My Eyes (Blake Shelton song)
"My Eyes" | ||||||||||
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Single by Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Sebastian | ||||||||||
from the album Based on a True Story... | ||||||||||
Released | April 14, 2014 | |||||||||
Format | Digital download | |||||||||
Recorded | 2013 | |||||||||
Genre | Country | |||||||||
Length | 3:10 | |||||||||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||||||||
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Producer(s) | Scott Hendricks | |||||||||
Blake Shelton singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"My Eyes" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Sebastian. It was released in April 2014 as the fifth single from his seventh studio album, Based on a True Story.... The song was written by Andrew Dorff, Tommy Lee James and Josh Osborne.
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a positive review, saying that "‘My Eyes’ is a sexy love song that heats the sheets to a melting point hotter than his previous two lovers."[1]
Chart performance
"My Eyes" debuted at number 39 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of April 26, 2014. The song peaked at Number One on the Country Airplay Charts, making it Shelton's 12th consecutive number one single. The song has sold 550,000 copies in the U.S. as of August 2014.[2]
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] | 39 |
Canada Country (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 39 |
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 4 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2014) | Position |
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US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 53 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 39 |
Preceded by "Play It Again" by Luke Bryan |
Billboard Canada Country number-one single July 5–19, 2014 |
Succeeded by "Beachin'" by Jake Owen |
Preceded by "Lettin' the Night Roll" by Justin Moore |
Billboard Country Airplay number-one single July 12, 2014 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold | 500,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ Dukes, Billy (April 10, 2014). "Blake Shelton, 'My Eyes' – ToC Critic's Pick [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ↑ Matt Bjorke (August 13, 2014). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
- ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Blake Shelton.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Blake Shelton.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Blake Shelton.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Blake Shelton.
- ↑ "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Blake Shelton.
- ↑ "Best of 2014: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Blake Shelton – My Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 21, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH