My Eyes (Travis song) explained

My Eyes
Cover:Travis_My_Eyes.png
Type:single
Artist:Travis
Album:The Boy with No Name
B-Side:Chances, My Last Chance, Up The Junction
Released:17 September 2007
Recorded:2006–2007
Genre:Indie pop
Length:4:08
Label:Independiente Records
Producer:Nigel Godrich
Prev Title:Selfish Jean
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:J. Smith
Next Year:2008

My Eyes is the third and final single released by Indie band Travis from their fifth studio album, The Boy With No Name. The song was released on 17 September 2007.

Background

The track first appeared on a twelve-track sampler album given away free in the Mail on Sunday. Healy wrote the song the day after he found out he was to become a father. The lyrics of the song depict the moment when he found out. The video for the song shows the band in a water slide juxtaposed with a pregnant bride, who represent's Healy's wife, on her way to hospital to give birth.[1] The song was also used in the "Wrath" episode of the TV show Smallville.

Track listing

  1. "My Eyes" - 4:12
  2. "Chances" - 2:46
  3. "My Eyes" (Video)
  1. "My Eyes" - 4:12
  2. "My Last Chance" - 3:18
  1. "My Eyes" - 4:12
  2. "Up The Junction" - 5:14
  1. "My Eyes" - 4:12
  2. "Chances" - 2:46
  3. "My Last Chance" - 3:18
  4. "Up The Junction" - 5:14
  5. "My Eyes" (Live) - 5:21

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Eyes (4:08). CBS Interactive. last.fm. 8 July 2017.