
  3. "In Your Eyes" (Roger Sanchez Release the Dub mix) – 7:18
  4. "Can't Get You out of My Head" (Nick Faber remix) – 5:59
Official remixes[9]
  1. "In Your Eyes" (Extended version) – 5:55
  2. "In Your Eyes" (Extended Instrumental) – 5:55
  3. "In Your Eyes" (Knuckleheadz dub) – 6:47
  4. "In Your Eyes" (Tha S Man's Release mix) – 7:34
  5. "In Your Eyes" (Tha S Man's Release Radio edit) – 4:52
  6. "In Your Eyes" (Jean Jacques Smoothie dub) – 6:23
  7. "In Your Eyes" (Mr Bishi mix)
  8. "In Your Eyes" (Saeed & Palesh Nightmare dub) – 8:33
  9. "In Your Eyes" (Powders 12" dub) – 7:05
  10. "In Your Eyes" (Powders Spaced dub) – 7:25
  11. "In Your Eyes" (RLS Re-Edit mix/Special French remix) – 6:03
  12. "In Your Eyes" (Roger Sanchez Release the Dub mix)
  13. "In Your Eyes" (Saeed & Palesh (Main) mix)
  14. "In Your Eyes" (X2008 Tour Studio Version) – 3:36

[edit] Live performances

Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:

The song was also performed on:

[edit] Credits and personnel

  • Lead vocals - Kylie Minogue
  • Background vocals - Richard Stannard
  • Writing - Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes
  • Producing - Richard "Biff" Stannard, Julian Gallagher
  • Recording and programming - Ash Howes, Alvin Sweeney, Martin Harrington
  • Mixing - Ash Howes at Biffco Studios
  • Keyboards - Julian Gallagher
  • Guitar - Martin Harrington
  • Drums - Mimi Tachikawa
  • Bass - Steve Lewinson
  • Photography - Vincent Peters

Source[10]

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position[11]
Australia (ARIA)[12] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[13] 22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[15] 11
Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 7
France (SNEP)[18] 24
Germany (Media Control AG)[19] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[20] 6
Italy (FIMI)[21] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 14
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[23] 15
New Zealand (RIANZ)[24] 18
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[25] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 8
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[28] 3

[edit] Year-end charts

Year Country Position
2002 Australia[29] 70
Belgium (Wallonia)[30] 96
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [31] 95
Switzerland[32] 70
United Kingdom[33] 60

[edit] Certifications

Country Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Australia Gold[34]
United Kingdom Silver[35]

[edit] Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"Hero" by Enrique Iglesias		 Australian Singles Chart number-one single
3 February 2002 – 10 February 2002		 Succeeded by
"Whenever, Wherever" by Shakira

[edit] Cover versions

Italian group Nossa Alma Canta covered the song in bossa nova style on the 2008 album I Was Made For Bossa.
The song has been covered by Hong Kong singer Chet Lam, most notably during his live performances.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/22122.html
  2. ^ http://dusk411.joeuser.com/article/88250
  3. ^ Release information – In Your Eyes. Kylie.com. Retrieved 18 November 2006.
  4. ^ Accreditations – 2002 singles. ARIA Charts. Retrieved 18 November 2006.
  5. ^ La La La, William Baker and Kylie Minogue, Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. ISBN 0-340-73440-X. Paperback version.
  6. ^ Chart Positions – Fever. SloKylie.com – Slovenian Kylie Page. 3 January 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2006.
  7. ^ Discography – 2001+. MixKylie.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2006.
  8. ^ http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instruments/CDs/Pop-rock/Artist-M/auction-343333293.htm
  9. ^ The Minography – Mixes. LiMBO (Kylie.co.uk). Retrieved 18 November 2006.
  10. ^ (2002) Album notes for In Your Eyes by Kylie Minogue [Liner notes].
  11. ^ In Your Eyes Chart Positions
  12. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  16. ^ "Danishcharts.com – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "Lescharts.com – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  20. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
  21. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
  22. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 10, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  23. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  24. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  25. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien.
  26. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  27. ^ "Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  28. ^ "Chart Stats – Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
  29. ^ Australian Recording Industry Association (2002). "End of year charts". ARIA Charts. http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2002.htm. Retrieved 31 July 2010. 
  30. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2002
  31. ^ http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%202002.pdf
  32. ^ http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2002
  33. ^ http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2002.pdf
  34. ^ Australian Recording Industry Association (2002). "2002 Accreditations". ARIA Charts. http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2002.htm. Retrieved 31 July 2010. 
  35. ^ British Phonographic Industry (8 March 2002). "BPI Certified Awards (searchable database)". BPI. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 31 July 2010. 

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