"When You Look Me in the Eyes" is a song by the American

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band

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. The song was released as the third and final single from their self-titled second album, ''

'', in 2007. In the United Kingdom, it was released as a double-A side with " Burnin' Up". There are two versions of the song, featuring different lyrics and production: the first was released on

Nick Jonas Nicholas Jerry Jonas (born September 16, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Jonas began acting on Broadway at the age of seven, and released his debut single in 2002; this caught the attention of Columbia Records, where Jonas ...

's solo album, '' Nicholas Jonas'' (

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and Kevin Jonas Sr. (dad) feature on the song, and

Kevin Jonas Paul Kevin Jonas II (born November 5, 1987) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame as a member of the pop rock band, the Jonas Brothers, alongside his younger brothers Joe and Nick. Jonas became a prominent figu ...

(brother) plays guitar), and the second was released on the album ''Jonas Brothers''.

Jason Nevins Jason Nevins (born December 15, 1972) is an American songwriter, record producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop and dance productions, including his multi-platinum, multi-million selling production of " It's Like That" by Ameri ...

produced a dance remix of the latter version for promotional release. The band's

When You Look Me in the Eyes Tour The When You Look Me in the Eyes Tour (or the Look Me in the Eyes Tour), sometimes stylized as the WYLMITE Tour, is the fourth tour by the Jonas Brothers and their second tour to promote their second album, '' Jonas Brothers''. The opening act f ...

was named after the song, their most current single at the time of the tour. The song was released as the first single on the third album ''

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'' in Japan, re-titled in Japanese as . The song was featured on the album '' Now: The Hits of Spring 2008'' in Australia.

Background and composition

''When You Look Me in the Eyes'', "avoids wallowing in cliche by featuring the ever-present youthful energy of Nick and Joe Jonas sharing vocals. Turning the song into a vocal duet lifts this record well above banality."

Music video

The

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premiered on January 25, 2008 on

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and on the

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after the worldwide premiere of ''

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'', and on April 20, 2008 on

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. It shows the Jonas Brothers playing the song during a concert and footage of their personal lives. The video features the brothers' younger brother,

Frankie Jonas Franklin Nathaniel Jonas (born September 28, 2000) is an American former child actor. Jonas voiced Sōsuke in the 2009 film ''Ponyo'' and was a recurring character in the Disney Channel series ''Jonas''. He also appeared in a minor role in t ...

, and is in

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. The Disney Channel edit of the video features fans holding up a different sign from the one featured in the edit of the video released elsewhere. The video includes pieces filmed by Joe. Most of the music video was filmed inside The Eagles Club (The Rave) or outside in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin and in the Chicago, Illinois area.

Track listings

US and Europe CD single

# "When You Look Me in the Eyes" — 4:09 # " S.O.S" — 2:35

Chart performance

"When You Look Me in the Eyes" reached number 25 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On August 15, 2008, the song re-entered the

Australian ARIA Singles Chart The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA beca ...

, peaking at number 46; it became their highest-peaking song on the chart, surpassing "S.O.S" (number 47), but this record was surpassed again, with "Burnin' Up", peaking at number 38. It entered the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

at number 30, as part of a double-A side with "Burnin' Up". It has sold 1,180,000 copies in the US.

Charts

Cover version

The American singer

Austin Mahone Austin Harris Mahone (; born April 4, 1996) is an American singer, songwriter and professional wrestler. Mahone gained popularity performing covers of pop songs on YouTube. He released three albums to date. Famous releases include " Say Somethi ...

has covered the song, and it's become one of his biggest songs on tour. When Austin performs the song, he invites one girl on stage to be the object of his affection.

References

External links

"When You Look Me in the Eyes" video
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