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Eyes Open (song)

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"Eyes Open"
Cover artwork of "Eyes Open" featuring Swift in a grassland
SinglebyTaylor Swift
from the albumThe Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
ReleasedMarch 27, 2012(2012-03-27)
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:04
LabelBig Machine
Songwriter(s)Taylor Swift
Producer(s)
Taylor Swiftsingles chronology
"Ours"
(2011) 		"Eyes Open"
(2012) 		"Both of Us"
(2012)
The Hunger Gamessingles chronology
"Eyes Open"
(2012) 		"Atlas"
(2013)
Lyric video
"Eyes Open"onYouTube

"Eyes Open"is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriterTaylor Swiftfor thesoundtrackto the 2012 filmThe Hunger Games.Produced by Swift andNathan Chapman,"Eyes Open" is analternative rocksong with chiming guitars. Its lyrics are about staying strong during hardships, told from the perspective of the film's protagonist,Katniss Everdeen.The track was released as a single from the soundtrack.

Music critics commented that the song's rock sound showcased Swift's expanding artistry beyond her previouscountry popsongs. The track won aTeen Choice Awardfor Choice Single by a Female Artist in2012."Eyes Open" charted in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and it receivedcertificationsin the first three countries. Are-recordingtitled "Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)",was released on March 17, 2023, as part of Swift's re-recordings of her back catalog, followingthe 2019 dispute over the ownership of the masters of her first six albums.

Background and composition

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Taylor Swiftwrote two songs for thesoundtrackto the 2012 filmThe Hunger Games:"Safe & Sound"and "Eyes Open". She wrote the former withthe Civil Warsand the latter by herself.[1]According to Swift, she wrote the song about theHunger GamesprotagonistKatniss Everdeen's "relationship" with theCapitol.She described the song as the opposite of the melancholic "Safe & Sound", stating that "[it is] more frantic and fast-paced, a completely different shade of music".[2]

"Eyes Open" is four minutes and four seconds in length. Critics described the song's genre asalternative rock.[3][4]Billboardsaid that it "[exists] more in themodern rockvein than [Swift's] usual country-pop oeuvre ".[5]

Critical reception

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The song garnered general critical acclaim from contemporary critics - most of whom favorably noted the song's morerock-oriented tone as compared to her previous releases. While reviewingThe Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond,Matt Bjorke named "Eyes Open" as one of the "standouts" on the record.[6]Jason Lipshutz ofBillboardalso found the same description of the song - stating that it "[exists] more in the modern rock vein than her usual country-pop oeuvre."[7]In June 2022,Insiderranked "Eyes Open" as Swift's third best soundtrack song, only behind "Safe & Sound"and"I Don't Wanna Live Forever".[8]

Awards and nominations

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Year Organization Award/work Result Ref.
2012 Teen Choice Awards Choice Single by a Female Artist Won
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Release and commercial performance

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Swift first premiered the song during a performance inAucklandfor herSpeak Now World Tour.[10]The song was leaked before its official release date of March 20, 2012.[11][12]

Upon the soundtrack's release, "Eyes Open" entered the USBillboardHot 100at number 19 with 176,000 digital copies as the week's highest debut.[13]After it was sent to mainstream radio, the song debuted onBillboard'sMainstream Top 40airplay chart at number 28 and was Swift's highest debut to date; it would reach number 20 on the chart.[14][15]In December 2012, "Eyes Open" received a platinumcertificationfrom theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA);[16]it became Swift's sixteenth million-seller and her second from the soundtrack after "Safe & Sound".[17]By November 2017, the song had sold 1.4 million units in the United States.[18]

Elsewhere, "Eyes Open" peaked on the charts in various Anglophone territories, at number 17 in Canada,[19]number 47 in Australia,[20]number 65 in Ireland,[21]and number 70 in the United Kingdom.[22]In New Zealand, the song debuted and peaked at number six on theRMNZ'sTop 40 Singleschart and was certified gold by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ).[23][24]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Eyes Open"
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 47
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 17
CanadaCHR/Top 40(Billboard)[25] 34
CanadaHot AC(Billboard)[26] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 65
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23] 6
UK Singles(OCC)[22] 70
USBillboardHot 100[27] 19
USPop Airplay(Billboard)[15] 20
USHot Country Songs(Billboard)[28] 50
USAdult Pop Airplay(Billboard)[29] 11
USAdult Contemporary(Billboard)[30] 21

Certifications

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Certifications for "Eyes Open"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] Gold 35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Gold 7,500*
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000*

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

"Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)"

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"Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)"
SongbyTaylor Swift
ReleasedMarch 17, 2023(2023-03-17)
Length4:03
Label
Songwriter(s)Taylor Swift
Producer(s)
Audio
"Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)"onYouTube

On March 17, 2023, Swift released "Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)",are-recordedversion of "Eyes Open", viaRepublic Records.[32][33]The song is part of Swift's re-recording plan followingthe 2019 dispute over the ownership of the masters of her older discography,after the talent managerScooter Braunacquired Big Machine Records, including themastersof Swift's albums which the label had released.[34][35]By re-recording the albums, Swift had full ownership of the new masters, which enabled her to control the licensing of her songs forcommercial useand therefore substituted the Big Machine–owned masters.[36]

"Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)" was released forstreamingand download as an independent track without appearing on any album.[37]It was included on a streaming-only compilation titledThe More Red (Taylor's Version) Chapter.[38]

Personnel

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Credits are adapted fromTidal.[39]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Canada Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[40] 9
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[41] 15
UK Singles Downloads(OCC)[42] 18
UK Singles Sales(OCC)[43] 18
USBubbling Under Hot 100 Singles(Billboard)[44] 9
USDigital Song Sales(Billboard)[45] 6
USHot Country Songs(Billboard)[46] 48

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