Madman's Eyes

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"Madman's Eyes"
Madman's Eyes single art.jpeg
Single by Dave Matthews Band
from the album Walk Around the Moon
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2023
Length4:48
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dave Matthews Band singles chronology
"Come Tomorrow"
(2019)
"Madman's Eyes"
(2023)
"Monsters"
(2023)

"Madman's Eyes" is a song by American jam band Dave Matthews Band. It was released on January 24, 2023, as the lead single from their tenth studio album Walk Around the Moon . The song was first played live by the band in 2021. [1]

Contents

Background

"Madman's Eyes" begins with a saxophone solo by Jeff Coffin. [1] The song features a prominent Middle Eastern influence and lyrically revolves around mass shootings and society's reaction to them. [2]

"Madman's Eyes" peaked at number four on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart, the band's highest placement since "Mercy" in 2012. [3]

Personnel

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References

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