^ a b Archived at WebCite Archived by WebCite from the original on March 21, 2012.Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. "Taylor Swift's 10 Most Underrated Songs". * Sales figures based on certification alone. "Eyes Open" was the highest-charting single from all of The Hunger Games movies, until surpassed by " The Hanging Tree" by James Newton Howard featuring vocals from American actress Jennifer Lawrence, which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Eyes Open" also charted in Ireland and UK, where it peaked at number 65 and number 70 respectively. In New Zealand, the song peaked at number six, became Swift's third top ten hit there, following " Love Story" and " You Belong with Me".
In Australia, the song peaked at Australian Singles Chart at number 47 on the week ending March 26, 2012. In Canada, the song entered the Canadian Hot 100 and peaked at number 17 on the week ending April 7, 2012. Outside the U.S., "Eyes Open" achieved moderate success. The song has sold 1.4 million copies in the US as of November 2017. The song became Swift's 16th million-seller and her second million-seller from the soundtrack to The Hunger Games. The song also debuted on Billboard Adult Pop Songs at number 24 and later peaked at number 11 on the week ending May 12, 2012. The song would later reach number 20 on the said chart on the week ending April 28, 2012. "Eyes Open" debuted on Billboard Pop Songs chart at number 28, making it Swift's highest Pop Songs chart debut, later overtaken by " We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" which debuted at number 18. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 as the Hot Shot Debut at number 19 with sales of 176,000 in its first week. As of January 2020 the video has over 20 million views.
Jason Lipshutz of Billboard also found the same description of the song - stating that it " more in the modern rock vein than her usual country-pop oeuvre." Awards and nominations YearĪ lyric video for the song was released on Swift's YouTube channel on May 17, 2012. While reviewing The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond, Matt Bjorke named "Eyes Open" as one of the "standouts" on the record. The song garnered general critical acclaim from contemporary critics - most of whom favorably noted the song's more rock-oriented tone as compared to her previous releases. Swift describes the song as the opposite of the melancholic "Safe & Sound," stating that " more frantic and fast-paced, a completely different shade of music." Critical reception According to Swift, she wrote the song about Katniss's "relationship" with the Capitol.
Critics described the song's genre as rock. "Eyes Open" is a song of four minutes and four seconds in length. Problems playing this file? See media help. The song is from The Hunger Games soundtrack. A sample of Taylor Swift's "Eyes Open", featuring the chorus and rock-oriented sound.
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