Open Your Eyes (Alter Bridge song)

"Open Your Eyes" is a song by the rock band Alter Bridge. The song, which is one of the band's biggest hits, was released as the first single off their 2004 debut album One Day Remains. It peaked at No. 2 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 2004, the band's highest charting single on that chart until "Isolation" reached No. 1 in 2011. The song "Save Me", which appears on the soundtrack for Elektra, is also on the "Open Your Eyes" single as a b-side. Like many songs on the album, "Open Your Eyes" is about regrets and is one of the six songs on the record co-written by singer Myles Kennedy. The chorus seems to be encouraging peace. Lead guitarist Mark Tremonti originally wanted "Down to My Last" to be the first single, but the record company rejected it, saying it sounded too much like Creed, the then-former band of Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. "Open Your Eyes" was chosen instead.

"Open Your Eyes"
Single by Alter Bridge
from the album One Day Remains
Released	June 11, 2004
Genre	Alternative metal, post-grunge
Length	4:31 (radio edit) 4:58 (album version)
Label	Wind-up
Songwriter(s)	Mark Tremonti, Myles Kennedy, Brian Marshall, and Scott Phillips
Producer(s)	Ben Grosse
Alter Bridge singles chronology
"Open Your Eyes" (2004) "Find the Real" (2005)

During live performances, the band usually plays "Open Your Eyes" either as the last song before the encore or as part of the encore as the penultimate song before closer "Rise Today." The midsection of the song is often extended in concert and typically involves the crowd joining Kennedy in singing.

Track listing

1. "Open Your Eyes (Radio Edit)" - 4:31 (Mark Tremonti/Myles Kennedy)
2. "Open Your Eyes (Album Version)" - 4:58 (Tremonti/Kennedy)
3. "Save Me" - 3:27 (Mark Tremonti)
4. "Open Your Eyes (Music Video)"

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	49
Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)[2]	3
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3]	24
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4]	23
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5]	2

Other media

• An edited version of the song was featured in the 2004 video game Madden NFL 2005.[6]
• After the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2004, a live video of Alter Bridge performing "Open Your Eyes" with then-Red Sox players Johnny Damon, Kevin Millar, and Bronson Arroyo surfaced on the internet and was later posted temporarily on the band's website after they left Wind-Up Records.
• The band performed the song at the 2005 MLB All-Star Game in Detroit with Damon and Mike Piazza onstage.

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Alter Bridge – Open Your Eyes". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Radio & Records Magazine" (PDF). Radio & Records. October 15, 2005. p. 60. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
3. "Alter Bridge Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.
4. "Alter Bridge Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
5. "Alter Bridge Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
6. "Madden NFL 2005: Soundtrack Revealed - Xbox". News.teamxbox.com. 2004-07-01. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-17.