In Your Eyes

"In Your Eyes"
Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Fever
B-side	"Tightrope" "Good Like That" "Harmony" "Never Spoken"
Released	January 21, 2002 AUS February 18, 2002 UK
Format	CD single Vinyl single Cassette single DVD single
Recorded	2001 London, England
Genre	Dance-pop, House
Length	3:20
Label	Parlophone
Writer(s)	Kylie Minogue Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher Ash Howes
Producer	Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher
Certification	Gold (Australia) Silver (UK)
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Can't Get You out of My Head" (2001) "In Your Eyes" (2002) "Love at First Sight" (2002)
Alternate cover International single cover

"In Your Eyes" is a Dance-pop song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue and written by Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher and Ash Howes. It was produced by Stannard and Gallagher, and received an overall good reception from music critics when it was released as the second single from Minogue’s eighth album, Fever, in the first quarter of 2002.

The single debuted and peaked at number one in Australia, her second consecutive Australian number one. In the United Kingdom, "In Your Eyes" debuted and peaked at #3, selling 164,808 copies, and being certified Silver. It also became a dance club hit in the UK, peaking at number seven on the Club Chart. "In Your Eyes" won the Best Dance Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2002.

Music video

A scene from the "In Your Eyes" music video.

"In Your Eyes" featured a music video that was directed by Dawn Shadforth. The video features Minogue in a studio filled with colourful neon lights. There are two sequences; the first features Minogue and a group of dancers in front of a colourful background, the second is simply Minogue spinning before a background of flashing lights. Throughout the video, the two scenes are intercut and gradually fade.

The video featured an extension of the futuristic theme first introduced in the music video for "Can't Get You out of My Head" the previous year. Minogue and her artistic director William Baker had become interested in the street interpretation of robotic, jerky movements and included this is the video. The costumes also represent this interest and were described by Baker as being a mix of "hip hop chic with sci-fi lunacy".^[1]

Released to music video channels prior to the single's commercial release, the video was a hit, charting at number one on MTV's Hit List UK and at number four on MTV Europe's top twenty countdown.^[2] The video was first released commercially as a DVD single in Australia in 2002, but was also included on the Ultimate Kylie companion DVD, released in December 2004.

Chart performance

"In Your Eyes" was released on February 18, 2002. It was originally scheduled for release in January, but was delayed because of the airplay popularity of "Can't Get You out of My Head".^[3] It debuted at number three on the UK singles chart, becoming her twenty-second top ten single. The song remained on the chart for seventeen weeks, 3 of which were in the top twenty. It was also an airplay hit in the UK, where it reached number one. The song also peaked at number seven on the Club Chart.

The single became a hit elsewhere in Europe, reaching the top five in Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. "In Your Eyes" was released Canada and Mexico, but not in the United States where "Can't Get You out of My Head" had just been released.

In Australia, "In Your Eyes" was released as scheduled on January 21, 2002. The song was certified gold prior to its release on pre-sales only.^[4] It debuted at number one on the ARIA singles chart and became the fourth single by Minogue to reached the top position since 2000.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "In Your Eyes".^[5]

Live Performances

Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:

• KylieFever2002 (as part of the latin medley with "Please Stay" & "Rhythm of the Night")
• Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour
• Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour
• KylieX2008
• For You, For Me Tour

The song was also performed on:

• An Audience with Kylie 2001 TV Special
• Money Can't Buy 2003 TV Concert

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals: Kylie Minogue
• Background vocals: Richard Stannard
• Mixing: Ash Howes at Biffco Studios
• Keyboards: Julian Gallagher
• Guitar: Martin Harrington
• Drums: Mimi Tachikawa
• Bass: Steve Lewinson

Charts

Cover versions

Italian group Nossa Alma Canta covered the song in bossa nova style on the 2008 album I Was Made For Bossa.

Notes

External links

• Kylie.com – official website.