Lonely Eyes (Chris Young song) explained

Lonely Eyes
Cover:LonelyEyes.jpg
Alt:A black-and-white image of a man looking to his left, putting his thumb on his chin.
Type:single
Artist:Chris Young
Album:A.M.
Recorded:2013
Genre:Country
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:James Stroud
Prev Title:Who I Am with You
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:I'm Comin' Over
Next Year:2015

"Lonely Eyes" is a song written by Johnny Bulford, Jason Matthews and Laura Veltz and recorded by American country music artist Chris Young. It was released in August 2014 as the third single from Young’s 2013 album A.M.

Content

This moderate-uptempo tune is about a guy who spots a beautiful girl in a bar and tries to get her attention.

Critical reception

Taste of Country reviewed the single favorably, saying that "He has a brand. More than one song from Young's catalog captures the thoughts and feelings of a man sitting on a bar stool, or a man sending a message to a beautiful woman he hopes will respond in the affirmative. 'Lonely Eyes' does both. Each line of the chorus is little more than three or four words strung together, but this hook ties together two very arresting verses."[1] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin put "Lonely Eyes" at number four on his top 10 list of Young's best songs.[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Adam Rothlein and premiered in December 2014.[3]

Commercial performance

It entered the Country Airplay chart on August 30, 2014; it debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 95 on January 3, 2015 and reached No. 70 on February 14, 2015. The song was certified Gold on April 17, 2015 by the RIAA. It had sold 470,000 copies in the US as of April 2015.[4]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5] 11
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 39

Certifications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Young, 'Lonely Eyes' [Listen]]. August 18, 2015. Taste of Country. August 7, 2014.
  2. Chris Young's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks. Dauphin. Chuck. Chuck Dauphin. Billboard. July 24, 2017. May 18, 2020.
  3. Web site: MTV : Videos : Chris Young : Lonely Eyes. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221065829/http://www.mtv.com/videos/chris-young/1105623/lonely-eyes.jhtml. dead. December 21, 2014. MTV. December 5, 2014.
  4. News: Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 29, 2015. Matt Bjorke . April 29, 2015 . Roughstock . Sales figure given here
  5. Best of 2015: Country Airplay . . . 2015 . December 9, 2015.
  6. Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs . . . 2015 . December 9, 2015.