Innocent Eyes (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Innocent Eyes


Artist = Delta Goodrem
from Album = Innocent Eyes
B-side = "Hear Me Calling"/"Lost for Words"
Released = Start date|2003|6|6 (see release history)
Format = CD, digital download
Recorded = 2003
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:52
Label = Epic
Writer = Delta Goodrem, Vince Pizzinga
Producer = John Fields
Certification = Platinum (ARIA)
Last single = "Lost Without You" (2003)
This single = "Innocent Eyes" (2003)
Next single = "Not Me, Not I" (2003)
Misc = Extra album cover
Background = khaki
Upper caption = Alternative cover


Lower caption = Cover two of "Innocent Eyes""Innocent Eyes" is a pop song written by Delta Goodrem and Vince Pizzinga, produced by John Fields for Goodrem's first album "Innocent Eyes" (2003). It was released as the album's third single in Australia on June 6, 2003 (see 2003 in music) as a CD single. Goodrem states the song is one of her favourite tracks on the "Innocent Eyes" and the lyrics are autobiographical, it's dedicated to her family. [http://www.deltagoodrem.com/newsEvents/home.do?newsId=20030417115718 "Delta's New Single Announced"] . "Deltagoodrem.com". Retrieved November 17 2007.] The song became Goodrem's third number-one single in Australia and also peaked in the top twenty in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. She also performed the song on an episode of Australian soap opera "Neighbours" where she had a starring role as Nina Tucker.

Music video

The music video for "Innocent Eyes" was filmed in the Intercontinental Hotel in Sydney, Australia and was directed by Michael Gracey. It was filmed between May 2, 2003 — May 3, 2003 and was released in June that same year. The video shows Goodrem backstage waiting to go on and reminiscing about being a little girl doing things like singing, dancing and dressing up. It took twenty hours in total to film the video and she felt it hard trying to put the film clip in other people's hands because she feels that it was her song and was wrenching when people tamper with it to try for marketing. The video, with behind the scenes, is available on Goodrem's first DVD "Delta" (2003). [http://www.deltagoodrem.com/newsEvents/home.do?newsId=20030509155605 "Delta Films New Clip"] . "Deltagoodrem.com". Retrieved February 16 2007.]

Promotion and chart performance

Promotion for the single included a Melbourne instore in which Goodrem signed autographs for a record eight hours to an estimated crowd of 10,000 people. "Herald Sun, June 2003". Retrieved January 28 2007.] Two CD single's were released to stores in Australia, the first CD featured the title track and the two B-sides "Hear Me Calling" (written by Goodrem and Pizzinga) and "Lost for Words" (written by Goodrem), while the second CD featured remixes of "Lost Without You", a free Delta Goodrem phone logo and a choice of ringtones between "Born to Try", "Lost Without You" and "Innocent Eyes".

The song made its debut on the Australia ARIA Singles Chart at number two, being held off the number-one spot by "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence on June 18, 2003. After two weeks on being in the charts it knocked Evanescence off the top spot and stayed their for two weeks making Goodrem's third consecutive number-one single. After nine weeks the song spent its last week in the top ten and fell to number twelve. It spent a total of twenty weeks in the top fifty, accredited platinum by ARIA [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2003.htm "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Singles"] . "Australian Recording Industry Association". Retrieved November 16 2007.] and was the eighteenth highest selling single in Australia for 2003. [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2003.htm "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2003"] . "Australian Recording Industry Association". Retrieved November 16 2007.] The song was released late October 2003 in New Zealand and made its debut in the chart at a low forty-four but the next week it had a better week jumping twenty-five places to number nineteen then going to its peak position of fourteen. It spent a total of twelve weeks in the chart leaving at number forty-nine.

September 22, 2003 was the released date for the song in Ireland and the United Kingdom where the song showed success. The song debuted at number nine in the UK becoming Goodrem's third top ten single there. It debuted and peaked at number twenty-five in Ireland but fell out of the charts from then on spending a total on six weeks in the chart.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Innocent Eyes".;Australian CD single 1
#"Innocent Eyes" — 3:52
#"Hear Me Calling" — 3:47
#"Lost for Words" — 4:15

;Australian CD single 2
#"Innocent Eyes" — 3:52
#"Lost Without You" (Smash 'n' Grab extended mix) — 7:20
#"Lost Without You" (The Luge mix) — 4:04

;UK CD single 1
#"Innocent Eyes" (album version) — 3:53
#"Lost Without You" (Soulchild remix) — 3:55
#"Lost for Words" — 4:15
#"Innocent Eyes" (music video) — 3:53

;UK CD single 2
#"Innocent Eyes" (album version) — 3:53
#"Innocent Eyes" (The Luge Mix) — 5:09
#Behind the Scenes of "Lost Without You" (video)

Charts

Release history

References