"Your Eyes" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band
Stray Kids. It appears as the sixth and final track on their second Japanese-language extended play (EP), Circus. The song was released on June 1, 2022, through
Epic Records Japan, as the second single of the EP after the Japanese version of "
Maniac".
Release and composition
Stray Kids' second Japanese-language extended play (EP), was announced on April 4, 2022.[1] Later the title Circus and track listing were revealed on May 16, including the sixth and final track "Your Eyes".[2] The song was released to
digital music and
streaming platforms on June 1, in conjunction with its accompanying music video.[3]
"Your Eyes" is described as a
loveballad song driven by piano, written by Bang Chan and Changbin from
3Racha, an in-house production team of Stray Kids, and
KM-Markit, and co-composed with Jun2. The song expresses the lover's gaze with the feeling of anxiousness sometimes but still wishing to be happy in the relationship.[4] It was composed in the key of
D major, 130 beats per minute with a running time of three minutes and seventeen seconds.[5]
Commercial performance
"Your Eyes" entered the
Billboard Japan Hot 100 in the chart issue dated June 8, 2022, at number 68;[6] on its component charts, the song debuted at number 60 on the Streaming Songs.[7]
Music video
An accompanying music video for "Your Eyes" was premiered on June 1, 2022, alongside the single release. It was preceded by eight member-individual teasers.[8] Directed by Novvkim,[9] the music video is described as a "
virtualdate", drawing the lover's perspective spend time doing several things with each member all day long, from the morning to the night.[10]
^"Stray Kids、来日する6月に日本2ndミニアルバムをリリース" [Stray Kids Will Release Japan 2nd Mini Album in June When They Come to Japan]. Natalie (in Japanese). April 4, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^"Stray Kids 恋人目線で描く、バーチャルデートMV「Your Eyes」を公開" [Stray Kids Released Virtual Date MV "Your Eyes", Drawn from a Lover's Perspective]. Spice (in Japanese). June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^"Stray Kids、「Your Eyes」の Music Video解禁スケジュールが公開!" [Stray Kids' "Your Eyes" Music Video Premiere Schedule Release!]. Stray Kids Japan Official Website (in Japanese). Epic JYP. May 24, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^"Stray Kids、バーチャルデートMVにメンバー初挑戦" [Stray Kids Challenges Virtual Date MV for the First Time]. Barks (in Japanese). June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^"Stray Kids、「Your Eyes」 先行配信&Music Videoの公開がスタート!!" [Stray Kids, "Your Eyes" Pre-Release Single & Music Video Released!]. Stray Kids Japan Official Website (in Japanese). Epic JYP. June 1, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.