My Eyes (Blake Shelton song)

"My Eyes"
Single by Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Sebastian
from the album Based on a True Story...
Released April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre Country
Length 3:10
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton singles chronology
"Doin' What She Likes"
(2014)		 "My Eyes"
(2014)		 "Neon Light"
(2014)

"Doin' What She Likes"
(2014)		 "My Eyes"
(2014)		 "Neon Light"
(2014)
Gwen Sebastian singles chronology
"Annie's New Gun"
(2014) Annie's New Gun2014		 "My Eyes"
(2014) My Eyes2014		 "Small Town Soul"
(2014) Small Town Soul2014

"My Eyes" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Sebastian. It was released in April 2014 as the fifth single from his seventh studio album, Based on a True Story.... The song was written by Andrew Dorff, Tommy Lee James and Josh Osborne.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a positive review, saying that "‘My Eyes’ is a sexy love song that heats the sheets to a melting point hotter than his previous two lovers."[1]

Chart performance

"My Eyes" debuted at number 39 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of April 26, 2014. The song peaked at Number One on the Country Airplay Charts, making it Shelton's 12th consecutive number one single. The song has sold 550,000 copies in the U.S. as of August 2014.[2]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3] 39
Canada Country (Billboard)[4] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 39
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[6] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 53
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 39

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Dukes, Billy (April 10, 2014). "Blake Shelton, 'My Eyes' – ToC Critic's Pick [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ Matt Bjorke (August 13, 2014). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles". Roughstock. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Sales figure given here
  3. ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Best of 2014: Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ "American single certifications – Blake Shelton – My Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 21, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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