New Eyes

New Eyes is the debut studio album by English electronic music group Clean Bandit, released on 30 May 2014 by Atlantic Records in Germany and Ireland, and 2 June 2014 in the United Kingdom, after suffering from several setbacks.[2] The album includes the singles "A+E", "Mozart's House", "Dust Clears", "Rather Be", "Extraordinary" and "Come Over". New Eyes was produced entirely by group members Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto. The album peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 100,000 copies.[3]

For other uses, see New Eyes (disambiguation).

New Eyes
Studio album by Clean Bandit
Released	30 May 2014 (2014-05-30)
Recorded	2010–14
Genre	House classical crossover baroque pop synth-pop
Length	50:28
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jack Patterson Grace Chatto
Clean Bandit chronology
New Eyes (2014) What Is Love? (2018)
Alternative cover
Special edition cover
Singles from New Eyes
"A+E" Released: 7 December 2012 "Mozart's House" Released: 29 March 2013 "Dust Clears" Released: 19 July 2013 "Rather Be" Released: 17 January 2014 "Extraordinary" Released: 16 May 2014 "Come Over" Released: 8 August 2014
Singles from New Eyes (Special Edition)
"Real Love" Released: 16 November 2014 "Stronger" Released: 19 April 2015[1]

Background and release

The album was named after Noailles, a neighbourhood of Marseille in France where band members Jack Patterson and Grace Chatto regularly visit on holiday.[4][5]

Singles

The album's lead single, "A+E", was released on 7 December 2012 and features vocals from Kandaka Moore and Nikki Cislyn. It was their first appearance on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 100.[6] "Mozart's House" was re-released on 29 March 2013 as the album's second single. The track includes part of the String Quartet No. 21 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The third single, "Dust Clears" was released on 19 July 2013, featuring vocals from Noonie Bao.

"Rather Be", featuring vocals from Jess Glynne, was released on 17 January 2014 as the album's fourth single and spent four weeks at number one in the UK, selling over 1.1 million copies since release.[7][8] The album's fifth single, "Extraordinary", features vocals from Sharna Bass and was released on 16 May 2014. The album's sixth single, released on 8 August 2014 after the album's release, was "Come Over" and features vocals from Stylo G.

A seventh single, titled "Real Love", was released on 16 November 2014[9] as part of the special edition re-release of New Eyes. It is a joint single with Jess Glynne.[10]

The album's eighth and final single, "Stronger", features uncredited vocals by Alex Newell and Sean Bass and was released on 13 February 2015.[11] It was originally released on 22 November 2014, featuring uncredited vocals from Olly Alexander, the lead singer of Years & Years.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
Clash	3/10[14]
Digital Spy	[15]
The Guardian	[16]
Mixmag	3/5[17]
musicOMH	[18]
NME	5/10[19]
The Observer	[20]
Q	[12]
Time Out London	[21]

Upon release, New Eyes received mixed reviews from music critics. According to Metacritic, the album received an average score of 59/100 based on 11 reviews.[12] Lewis Corner for Digital Spy gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and praised the album, commenting that Clean Bandit have "delivered a shimmering debut that follows the cardinal rules of pop: great melodies, simple messages and plenty of hooks".[15] The Guardian writer Alexis Petridis gave them album 2 out of 5 stars commented "They think they can save dance music but have no hooks, songs or lyrics – just dodgy string arrangements". He also noted that the album might have worked better as an instrumental album, partly due to its "uniformly awful" lyrics and that the group could be "capable of making a far more interesting album".[16]

Joe Zadeh for Clash magazine gave the album a 3 out of 10 and described the classical elements of the album as "independently pleasing" but also commented that its "magpie production makes for a mess of a debut album...".[14] Kate Mossoman of The Observer gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and noted that "New Eyes is proof that you can get away with pretty much anything as long as you're clever about it. Even in its more ordinary moments, it's still a classical gas."[20] Nick Levine of Time Out London gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and described it as "classy" sounding and also "warm, inviting and frequently very catchy".[21]

