Fresh Eyes

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"Fresh Eyes"
Fresh Eyes - Single.png
Single by Andy Grammer
from the album The Good Parts
ReleasedJuly 29, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre Pop
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ian Kirkpatrick
Andy Grammer singles chronology
"Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)"
(2015)
"Fresh Eyes"
(2016)
"Give Love"
(2017)
Music video
"Fresh Eyes" on YouTube

"Fresh Eyes" is a song from American musician Andy Grammer, serving as the lead single from his third studio album The Good Parts . [1] It was made available for digital download on July 29, 2016, through S-Curve Records. [2] Grammer co-wrote the song with Ross Golan and Ian Kirkpatrick. [3]

Contents

The song is a charity single with all proceeds going to the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles, a private Christian homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles's Skid Row.

Composition

"Fresh Eyes" is written in the key of G major with a tempo of 122 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of Em-D-G-C, and Grammer's vocals span from D4 to G5. [4]

Music video

A music video was filmed in Los Angeles in September 2016 and launched on October 19, 2016. It documents Grammer's visit to Union Rescue Mission where residents were given makeovers. [5]

Live performances

Grammer performed "Fresh Eyes" on The Today Show on August 1, 2016. [6]

Grammer also performed “Fresh Eyes” on NBC's New Year's Eve on December 31, 2018.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [31] 5× Platinum350,000
Canada (Music Canada) [32] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [33] Gold45,000
Italy (FIMI) [34] Platinum50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [35] Platinum30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [36] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [37] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
WorldwideJuly 29, 2016 Digital download S-Curve [2]
United StatesAugust 15, 2016 Hot AC radio
[38]

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