"In Your Eyes" is a song by Kylie Minogue, taken from her eighth studio album Fever (2001). The song was written by Kylie, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher and Ash Howes, while production was handed by Stannard and Gallagher. The song served as the second single from the album; it was released on 21 January 2002 in Australia, but due to the success of previous single "Can't Get You Out of My Head", was pushed back to a February release in Europe.
"In Your Eyes" is a dance-pop song which received generally positive reviews from music critics, with many praising the composition and production. The song was generally successful in the record charts, peaking inside the top ten in countries including Australia, where it debuted atop the chart, Ireland, Finland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark and the United Kingdom, where it sold 164,808 copies, and was certified Silver. It also became a dance club hit in the UK, peaking at number seven on the Club Chart.
The music video was directed by Dawn Shadforth and was envisioned as a science fiction-extension from "Can't Get You Out of My Head". It received favorable reviews from critics, praising the visual effects. "In Your Eyes" won the Best Dance Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2002. The song has been performed in a majority of Kylie's tours and was recently performed on her Infinite Disco live stream in 2020.
Background and release[]
Following the success of "Can't Get You Out of My Head", Parlophone were set to release the second single from the album Fever (2001). Kylie enlisted several writers and producers such as Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, and Ash Howes, all of whom worked Light Years (2000). All four of them, including Kylie, wrote "In Your Eyes" together, while Stannard and Gallagher handled the production of the song. After the major success of "Can't Get You Out of My Head", it was announced that "In Your Eyes" would be released as the follow-up single, set for a January 2002 release. However, due to the overwhelming success and radio airplay in Europe, the single was postponed there until February 2002.
Composition[]
Musically, "In Your Eyes" is a dance-pop song, which features influences of nu-disco and Europop. In the first verse, her vocals span and range from F♯m-D-D-C♯-Bm. When it reaches the chorus, her vocals range from F♯m-Bm-C♯. The chords basically repeat with each verse it has. The song runs for three minutes and nineteen seconds, at a tempo of 124 beats per minute. "In Your Eyes" is written in the key of F-sharp minor.
Reception[]
Critical response[]
Popmatters and NME described the song as "another disco-sounding club track that lyrically propels Minogue further into a more sexual sound on the lyrics "I want to make it with you." Ian Wade from Yahoo! Music compared it to "Spinning Around". He said "'In Your Eyes' which cheekily references comeback hit 'Spinning Around'." Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine called the song a "contagious club hit waiting to infect".
Chart Performance[]
In European territories, "In Your Eyes" was released on 18 February 2002. It was originally scheduled for release in January, but was delayed because of the airplay popularity of "Can't Get You Out of My Head". It debuted at number three on the UK singles chart, becoming her twenty-second top ten single. The song remained on the chart for seventeen weeks, 3 of which were in the top twenty. It was also an airplay hit in the UK, where it reached number one. The song also peaked at number seven on the Club Chart.
The single became a hit elsewhere in Europe, reaching the top five in Croatia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia. "In Your Eyes" was released Canada, where it peaked at number eleven, but not in the United States, where "Can't Get You Out of My Head" had just been released.
In Australia, "In Your Eyes" was released as scheduled on 21 January 2002. The song was certified gold prior to its release on pre-sales only. It debuted at number one on the ARIA singles chart and became the fourth single by Kylie to reach the top position since 2000. It peaked at number 18 on Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), and stayed on the charts for 18 weeks.
Live Performances[]
| Dates | Show | Channel | Country |
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| 2001 | |||
| 1 December | An Audience With... Kylie Minogue | ITV | England |
| 2002 | |||
| 23 February | Parkinson | BBC | England |
| 27 February | Edison Music Awards | - | Netherlands |
| 1 March | Top of the Pops | ITV | England |
| 2 March | Danish Music Awards | TV2 | Denmark |
| 5 March | Sanremo Music Festival | Rai 1 | Italy |
| 16 March | Saturday Night Live | NBC | United States |
| 23 March | Bravo Super Show | RTL | Germany |
| 2 December | Royal Variety Performance | BBC | England |
| 2010 | |||
| 23 October | Concierto EXA | EXA FM | Mexico |
| 2018 | |||
| 9 September | Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park | BBC | England |
| 2023 | |||
| 17 September | Radio 2 in the Park | BBC | England |
| Date | Station | Country |
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| 2020 | |||
| 26 October | BBC Radio 2 | England | |
| Dates | Location | City | Country |
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| 2001 | |||
| 18 August | V Festival 2001 | Chelmsford | England |
| 19 August | Weston-under-Lizard | ||
| 2010 | |||
| 10 July | G-A-Y | London | England |
| 21 October | The Pyramids | Giza | Egypt |
| 2012 | |||
| 4 March | Sydney Mardi Gras | Sydney | Australia |
| 2 November | du Arena | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates |
| 2013 | |||
| 26 September | Grand Hyatt Hotel | Wan Chai | China |
| 2016 | |||
| 16 September | The Padang | Singapore | |
| 2018 | |||
| 20 June | Unknown Venue | Cannes | France |
| 2022 | |||
| 31 December | Atlantis | The Palm Jumeriah | United Arab Emirates |
| 2023 | |||
| 17 June | KTUphoria | Wantagh, NY | United States |
| 27 September | Shepherd's Bush Empire | London | England |
| 2024 | |||
| 6 April | Thermomix Vian | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 2 June | Outloud | West Hollywood, CA | United States |