Track listing

New Eyes – Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mozart's House" (featuring Love Ssega)	Jack Patterson Grace Chatto Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka	Jack Patterson	3:50
2.	"Extraordinary" (featuring Sharna Bass)	Patterson Chatto James Napier Gustave Rudman	Patterson Grace Chatto Mark Ralph^[a]	4:17
3.	"Dust Clears" (featuring Noonie Bao)	Patterson Chatto Napier	Patterson	4:27
4.	"Rather Be" (featuring Jess Glynne)	Patterson Chatto Napier Nicole Marshall	Patterson Chatto	3:48
5.	"A+E" (featuring Kandaka Moore and Nikki Cislyn)	Patterson Chatto	Patterson	4:07
6.	"Come Over" (featuring Stylo G)	Patterson Chatto Jason Andre McDermott	Patterson Ralph^[a]	3:43
7.	"Cologne" (featuring Nikki Cislyn and Javeon)	Patterson Chatto Marshall Uzoechi Emenike	Patterson Ralph^[a]	4:06
8.	"Telephone Banking" (featuring Love Ssega)	Patterson Chatto Kiwanuka	Patterson	3:51
9.	"Up Again" (featuring Rae Morris)	Patterson Chatto Rachel Morris	Patterson Ralph^[a] Andy Gangadeen^[b] Nick Cohen^[b]	4:21
10.	"Heart on Fire" (featuring Elisabeth Troy)	Patterson Chatto Kara Weekes Elisabeth Troy Antwi	Patterson Ralph^[a]	4:02
11.	"New Eyes" (featuring Lizzo)	Patterson Chatto Melissa Viviane Jefferson	Patterson Ralph^[a]	3:46
12.	"Birch" (featuring Eliza Shaddad)	Patterson Chatto Neil Amin-Smith Eliza Shaddad	Patterson	4:16
13.	"Outro Movement III"	Patterson Chatto	Patterson	2:01
Total length:				50:28

New Eyes – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[22]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Rihanna" (featuring Noonie Bao)	Patterson Chatto Jonnali Parmenius	Patterson	3:14
15.	"UK Shanty" (featuring Eliza Shaddad)	Patterson Chatto Shaddad	Patterson	3:37
16.	"Nightingale" (featuring Nikki Cislyn)	Patterson Chatto Marshall	Patterson	2:45
17.	"Nightingale" (Gorgon City Remix)	Patterson Chatto Marshall		5:45
18.	"Rather Be" (featuring Jess Glynne) (The Magician Remix)	Patterson Chatto Napier Marshall		4:35
Total length:				1:10:18

New Eyes – Deluxe edition (DVD)

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mozart's House"	Patterson
2.	"Telephone Banking" (featuring Love Ssega)	Patterson Chatto
3.	"UK Shanty" (featuring Eliza Shaddad)	Patterson
4.	"A+E" (featuring Kandaka Moore)	Patterson
5.	"Nightingale" (featuring Nikki Cislyn)	Patterson
6.	"Dust Clears" (featuring Noonie Bao)	Patterson
7.	"Rather Be" (featuring Jess Glynne)	Patterson

New Eyes – Japanese version (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Extraordinary" (Bontan Remix) (featuring Sharna Bass)	Patterson Chatto Napier Rudman
15.	"Rather Be" (All About She Remix) (featuring Jess Glynne)	Patterson Chatto Napier Marshall
16.	"Dust Clears" (Russ Chimes Remix) (featuring Noonie Bao)	Patterson Chatto Napier

Special edition

New Eyes – Special edition (bonus tracks)[23]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Real Love" (with Jess Glynne)	Patterson Chatto Richard Boardman Robert Harvey Cleo Tighe Sarah Blanchard Jessica Glynne Janee Bennett	Patterson Chatto Starsmith^[b] Wez Clarke^[b] The Six^[c]	3:39
15.	"Stronger"	Patterson Chatto Oliver Thornton George Moore	Patterson Clarke^[b]	3:42
16.	"Show Me Love" (featuring Elisabeth Troy)	Allan George Fred McFarlane	Patterson	3:26
17.	"Up Again" (featuring Rae Morris) (Drumsound and Bassline Smith Remix)	Patterson Chatto Morris		3:28

New Eyes – Special edition (DVD)[23]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Outro Movement III" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)	3:32
2.	"Dust Clears" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)	3:37
3.	"Extraordinary" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Rae Morris)	2:40
4.	"Up Again" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Rae Morris)	4:31
5.	"A+E" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Nikki Cislyn)	3:12
6.	"Birch" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Eliza Shaddad)	4:18
7.	"UK Shanty" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Eliza Shaddad)	3:48
8.	"Telephone Banking" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Love Ssega)	4:09
9.	"New Eyes" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)	1:49
10.	"Rihanna" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Rae Morris)	2:22
11.	"Nightingale" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Nikki Cislyn and Eliza Shaddad)	5:10
12.	"Rather Be" (featuring BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Jess Glynne)	4:15

