Lazy Eye (Silversun Pickups song)

Infobox Single
Name = Lazy Eye


Artist = Silversun Pickups
from Album = Carnavas
B-side =
Released = start date|2007|9|17
Format =
Recorded = Beer Wine Fish, Echo Park; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 5:54
Label = Dangerbird
Writer = Silversun Pickups
Producer = Dave Cooley
Certification =
Last single = "Well Thought Out Twinkles"
(2007)
This single = "Lazy Eye"
(2007)
Next single = "Little Lover's So Polite"

"Lazy Eye" is the second single from Silversun Pickups' debut album "Carnavas". The band performed the song on "The Late Show with David Letterman", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "Later With Jools Holland", and "Last Call with Carson Daly". The song is a playable track on "Rock Band 2" and "".

An alternate version of the song, with a length of 7:27, was played on XMU before the shorter version was played on FM and other XM channels, and featured in "".

Music video

The music video for "Lazy Eye" was directed by Suzie Vlcek, who directed the band's "Kissing Families" video as well as the video for Tegan and Sara's "The Con". It was produced by Eric Morgan, who also produced the videos for Madlib's "Slim's Return" and Planes Mistaken For Stars' "Never Felt Prettier".

It takes place in a club, possibly in the 1970s judging by the hairstyles and clothing, brimming with teenagers dancing to the song as the band plays live on stage. The video alternates between the band playing, and a young girl with short hair. The girl is waiting for her boyfriend, and when he finally does show up, she ignores him and dances with another guy, notably when the song takes an angrier tone. The boy sits down for a while, looking very depressed, then waits outside, talking with friends. The girl eventually leaves the club, and sees him outside waiting, just like she waited for him. This reveals to her that he really does care about her, and they leave in good temper. The video received airplay from MTV, VH1, Fuse, MTVU, and International Music Feed.

Credits

*Director: Suzie Vlcek
*Cinematographer: Joe Pugliese
*Editor: Jonathan Alberts
*Producer: Eric Morgan

Charts

In popular culture

* Featured in a commercial for the 2008 MLB All-Stars Game
* Featured in a commercial for the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu
* Featured in the television program "The O.C."
* Featured in the television program "Reaper"
* Featured in the 2008 film "Prom Night"
* Featured as a playable song in the video game "Rock Band 2"

External links

* [http://www.suzievlcek.com/sspu2long.html "Lazy Eye" music video directed by Suzie Vlcek]
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=silversun+pickups+letterman&search=Search "Lazy Eye" on David Letterman]