Open Your Eyes (Guano Apes song)
| "Open Your Eyes" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "We Use the Pain" "Wash It Down" |
Open Your Eyes is the debut single from the Guano Apes released in 1997.
Chart performance
It reached No. 5 in Germany, remaining in the Top 100 for 30 weeks. The song won the "Local Heroes" competition held by VIVA, beating out over 1000 competitors. Due to VIVA's heavy rotation of the song's music video, the Guano Apes signed a deal with Gun Records, which released the group's debut album Proud Like a God in 1997, on which the song appears.[1] In their review of the album, Allmusic spoke highly of the song.[2] In 1999 the song was certified gold in Germany.[3]
Music video
The music video features the Guano Apes playing the song in a hotel lobby. The lobby is empty except for several bored hotel staff, who are indifferent to the presence of the Guano Apes, not paying attention to them playing and even vacuuming around them.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Open Your Eyes" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "We Use The Pain" | 2:32 |
| 3. | "Wash It Down" | 3:06 |
Charts
| Chart[4] | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Germany | 5 |
| Austria | 10 |
| Switzerland | 11 |
| Netherlands | 19 |
| Belgium | 14 |
| Italy | 8 |
| US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 24* |
* The single was released on the United States in 2000 as their debut American single.[5]
References
- ^ "Guano Apes". Allmusic. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ "Proud Like a God". Allmusic. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Guano Apes)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "Guano Apes - Open Your Eyes". hitparade.ch. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Basham, David (February 2, 2000). "Germany's Guano Apes 'Open' American Eyes". MTV. Retrieved May 31, 2013.