New Eyes – Japanese version[24]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Rihanna" (featuring Noonie Bao)	Patterson Chatto Jonnali Parmenius	3:14
15.	"UK Shanty" (featuring Eliza Shaddad)	Patterson Chatto Shaddad	3:37
16.	"Nightingale" (featuring Nikki Cislyn)	Patterson Chatto Marshall	2:45
17.	"Real Love" (with Jess Glynne)	Patterson Chatto Boardman Harvey Tighe Blanchard Glynne Bennet	3:39
18.	"Stronger"	Patterson Chatto Moses Moore	3:42
19.	"Show Me Love" (featuring Elisabeth Troy)	George McFarlane	3:26

New Eyes – North American special edition[25][26]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Real Love" (with Jess Glynne)	Patterson Chatto Boardman Harvey Tighe Blanchard Glynne Bennet	3:39
2.	"Come Over" (featuring Stylo G)	Patterson Chatto McDermott	3:43
3.	"Rather Be" (featuring Jess Glynne)	Patterson Chatto Napier Marshall	3:47
4.	"Show Me Love" (featuring Elisabeth Troy)	George McFarlane	3:26
5.	"Extraordinary" (featuring Sharna Bass)	Patterson Chatto Napier Rudman	4:16
6.	"Mozart's House" (featuring Love Ssega)	Patterson Chatto Kiwanuka	3:50
7.	"Stronger"	Patterson Chatto Moses Moore	3:42
8.	"Up Again" (featuring Rae Morris) (Drumsound and Bassline Smith Remix)	Patterson Chatto Morris	3:28
9.	"Cologne" (featuring Nikki Cislyn and Javeon)	Patterson Chatto Marshall Emenike	4:05
10.	"Heart on Fire" (featuring Elisabeth Troy)	Patterson Chatto Troy Antwi	4:02
11.	"Dust Clears" (featuring Noonie Bao)	Patterson Chatto Napier	4:26
12.	"New Eyes" (featuring Lizzo)	Patterson Chatto Jefferson	3:46
13.	"A+E" (featuring Kandaka Moore and Nikki Cislyn)	Patterson Chatto	4:06
Total length:			50:16

Note

• "Stronger" and "Up Again" (Drumsound and Bassline Smith Remix) were later removed from digital versions of the album.
• "Rather Be" contains the line "There's no place I rather be" and was used in "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" from Lilo & Stitch.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of New Eyes.[27]

• Noonie Bao – vocals
• Sharna Bass – vocals
• Grace Chatto – cello, producer, backing vocals, vocals
• Nikki Cislyn – vocals
• Wez Clarke – mixing, programming
• Steve Dub – mixing
• Stylo G – vocals
• Jess Glynne – vocals
• Jake Gordon – engineer
• Lewis Hopkin – mastering
• Javeon – vocals
• Matt de Jong – art direction, design
• Lizzo – vocals
• Matt Maguire – viola
• Kandaka Moore – vocals
• Benedict Morgan – photography
• Rae Morris – vocals
• Jimmy Napes – vocals
• Liam Nolan – engineer
• Jack Patterson – producer, mixing, keyboards, piano, vocals, art direction, bass, body percussion, Sega Gamegear, steel drums
• Luke Patterson – drums
• Beatrice Philips – violin
• Mark Ralph – co-producer, mixing
• Florence Rawlings – backing vocals
• Eliza Shaddad – vocals
• Brett Shaw – engineer
• Neil Amin-Smith – violin
• Love Ssega – vocals
• Anthony Strong – piano
• Elisabeth Troy – vocals
• Ian Watt – management
• John Webber – mastering
• Alistair White – management
• Asher Zaccardelli – viola

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[28] 17 Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[28] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[29] 67 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 39 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31] 35 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[32] 22 French Albums (SNEP)[33] 52 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[34] 31 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[35] 7 Irish Albums (IRMA)[36] 9 Italian Albums (FIMI)[37] 57 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[38] 45 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[39] 30 Scottish Albums (OCC)[40] 10 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[41] 72 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 8 UK Albums (OCC)[43] 3 UK Dance Albums (OCC)[44] 1 US Billboard 200[45] 180 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[46] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position UK Albums (OCC)[47] 62 Chart (2015) Position UK Albums (OCC)[48] 86

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[49]	Gold	10,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[3]	Gold	239,342[50]
United States (RIAA)[51]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Edition(s)	Label	Ref.
Germany	30 May 2014	CD digital download	Standard deluxe	Warner	[52]
Ireland		CD CD+DVD digital download		Atlantic	[53]
France	2 June 2014	CD digital download		Warner	[54]
United Kingdom		CD CD+DVD digital download		Atlantic	[55]
Italy	3 June 2014	Digital download		Warner	[56]
Spain					[57]
Japan	11 June 2014	CD digital download			[58]
Canada	17 June 2014		Standard		[59][60]
United States				Atlantic	[61]
United Kingdom	24 November 2014	Double CD digital download	Special		[62]

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