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| Single byJonas Brothers | ||||
| from the albumJonas 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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| Song byNick Jonas | |
| from the albumNicholas Jonas | |
| Released | 2005 |
| Length | 4:03 |
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"When You Look Me in the Eyes" is a song by the Americanpop rock bandJonas Brothers. The song was released as the fourth and final single from theirself-titled second album, on December 28, 2007. In the United Kingdom, it was released as a double-A side with "Burnin' Up".
An earlier version of the song, featuring different lyrics and production, was released in 2005 onNick Jonas' debut album,Nicholas Jonas.
The band'sWhen 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 albumA Little Bit Longer in Japan, re-titled in Japanese as "Mitsumeau Koi" (見つめあう恋,"Love Is Watching Each Other"). The song was featured on the albumNow: The Hits of Spring 2008 in Australia.
"When You Look Me in the Eyes", according toAbout.com's Bill Lamb, "avoids wallowing in cliche by featuring the ever-present youthful energy of Nick and Joe Jonas sharing vocals. Turning the song into a vocal duet lifts this record well above banality."[2]
Themusic video premiered on December 28, 2007, onYouTube and on theDisney Channel after the worldwide premiere ofMinutemen, and on April 20, 2008, onDisney 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 inblack-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.
US and Europe CD single
"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 theAustralian 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 theUK 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]
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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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| United States | December 28, 2007 | Contemporary hit radio | Hollywood | [21] |
| Germany | February 13, 2008 | CD single | Universal | [22] |
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