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.

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.  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
"You're All I Have" – 4:33
"Hands Open" – 3:17
"Chasing Cars" – 4:27
"Shut Your Eyes" – 3:17
"It's Beginning to Get to Me" – 4:35
"You Could Be Happy" – 3:02
"Make This Go on Forever" – 5:47
"Set the Fire to the Third Bar" (featuring Martha Wainwright) – 3:23
"Headlights on Dark Roads" – 3:30
"Open Your Eyes" – 5:41
"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)PeakpositionSalesCertificationAustralian Albums ChartARIA1280,0004x PlatinumAustria Albums ChartIFPI Austria315,000GoldBelgium Albums ChartIFPI9Canada Albums ChartCRIA?100,000PlatinumDutch Albums ChartMegaCharts BV/NVPI6EuropeIFPI22,000,0002x PlatinumFrance Albums ChartIFPI67Germany Albums ChartMedia Control1100,000GoldIreland Albums ChartIRMA1105,0007x PlatinumNew Zealand Albums ChartRIANZ145,0003x PlatinumSpanish Albums ChartPromusicae47Swedish Albums ChartGLF16Swiss Albums ChartMedia Control Europe1515,000GoldUK Albums ChartBPI/The Official UK Charts12,001,0006x PlatinumU.S. Billboard 200Billboard271,027,000PlatinumU.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums27United World ChartMedia Traffic64,047,0002x PlatinumUnited World Chart+7.5% Media Traffic doesn't cover64,750,0002x Platinum

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Category:2006 albums
Category:Snow Patrol albums