"Give Me Your Eyes" is a song by contemporary Christian musician Brandon Heath from his second album, What If We.
"Give Me Your Eyes" was written by Heath and songwriter Jason Ingram, and was generally well received by critics.
The song's meaning originated with a discussion between Brandon Heath and friend and songwriter Jason Ingram.
[2] Prior to recording What If We, Heath had written 40 possible tracks for the album,[3] and although the song was not his top favorite, he noted that "Give Me Your Eyes" was "one of the first that really stuck out.
It is a mid-tempo song based upon a strummed acoustic guitar, background piano, and occasional strings.
The song's continuous clap-sounding beat was described as a "hip-hop shuffle", drawing comparisons to Christian musician Mat Kearney.
1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart beginning in September,[9] and spent an end total of 14 consecutive weeks at the top by December.
[11][12] For the week of November 1, 2008, "Give Me Your Eyes" debuted on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at No.
"[19] The song was featured on USA Today's top ten "pick of the week" playlist in the beginning of March 2009; the magazine's editor and music critic Brian Mansfield said, "Grammy and Dove Award nominations are attracting a second look for Heath's song about seeing life's big picture.
"[20] Jesus Freak Hideout's Matthew Watson said of Heath's future music efforts: "it could be really outstanding if he sticks to more upbeat songs like 'Give Me Your Eyes'.
[23] On January 30, 2010, the song won an Emmy for the Nashville Rescue Mission: Hunger to Hope public service announcement campaign from the Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.