"Daylight in Your Eyes" received a Platinum certification from the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipping half a million copies and has since been covered by various artists.

[3] Further problems arose as Byrnes, Bruno, and the publishing company that bought the rights to the song were forced to not only acknowledge the writing contribution of New Life Crisis leader Paul Mahos, but to also pay him back and continuing royalties.

"[3] Faiella's uplifiting, "poppier" version, produced by Bruno, Plate and his partner Ulf Leo Sommer, was eventually selected as her debut single with the record company.

[4] A few months later, Plate got known that Polydor Records, RTL II network and production company Tresor TV were searching songs for a girl band, the soon-to-be-cast result of the inaugural season of Popstars, the German adaptation of the international reality show of the same name.

[3] Submitted by Plate, Faiella's version of "Daylight" found general approval among the members of the newly formed No Angels, and became one of several songs they recorded for their debut album Elle'ments (2001).

[3] While Plate, Sommer and Bruno received proper credit, recording and production duties were acceded by Thorsten Brötzmann, one of the main producers on Elle'ments.

Billboard magazine editor Chuck Taylor called the song "an ideal illustration of bouncy, gleeful bubble gum, tailor-made for the tween set."

"[7] Although "Daylight in Your Eyes" was not officially released until 5 February 2001,[8] it appeared a week early on the German Airplay Chart, instantly reaching number one.

[13] With more than one million copies shipped to stores, "Daylight in Your Eyes" was ranked first on the German year-end singles chart, and received a platinum certification by the BVMI.

[15] The song remained within the top 50 until July 2001, but fell out of the chart in early August—one week prior to the release of the band's third single "There Must Be an Angel".

The song charted until its 19th week on particular, and became the third successful single of the year behind Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and Gigi D'Agostino's "Super (1, 2, 3)".

[18][19] An accompaying music video for "Daylight in Your Eyes" was directed by Robert Bröllochs and filmed at the X-Sight-Studios in Groß-Gerau near Darmstadt, Hesse, on 22 December 2000.

[25] Set in a park, the US version for "Daylight in Your Eyes" abandons the classical elements topic of the original video in favor of performance and dancing routines.

[31] Released to strong streaming numbers, a revived interest from the media and their fan base prompted Benaissa, Diakovska, Mölling and Wahls to launch an official Instagram account through which they began sharing private photos and hosted several livestreams in the weeks following.

[32] As with their 2007 reformation, original member Vanessa Petruo rejected to join in for promotional activities, citing her wish to stay out of the public eye following a professional reorientation.

[35] The following week, it was announced that the band would reunite for a performance on Schlagerchampions 2021 on 27 Februar 2021,[36] followed by the accouncement of the release of a 'Celebration Version' of "Daylight in Your Eyes", featuring all-new vocals.

[41] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its related restrictions, No Angels were forced to learn large portions of their choreography virtually through Zoom before their first meeting in Cologne in February 2021.

[41] There, the band went through ten days of intensive training sessions in preparation for the video shoot as well as their first live performance of "Daylight in Your Eyes (Celebration Version)".

When the bridge sets in, the foursome, dressed in beige or either brown latex suits, performs a dance break sequence in an ankle-deep basin that is flooded with water.