When You Look Me in the Eyes
Song by Jonas Brothers
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"When You Look Me in the Eyes" is a song by the American pop rock band Jonas Brothers. The song was released as the fourth and final single from their self-titled second album, on December 28, 2007. In the United Kingdom, it was released as a double-A side with "Burnin' Up".
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| Single by Jonas Brothers | ||||
| from the album Jonas Brothers | ||||
| B-side | "S.O.S" (Live version) | |||
| Released | December 28, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | July 2, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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| Producer | John Fields | |||
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| "When You Look Me in the Eyes" on YouTube | ||||
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| Song by Nick Jonas | |
| from the album Nicholas Jonas | |
| Released | 2005 |
| Length | 4:03 |
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An earlier version of the song, featuring different lyrics and production, was released in 2005 on Nick Jonas' debut album, Nicholas Jonas.
The band's When You Look Me in the Eyes Tour was named after the song, their most current single at the time of the tour. The song was released as the first single on the band's third album A Little Bit Longer in Japan, re-titled in Japanese as "Mitsumeau Koi" (見つめあう恋, "Love Is Watching Each Other").
Background and composition
Music video
The music video premiered on December 28, 2007, on YouTube and on the Disney Channel after the worldwide premiere of Minutemen, and on April 20, 2008, on Disney Channel Asia. It shows the Jonas Brothers playing the song during a concert and footage of their personal lives. The video also features the brothers' younger brother, Frankie Jonas, and is in black-and-white. The Disney Channel edit of the video features fans holding up a different sign from the one featured in the edit of the video released elsewhere. The video includes pieces filmed by Joe. Most of the music video was filmed inside The Eagles Club (The Rave) or outside in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin and in the Chicago, Illinois area.
Track listing
US and Europe CD single
- "When You Look Me in the Eyes" (album version) — 4:09
- "S.O.S" (live version) — 2:35
Chart performance
"When You Look Me in the Eyes" reached number 25 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. On August 15, 2008, the song re-entered the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, peaking at number 46; it became their highest-peaking song on the chart, surpassing "S.O.S" (number 47), but this record was surpassed again, with "Burnin' Up", peaking at number 38. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 30, as part of a double-A side with "Burnin' Up". It has sold 1,180,000 copies in the US.[3]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[19] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[20] with "Burnin' Up" |
Silver | 200,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||