"Open Your Eyes" is the debut single from the
Guano Apes
Guano Apes are a German rock band formed in 1994 in Göttingen. The band consists of Sandra Nasić (vocals), Henning Rümenapp (guitars, backing vocals), Stefan Ude (bass, backing vocals), and Dennis Poschwatta (drums, backing vocals).
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released in 1997.
Chart performance
"Open Your Eyes" reached No. 5 in Germany, remaining in the Top 100 for 30 weeks. It won the "Local Heroes" competition held by
VIVA, beating over 1000 competitors. Due to VIVA's heavy rotation of the music video, the Guano Apes signed a deal with
Gun Records
GUN Records (''Great Unlimited Noises'') was a record label located in Bochum, Germany, founded in 1992 by Bogdan Kopec ( DRAKKAR Promotion Musikverlag GmbH) and Wolfgang Funk.
Different artists on the label have had hit singles as well as albu ...
, which released their debut album ''
Proud Like a God
''Proud Like a God'' is the debut album by the German alternative rock band Guano Apes. The album was released in Germany on 6 October 1997 via GUN/Supersonic Records, internationally on 24 December 1997 via GUN/Supersonic and BMG Internationa ...
'' in 1997. Steve Huey's
Allmusic
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review of ''
Proud Like a God
''Proud Like a God'' is the debut album by the German alternative rock band Guano Apes. The album was released in Germany on 6 October 1997 via GUN/Supersonic Records, internationally on 24 December 1997 via GUN/Supersonic and BMG Internationa ...
'' called the song one of the album's "strong moments". In 1999, the single was
certified
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gold in Germany.
Music video
The music video features the Guano Apes playing the song in a hotel lobby, empty except for several bored staff, indifferent to and sometimes vacuuming around them.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
* American debut single, released in 2000.
References
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1997 debut singles
Guano Apes songs