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Eyes Wide Open (Gotye song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Eyes Wide Open'" is a song by the Belgian-Australian musician Gotye from his third studio album 'Making Mirrors'. It was released as a digital download on 5 November 2010 in Australia and 4 June 2012 in the United States and United Kingdom. The song was written and produced by Gotye. It peaked at No. 55 on the Australian Singles Chart and was voted in at No. 25 in the 2010 Triple J Hottest 100.
The song features the Winton Musical Fence, a large fence with metal strings. Gotye sampled the Musical Fence in 2008 during a stay in Winton, Queensland.
In 2018, Broods released "'Eyes a Mess'", a cover medley of "Eyes Wide Open" and "Hearts a Mess".
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Eyes Wide Open" was first released onto YouTube on 25 October 2010 at a total length of three minutes and seventeen seconds. It features stop-motion animation of creatures riding on spider-legged boats over several barren terrains, searching for water. Perhaps due to the lack of water, their faces crumble. Underneath, we see Gotye's face as he sings the song but the face gets hidden away due to the use of water. The singer's face is also shown when the creatures project it in holograms through their eyes.
Track listing
;Digital download
# "Eyes Wide Open" 3:07
;10" vinyl
# "Atimot ot Edo"
# "Eyes Wide Open"
# "Smoke and Mirrors"
# "Eyes Wide Open" (PVT Remix)
Personnel
*Wally De Backer lead & backing vocals, drums, Winton Musical Fence, piano, sampled sounds
*Gareth Skinner cellos
*Lucas Taranto bass guitar
*Michael Hubbard pedal steel guitar
Chart performance
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (201012)
!align="left"|Peak
position
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|Australia (ARIA)
|style="text-align:center;"| 55
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|UK Official Streaming Chart Top 100
| style="text-align:center;"|78
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|US 'Billboard' Hot 100
| style="text-align:center;"|96
|-
|
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|US Alternative Songs ('Billboard')
| style="text-align:center;"|22
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|US Rock Songs ('Billboard')
| style="text-align:center;"|35
|-
|}
Radio and release history
References
Category:2010 singles
Category:Gotye songs
Category:Songs written by Gotye
Category:2010 songs
Category:Eleven: A Music Company singles
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