''I mine øjne'' (''In my eyes'') is a

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song by the singer and songwriter

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from the singer's second album ''

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''. The single was released on 22 August 2011 with the

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label as an advance single of the album.

Context

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's song "Vokseværk" (meaning "growing pains" in Danish) which was a winning song for Kielstrup in

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, as Seebach says the melody of the song co-written by him and others had affected him. "It's a piece of the song I've actually written seven years ago and got stuck in my head ever since I heard it. There is not a week where I have not hummed it. The melody is almost magical to me. I've always wanted to own sing it, and suddenly made sense when I put my own words. I like really much of the song now". The basic idea for the song came at an

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party where Rasmus Seebach considered his family and realized how much he loves them, while he was ridden down by guilt. He realized how great it was to have a mother, sister and brother in his life after losing his father

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because of

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Release and charts

The song received positive reviews. The single went straight to number one in the Danish Singles Chart the week it was released, selling streaming and airplay of over 15,000 downloads that week. By January 2012, the single, having stayed #1 for three consecutive weeks on the chart was certified 2× platinum for 60,000 downloads and an additional 2× platinum for streaming 200,000 units.

Certifications

Music video

The music video shows Rasmus Seebach meeting various fans greeting him and asking for autographs or shows him visiting his sister and brother, and the video ends with memories of visiting his mother's home.

References

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