Lonely Eyes (Chris Young song)

"Lonely Eyes" is a song written by Johnny Bulford, Jason Matthews and Laura Veltz and recorded by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released in August 2014 as the third single from Young’s 2013 album A.M.

"Lonely Eyes"
A black-and-white image of a man looking to his left, putting his thumb on his chin.
Single by Chris Young
from the album A.M.
ReleasedAugust 25, 2014 (2014-08-25)
Recorded2013
GenreCountry
Length3:39
LabelRCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)James Stroud
Chris Young singles chronology
"Who I Am with You"
(2014)		 "Lonely Eyes"
(2014)		 "I'm Comin' Over"
(2015)

Content

This moderate-uptempo tune is about a guy who spots a beautiful girl in a bar and tries to get her attention.

Critical reception

Taste of Country reviewed the single favorably, saying that "He has a brand. More than one song from Young's catalog captures the thoughts and feelings of a man sitting on a bar stool, or a man sending a message to a beautiful woman he hopes will respond in the affirmative. 'Lonely Eyes' does both. Each line of the chorus is little more than three or four words strung together, but this hook ties together two very arresting verses."[1] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin put "Lonely Eyes" at number four on his top 10 list of Young's best songs.[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Adam Rothlein and premiered in December 2014.[3]

Commercial performance

It entered the Country Airplay chart on August 30, 2014; it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 95 on January 3, 2015 and reached No. 70 on February 14, 2015. The song was certified Gold on April 17, 2015 by the RIAA.[4] It had sold 470,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.[5]

Charts
Chart (2014–2015) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 65
Canada Country (Billboard)[7] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 50
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 4

Year-end charts
Chart (2015) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 11
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 39

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[13] Gold 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 994,000[5]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Chris Young, 'Lonely Eyes' [Listen]". Taste of Country. August 7, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  2. Dauphin, Chuck (July 24, 2017). "Chris Young's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. "MTV : Videos : Chris Young : Lonely Eyes". MTV. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  4. "American single certifications – Chris Young – Lonely Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. Matt Bjorke (April 29, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 29, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  6. "Chris Young Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. "Chris Young Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  8. "Chris Young Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  9. "Chris Young Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  10. "Chris Young Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  11. "Best of 2015: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  12. "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  13. "Canadian single certifications – Chris Young – Lonely Eyes". Music Canada.


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