Eyes On Me

"Eyes on Me" is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Céline Dion, taken from her ninth English studio album Taking Chances (2007). It was released as the second single in the United Kingdom on January 7, 2008. While "Alone" was released as the second single in the rest of Europe and North America instead.

The Middle Eastern-flavored song was written by Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha and Australian singer Delta Goodrem. Goodrem also provides backing vocals on the track, while production was handled by Lundin. The latter worked with Dion in the past on "That's the Way It Is" and "I'm Alive" among others. The critics heavily compared the track to Shakira songs.

Dion performed the song during An Audience with Céline Dion, which aired in the UK on ITV on December 22, 2007. She also performed a remix version featuring will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas during her CBS special, That's Just the Woman in Me, which aired in the U.S. on February 15, 2008.

"Eyes on Me" was released in the UK with virtually no promotion surrounding it in the media, leading to its peak position at number 113 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for "Eyes on Me" was released on May 5, 2008, containing footages from the Taking Chances Tour in Africa and Asia.



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[hide]  *1 Background and release  ==Background and release[ edit] == "Eyes on Me" was released as the second single taken from Taking Chances in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2008,[1]  [2]  while the CD-single was released on January 11, 2008, through music retailers across the United Kingdom.[3]  "Alone" was released as the second single in the rest of Europe and North America instead.[3]  The single included a remix by Ashanti Boyz, whose latest work includes remixes for Jennifer Lopez tracks: "Do It Well" and "Hold It Don't Drop It."[1]  In October 2008, "Eyes on Me" was included on the European version of My Love: Ultimate Essential Collection.[4]  A live version was included in the Taking Chances World Tour: The Concert CD/DVD.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusictaking_5-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[5] ==Composition<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Most critics agreed that the song resemblesShakira songs.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">"Eyes on Me" was written by Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha and Australian recording artist Delta Goodrem,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic_6-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[6]  while production was handled by Lundin, who worked with Dion in the past on "That's the Way It Is" and "I'm Alive".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusickristian_7-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[7]  Goodrem also provides backing vocals on the track.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Album_notes_8-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[8]  "Eyes on Me" is a Middle-Eastern-flavored song<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-about_9-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[9] and lyrically, it is a tale of a teasing minx goading her boyfriend, featuring the lines: "Temptation is all around... you better keep your eyes on me."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-digitalspy_10-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[10] ==Critical reception<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">]  == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">Reception towards the song was favorable, with many critics highlighting that the song sounds a lot like Shakira songs. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic wrote that "Celine tries to shimmy like Shakira on 'Eyes on Me,'" <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusicreview_11-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[11]  while Sarah Rodman from The Boston Globe opined that "Eyes On Me colors a bit outside the lines with an irresistibly wiggly, Eastern-flavored groove. (Shakira will kick herself for not getting it first.")<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[12]  Ashante Infantry from Toronto Star called it an "urban pop bounce, where Celine is channelling her inner Shakira".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[13]  Nick Levine from Digital Spy expressed that the song "finds Dion taking an ill-advised swerve towards Shakira territory in pursuit of that all-important comeback smash. As ever, the Canadian belter is on ripe old form, tearing into the hackneyed lyrics with real spirit."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-digitalspy_10-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[10]  Bill Lamb of About.com said that Celine's voice saves this song and tries Shakira middle-eastern style. ==Promotion and live performances<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Celine Dion performing "Eyes on Me".<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">Dion performed the song during An Audience with Céline Dion, which aired in the UK on ITV on December 22, 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-youtube1_14-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[14]  She also performed a remix version featuring will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas during her CBS special, That's Just the Woman in Me, which aired in the U.S. on February 15, 2008.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-youtube2_15-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[15]  The song was used in a TV commercial for Dion's fragrance Sensational.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-youtube3_16-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[16]  The music video for "Eyes on Me" was released on May 5, 2008, containing footages from the Taking Chances Tour in Africa and Asia.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-celinevideo_17-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[17]
 * 2 Composition
 * 3 Critical reception
 * 4 Promotion and live performances
 * 5 Formats and track listings
 * 6 Charts
 * 7 Credits and personnel
 * 8 References
 * 9 External links

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">The song only peaked at number 113 on the UK Singles Chart, due to little promotion, when the single was released.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-chart_18-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[18] ==Formats and track listings<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">European/UK digital single

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">UK CD single/digital EP
 * 1) "Eyes on Me" – 3:55
 * 2) "Eyes on Me" (Ashanti Boyz remix) – 6:38

==Charts<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Credits and personnel<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">Credits adapted from the liner notes of Taking Chances, Epic Records.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Album_notes_8-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[8]
 * 1) "Eyes on Me" – 3:55
 * 2) "Eyes on Me" (Ashanti Boyz remix) – 6:38
 * 3) "Eyes on Me" (in-studio video) – 4:38
 * Recording locations
 * Recording - CMK Studios (Los Angeles, California)
 * Studio at the Palms (Paradise, Nevada)
 * Personnel
 * Songwriting – Kristian Lundin, Savan Kotecha, Delta Goodrem
 * Production – Kristian Lundin
 * Mixing  - Kristian Lundin
 * Guitars & Bass  - Kristian Lundin
 * Keyboards & Programming  - Ned Douglas
 * Guitars  - Karl Engström, Sebastian Thott
 * Backing Vocals  - Kristian Lundin, Delta Goodrem