Eyes on You (Chase Rice song)

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"Eyes on You"
Eyes On You Chase Rice.jpg
Single by Chase Rice
from the album Lambs & Lions
ReleasedAugust 13, 2018 (2018-08-13)
Recorded2017
Genre Country
Length3:02
Label Dack Janiels / Broken Bow
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Chase Rice singles chronology
"Three Chords & the Truth"
(2017)
"Eyes on You"
(2018)
"Lonely If You Are"
(2019)

"Eyes on You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Chase Rice. It was released to radio on August 13, 2018 as the second single from his second studio album Lambs & Lions . The song was written by Rice, Chris DeStefano and Ashley Gorley.

Contents

Content

The song is about an actual experience that Rice had with a female friend in Hawaii. The song expresses nostalgia about experiencing a special night with a lover. It is accompanied mainly by keyboard and guitar. [1] Rice said of the song, "It's got an unbelievable melody to it, and then the storyline -- everyday wants that. Every guy wants to look at a girl like that. Every girl wants her guy looking at her like that. So I think it just connects to people in terms of what they want in life. It's probably my biggest song as an artist to date." [2]

Commercial performance

The song has sold 77,000 copies in the United States as of April 2019. [3]

Music video

The song received a music video, which features his former girlfriend. He tore a pectoral muscle while shooting the video. [4] Brian Lazarro directed the video, which was filmed in Mammoth Lakes, CA. [5]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [14] Gold40,000
United States (RIAA) [15] 3× Platinum3,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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