Your Eyes (Jai Waetford song)

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"Your Eyes"
Your Eyes Jai Waetford.jpg
Single by Jai Waetford
from the album Jai Waetford
Released1 November 2013 (2013-11-01)
Recorded2013
Genre Pop, R&B
Length3:51
Label Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Louis Schoorl
Jai Waetford singles chronology
"Your Eyes"
(2013)
"Get to Know You"
(2014)

"Your Eyes" is the debut single by season five second runner-up of The X Factor Australia , Jai Waetford. It was released digitally by Sony Music Australia on 1 November 2013 as the lead single from his debut EP Jai Waetford (2013). The song peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling over 35,000 copies.

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Background and release

"Your Eyes" was written by Louis Schoorl, Hayley Warner and Alex Hope, and produced by Schoorl. [1] [2] It would have been Waetford's winner's single for the fifth season of The X Factor , if he had won the show. [3] However, Waetford finished in third place. [4] On 1 November 2013, it was announced that Waetford signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia, and "Your Eyes" was released digitally as his debut single later that day. [2] [5] A CD single will be released on 8 November. [6] The song debuted and peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart on 9 November 2013. [7]

Live performances

Waetford performed "Your Eyes" live for the first time during The X Factor grand final performance show on 27 October 2013. [3]

Track listing

CD / digital download [5] [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Your Eyes"3:51

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
Australian Artist Singles Chart [8] 39

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormat Label Catalogue
Australia1 November 2013 [5] Digital download Sony Music Australia
8 November 2013 [6] CD 88843013152

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