Eyes Open (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Eyes Open
Type = Album
Artist = Snow Patrol


Released = May 1, 2006
Recorded = October - December 2005
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 45:00
Label = Polydor/A&M
Producer = Jacknife Lee
Reviews = *AllMusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfyxqqdldhe link]
*Pitchfork Media (6.6/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/36546-snow-patrol-eyes-open link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/10115878/review/10396651/eyes_open link]
Last album = "Live and Acoustic at Park Ave."
(2005)
This album = "Eyes Open"
(2006)
Next album = "A Hundred Million Suns" (2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = Eyes Open
Type = Studio album
single 1 = You're All I Have
single 1 date = April 2006
single 2 = Hands Open
single 2 date = June, 2006
single 3 = Chasing Cars
single 3 date = July, 2006
single 4 = Set the Fire to the Third Bar
single 4 date = November, 2006
single 5 = Open Your Eyes
single 5 date = February, 2007
single 6 = Shut Your Eyes
single 6 date = March, 2007
single 7 = You Could Be Happy
single 7 date = 2008

"Eyes Open" is the fourth album by alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was released May 1, 2006 internationally, and May 92006 in the United States. The first European single, "You're All I Have", was released on April 242006; the first U.S. single was "Hands Open" and the first Australian single was "Chasing Cars." The "Special Edition" of the album features a bonus DVD featuring the video for "You're All I Have," the making of the video, and behind-the-scenes footage of the band.

Composition and history

The title suggests an amalgamation of several lines, and a theme across the album, including lines in the songs "Hands Open", "Chasing Cars", "Shut Your Eyes" and "Open Your Eyes".

The album's third track, "Chasing Cars", was featured on the second season finale of the ABC prime time hit drama "Grey's Anatomy" on May 15, 2006. A "Grey's Anatomy"-themed video of the song can be seen at the ABC website. The seventh track, "Make This Go On Forever", was used in the third season of Grey's Anatomy, at the end of the episode entitled Walk on Water. The album sold 36,191 units in its debut week throughout the U.S., substantially improving from their first week sales of "Final Straw". U.S. sales have totaled over a million as of February 2007. [http://www.chart-refugees.com/index.php?s=f09c322560b69157233faf6e837734af&showtopic=45232]

The album hit #1 in its 11th week on the New Zealand chart and reached 2x Platinum therefore shipping over 30,000 units. [http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp] In the UK the album sold over 1,500,000 copies being certified 5x Platinum by the BPI. It has also reached #1 in the ARIA Albums Chart, and was certified 3x Platinum on January 8, 2007 (210,000+ units shipped). On November 26, 2006, it became the UK's best-selling album of 2006, selling over 1.5 million copies at the end of the year, with a cumulative total of 1.8 million. It also reached #1 in the Irish albums chart where it went 7x platinum [http://irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum06.htm IRMA] . In total, the album has sold 4.7 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

#"You're All I Have" – 4:33
#"Hands Open" – 3:17
#"Chasing Cars" – 4:27
#"Shut Your Eyes" – 3:17
#"It's Beginning to Get to Me" – 4:35
#"You Could Be Happy" – 3:02
#"Make This Go on Forever" – 5:47
#"Set the Fire to the Third Bar" (featuring Martha Wainwright) – 3:23
#"Headlights on Dark Roads" – 3:30
#"Open Your Eyes" – 5:41
#"The Finish Line" – 3:28
*Bonus Tracks
#"-" - 3:55
#"In My Arms" - 4:36
#"Warmer Climate" - 4:08

The untitled twelfth track is a recording of background noise and one of Jacknife Lee's young children talking.

*Lyrics by Gary Lightbody, music by Lightbody/Connolly/Simpson/Quinn/Wilson, published by Big Life Music Ltd.
*Produced by Jacknife Lee for Big Life Management.

Peak positions and certifications

References

succession box
before = "St. Elsewhere" by Gnarls Barkley
"Back to Basics" by Christina Aguilera
"Empire" by Kasabian
title = UK number one album
years = May 7 2006 – May 13 2006
August 27 2006 – September 2 2006
September 10 2006 – September 16 2006
after = "Stadium Arcadium" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Empire" by Kasabian
"FutureSex/LoveSounds" by Justin Timberlakesuccession box
before = "The Winner's Journey" by Damien Leith
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = January 22 2007 – February 25 2007
after = "Extreme Behavior" by Hinder