It's in Your Eyes

This article is about the song by Phil Collins. For the song by Sloan, see Pretty Together. For other uses, see In Your Eyes (disambiguation).

"It's in Your Eyes"
Single by Phil Collins
from the album Dance into the Light
B-side	"Always" "I Don't Want to Go" "Easy Lover" "Separate Lives"
Released	2 December 1996
Genre	Jangle pop [1]
Length	3:02
Label	Atlantic, Virgin, WEA
Songwriter(s)	Phil Collins
Producer(s)	Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham
Phil Collins singles chronology
"Dance into the Light" (1996) "It's in Your Eyes" (1996) "No Matter Who" (1996)
Music video
"Phil Collins - It's In Your Eyes (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

"It's in Your Eyes" is a single performed by Phil Collins and released in 1996 as the second single from his album Dance into the Light .

A Beatles-esque melody, both melodically and lyrically - closing mirroring the Beatles song, "Any Time at All", the song only reached #30 UK Singles Chart and fared worse on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, reaching #77. However, the song did reach the top 10 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.

For promotional live performances of the song, Collins played the lead guitar instead of Daryl Stuermer. The video showed Collins in an apartment block, playing the guitar while watching people pass by through their flats.

Track listings

Version 1

1. "It's in Your Eyes" – 3:02
2. "Always" (Bigband Live At Montreux 1996) – 4:52
3. "I Don't Want to Go" – 2:51

Version 2

1. "It's in Your Eyes" – 3:02
2. "Easy Lover" (Recorded Live '94 From The Board Official Bootleg) – 5:01
3. "Separate Lives" (Recorded Live '94 From The Board Official Bootleg) – 6:15

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996–1997) Peak position Australian Singles Chart [2] [3] 74 Canadian Singles Chart 14 UK Singles (OCC) 30 UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [4] 30 US Billboard Hot 100 77 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 8

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM) [5] 91

Credits

• Phil Collins – drums, vocals, keyboards, lead and rhythm guitars
• Daryl Stuermer – rhythm guitar
• Ronnie Caryl – rhythm guitar
• Nathan East – bass

Notes

• "It's in Your Eyes" Version 1 at Discogs
• "It's in Your Eyes" Version 2 at Discogs

References

1. Unterberger, Andrew (29 June 2017). "The 100 Greatest Pop Songs of 1997: Critic's Picks". Billboard . Retrieved 15 January 2025. ...know that Phil Collins' final truly great single of the 20th century resides in the British Invasion-worthy jangle-pop here.
2. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 23 Feb 1997". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 28 April 2017.
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
4. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 21 December 1996. p. 17. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
5. "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1997". RPM. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.