Eyes Open

Eyes Open is the fourth full-length album by the alternative rock band Snow Patrol. It was released May 1, 2006 internationally, and May 9, 2006 in the United States. The "Special Edition" of the album has a bonus DVD with music videos of "You're All I Have". Eyes Open was the best-selling album in the UK in 2006, and sold more than one and a half million copies.

Eyes Open
Studio album by Snow Patrol
Released	1 May 2006
Recorded	October–December 2005 at the Grouse Lodge Studios in Ireland, The Garage in Kent, The Garden in London and, Angel Studios in London
Genre	Alternative rock, power pop
Length	45:05
Language	English
Label	Fiction/Polydor (UK) A&M (US)
Producer	Jacknife Lee
Snow Patrol chronology
Final Straw (2003) Eyes Open (2006) A Hundred Million Suns (2008)

History

The album reached #1 in its 11th week on the New Zealand chart and reached 2x Platinum there for shipping over 30,000 units. Archived 2006-12-05 at the Wayback Machine In the UK, the album became 5x Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. It has also reached #1 in the ARIA Albums Chart, and became 3x Platinum on January 8, 2007 (210,000+ units shipped). On November 26, 2006, it became the best-selling album of the year in the UK.

Track listing

1. "You're All I Have" – 4:33
2. "Hands Open" – 3:17
3. "Chasing Cars" – 4:27
4. "Shut Your Eyes" – 3:17
5. "It's Beginning to Get to Me" – 4:35
6. "You Could Be Happy" – 3:02
7. "Make This Go on Forever" – 5:47
8. "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" (featuring Martha Wainwright) – 3:23
9. "Headlights on Dark Roads" – 3:30
10. "Open Your Eyes" – 5:41
11. "The Finish Line" – 3:28

The untitled track is a recording of background noise and one of Jacknife Lee's young children talking.

• Lyrics by Gary Lightbody, music by Lightbody/Connoly/Simpson/Quinn/Wilson, published by Big Life Music Ltd.
• Produced by Jacknife Lee for Big Life Management.

Peak positions and certifications

Chart	Provider(s)	Peak position	Sales	Certification
Australian Albums Chart	ARIA	1	280,000	4x Platinum
Austria Albums Chart	IFPI Austria	3	15,000	Gold
Belgium Albums Chart	IFPI	9
Canada Albums Chart	CRIA	?	100,000	Platinum
Dutch Albums Chart	MegaCharts BV/NVPI	6
Europe	IFPI	2	2,000,000	2x Platinum
France Albums Chart	IFPI	67
Germany Albums Chart	Media Control	1	100,000	Gold
Ireland Albums Chart	IRMA	1	105,000	7x Platinum
New Zealand Albums Chart	RIANZ	1	45,000	3x Platinum
Spanish Albums Chart	Promusicae	47
Swedish Albums Chart	GLF	16
Swiss Albums Chart	Media Control Europe	15	15,000	Gold
UK Albums Chart	BPI/The Official UK Charts	1	2,001,000	6x Platinum
U.S. Billboard 200	Billboard	27	1,027,000	Platinum
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums		27
United World Chart	Media Traffic	6	4,047,000	2x Platinum
United World Chart	+7.5% Media Traffic doesn't cover	6	4,750,000	2x Platinum

Preceded by The Winner's Journey by Damien Leith	Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album January 22 - February 19, 2007	Succeeded by Extreme Behavior by Hinder

Other websites

• Eyes Open at AllMusic