Every Open Eye

Every Open Eye
Studio album by
Chvrches
Released25 September 2015 (2015-09-25)
RecordedJanuary–July 2015[1]
StudioAlucard Studios
(Glasgow, Scotland)
GenreSynth-pop[2]
Length42:02
Label
ProducerChvrches
Chvrches chronology
The Bones of What You Believe
(2013) 		Every Open Eye
(2015) 		Love Is Dead
(2018)
Singles from Every Open Eye
  1. "Leave a Trace"
    Released: 17 July 2015
  2. "Never Ending Circles"
    Released: 12 August 2015
  3. "Clearest Blue"
    Released: 10 September 2015
  4. "Empty Threat"
    Released: 19 October 2015
  5. "Bury It"
    Released: 10 June 2016 (remix)

Every Open Eye is the second studio album by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches.

The album contains singles like "Leave a Trace", "Clearest Blue", "Empty Threat" and "Bury It".

The album has been certified Silver by the BPI in the UK with sales of sixty thousand copies.

Accolades

Publication Rank List
AbsolutePunk 29 Top 30 Albums of 2015[3]
AllMusic — Best Pop Albums of 2015[4]
American Songwriter 12 Top 50 Albums of 2015[5]
Blare 40 The Top 50 Albums of 2015[6]
CraveOnline 18 The 20 Best Albums of 2015[7]
Diffuser 43 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[8]
Entertainment Weekly 26 The 40 Best Albums of 2015[9]
The Guardian 31 The Best Albums of 2015[10]
FasterLouder 48 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[11]
Mashable 15 The 30 Best Albums of 2015[12]
NME 6 NME's Albums Of The Year 2015[13]
Paste 16 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[14]
Pigeons & Planes 33 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[15]
Popjustice 10 The Top 33 Albums of 2015[16]
PopMatters 42 The 80 Best Albums of 2015[17]
Pretty Much Amazing 37 Best 50 Albums of 2015[18]
Q 28 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[19]
The Skinny 21 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[20]
Spin 43 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[21]
7 The 25 Best Pop Albums of 2015[22]
Stereogum 33 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[23]
Treble 25 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[24]
Under the Radar 9 Top 100 Albums of 2015[25]
Variance 20 The 50 Best Albums of 2015[26]

Commercial performance

Every Open Eye went to number four on the UK Albums Chart, selling 15,844 copies in its first week.[27] In the United States, the album went to number eight on the Billboard 200 with 38,000 album units in its first week of release. Also, it went to number one on both the Top Rock Albums and the Alternative Albums charts.[28]

Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by Chvrches.

Every Open Eye standard edition track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Never Ending Circles"   3:06
2. "Leave a Trace"   3:57
3. "Keep You on My Side"   4:25
4. "Make Them Gold"   3:51
5. "Clearest Blue"   3:53
6. "High Enough to Carry You Over"   3:39
7. "Empty Threat"   4:04
8. "Down Side of Me"   5:10
9. "Playing Dead"   3:35
10. "Bury It"   3:08
11. "Afterglow"   3:14
Total length:
 42:02
Special/deluxe edition bonus tracks[29]
No. Title Length
12. "Get Away"   4:40
13. "Follow You"   3:54
14. "Bow Down"   4:38
Total length:
 55:14
German edition bonus track[30]
No. Title Length
12. "Up in Arms"   5:08
Total length:
 47:10
German limited deluxe edition bonus tracks[31]
No. Title Length
12. "Up in Arms"   5:08
13. "Get Away"   4:40
14. "Follow You"   3:54
15. "Bow Down"   4:38
Total length:
 60:22
Target exclusive edition bonus tracks[32]
No. Title Length
12. "Up in Arms"   5:08
13. "Get Away"   4:40
14. "Follow You"   3:54
15. "Bow Down"   4:38
16. "Leave a Trace" (Live at Pitchfork Music Festival) 3:57
17. "Clearest Blue" (Live at Pitchfork Music Festival) 5:20
Total length:
 69:39
Japanese edition bonus tracks[33]
No. Title Length
12. "Get Away"   4:40
13. "Follow You"   3:54
14. "Bow Down"   4:38
15. "Leave a Trace" (Four Tet Remix) 6:49
Total length:
 62:03
Extended edition bonus tracks[34]
No. Title Length
12. "Get Away"   4:40
13. "Follow You"   3:54
14. "Bow Down"   4:38
15. "Warning Call" (Theme From Mirror's Edge Catalyst) 4:32
16. "Bury It" (featuring Hayley Williams) 3:08
17. "Leave a Trace" (Four Tet Remix) 6:49
18. "Empty Threat" (Big Wild Remix) 3:28
19. "Clearest Blue" (Gryffin Remix) 4:19
Total length:
 82:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Every Open Eye.[1]

  • Chvrches – production (all tracks); mixing (track 11)
  • David Simpson – recording engineering
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 1–10)
  • Geoff Swan – mixing assistance
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Danny Clinch – band photography
  • Jez Tozer – cover photography
  • Amy Burrows – design, art direction

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] Gold 100,000double-dagger

double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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