| "My Eyes" | ||||
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| Single by Travis | ||||
| from the album The Boy with No Name | ||||
| B-side | "Chances, My Last Chance, Up The Junction" | |||
| Released | 17 September 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006-2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Independiente Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Fran Healy | |||
| Producer(s) | Nigel Godrich | |||
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My Eyes is the third and final single released by Indie band Travis from their fifth studio album, The Boy With No Name . The song was released on 17 September 2007.
The track first appeared on a twelve-track sampler album given away free in the Mail on Sunday. Healy wrote the song the day after he found out he was to become a father. The lyrics of the song depict the moment when he found out. The video for the song shows the band in a water slide juxtaposed with a pregnant bride, who represent's Healy's wife, on her way to hospital to give birth. [1] The song was also used in the "Wrath" episode of the TV show Smallville .
| Chart (2007) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland (OCC) [2] | 17 | |
| UK Singles (OCC) [3] | 60 |
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