| 4 June | Capital Maritime Party | Athens | Greece |
| 21 June | Mawazine Festival | Rabat | Morocco |
| 5 July | Mandarin Oriental | Bodrum | Turkey |
| 13 July | BST Hyde Park | London | England |
| 23 July | Golf Club Saint Tropez | Gassin | France |
| 7 August | Sziget Festival | Budapest | Hungary |
| 18 August | Electric Picnic | Stradbally | Ireland |
| 21 September | Singapore Grand Prix | Singapore | |
| 22 September | |||
| Tour | Dates | Performances |
|---|
| KylieFever2002 | 26 April―16 August, 2002 (All dates) | 49 |
| Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour | 19 March―7 May, 2005 (All dates) | 38 |
| Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour | 11 November, 2006―23 January, 2007 (All dates) | 34 |
| KylieX2008 | 6 May, 2008―6 August, 2009 (All dates) | 80 |
| For You, For Me | 30 September―13 October, 2009 (All dates) | 9 |
| Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour | 22 February, 2011 26 February, 2011 23 March, 2011 23―25 April, 2011 12 May, 2011 14 May, 2011 |
8 |
| Kiss Me Once Tour | 29 September, 2014 14 October, 2014 19 October, 2014 21 October, 2014 30 October, 2014 8 November, 2014 28 March, 2015 |
7 |
| Kylie Summer 2015 | 12 June―18 July, 2015 (All dates) | 6 |
| Golden Tour | 18 September, 2018―17 March, 2019 (All dates) | 33 |
| Kylie Summer 2019 | 20―23 June, 2019 2―3 July, 2019 6 July―6 March, 2020 |
14 |
| More Than Just a Residency | 3 November, 2023―4 May, 2024 (All dates) | 20 |
| Tension Tour | 15 February—26 August, 2025 (All dates) | 66 |
| Total: | 364 |
Notes[]
"In Your Eyes" made it's first live performance during Kylie's set at "An Audience With... Kylie Minogue" in 2001. It made tour debut on the Fever Tour, where it served as the final song of the fifth set "Sex in Venice". It featured a Latin medley at the bridge where a Latin version of "In Your Eyes" was performed as well as a chorus of "Please Stay" and "Rhythm of the Night". The song then appeared in the set list of the one-off concert "Money Can't Buy, launched to promote Kylie's ninth studio album. "In Your Eyes" then served as the second song of her Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour, in 2005, following a performance of "Better the Devil You Know". This tour was then cancelled due to Kylie's development of breast cancer. The tour was then resumed as Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour where "In Your Eyes" was again featured as the second song of the set.
The song was reworked and included a year later on her KylieX2008 world tour, where it featured as the fourth song of the show, following a performance of "Ruffle My Feathers". Kylie then used the same remix on her For You, For Me Tour in 2009.. The song was then part of her Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour in Japan and America only. An edited version of the KylieX2008 performance was performed on the Kylie Summer 2015 tour as the third song in the se tlist, following performances of "Better the Devil You Know" and "In My Arms"; this version has also been used in various performances in 2016, where it followed performances of "Better the Devil You Know" and "What Do I Have to Do". A new remix of the song was debuted at Kylie's performance in Hyde Park in September 2018, and was used during the Golden Tour, following performances of "Confide in Me" and "I Believe in You". In 2019, Kylie performed the song on her Summer tour, incorporating elements of the mixes used in the Golden Tour and KylieX2008.
In 2020, a new re-working of the song was included in the Infinite Disco live stream performance, which was launched in support of Kylie's fifteenth studio album Disco. This version of "In Your Eyes" was included in multiple performances across the following years. Most notably, it was included in the set list for More Than Just a Residency, Kylie's debut Vegas residency, in a shortened form, where it was performed as a medley with "Get Outta My Way"; this medley was also used throughout Kylie's festival shows in 2024, and was also part of the first act of the Tension Tour.
Formats and track listings[]
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "In Your Eyes".
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UK CD single #1
UK CD single #2
EU Single #1 And #3
Australian CD single #2
Vinyl single
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DVD single
Official remixes
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Charts[]
Certifications[]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) | Gold | 35,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 200,000^ |
| ^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
Lyrics[]
What on earth am I meant to do?
In this crowded place, there is only you
Was gonna leave, now I have to stay
You have taken my breath away
Ooh, is the world still spinning around? (Spinning around)
Ooh, I don't feel like coming down
It's in your eyes
I can tell what you're thinking
My heart is sinking, too
It's no surprise
I've been watching you lately
I want to make it with you
Destiny has a funny way
When it comes and takes all your cares away
I can't think of a single thing
Other than what a beautiful state I'm in
Ooh, is the world still spinning around? (Spinning around)
Ooh, I don't feel like coming down
It's in your eyes
I can tell what you're thinking
My heart is sinking, too
It's no surprise
I've been watching you lately
I want to make it with you
(With you, with you, with you, with you)
Want to make it with you
(With you, with you, with you, with you)
Ooh, is the world still spinning around? (Spinning around)
Ooh, I don't feel like coming down
It's in your eyes
I can tell what you're thinking
My heart is sinking, too
It's no surprise
I've been watching you lately
I want to make it with you (Wanna make it with you)
It's in your eyes
I can tell what you're thinking
My heart is sinking, too (My heart is sinking, too)
It's no surprise
I've been watching you lately
I want to make it with you (Wanna make it with you)
It's in your eyes
I can tell what you're thinking
My heart is sinking, too
It's no surprise (No surprise, no surprise)
I've been watching you lately
I want to make it with you
It's in your eyes
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