Look into My Eyes (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony song)

{{Short description|1997 single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Look into My Eyes

| cover = Look into My Eyes.jpg

| alt =

| type = Single

| artist = Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

| album = Music from and Inspired by the "Batman & Robin" Motion Picture and The Art of War

| released = {{start date|1997|6|3}}

| recorded = 1996

| studio = {{hlist|Studio Cat (Hollywood, CA)|U-Neeks Workshop (Los Angeles, CA)}}

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 4:28

| label = {{hlist|Ruthless|Relativity}}

| writer = {{hlist|Anthony Henderson|Steven Howse|Bryon McCane|Charles Scruggs|Tim Middleton|Anthony Eugene Cowan}}

| producer = DJ U-Neek

| prev_title = Days of Our Livez

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = If I Could Teach the World

| next_year = 1997

| misc = {{External music video|type=single|{{YouTube|YcbdX34ygIU|"Look Into My Eyes"}}}}

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"Look into My Eyes" is a song performed by American hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, written by members Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Bizzy Bone and Wish Bone, Anthony Eugene Cowan, and producer Tim "DJ U-Neek" Middleton. It was released on June 3, 1997, via Ruthless and Relativity Records as the third single from Music from and Inspired by the "Batman & Robin" Motion Picture and lead single from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's third studio album The Art of War. Recording sessions took place at Studio Cat and at U-Neeks Workshop in Los Angeles. And Also, sold 129,000 units within its debut week.

In the United States, the single peaked at number four on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. On November 24, 1997, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of one million copies. The song made it to number three in New Zealand and number sixteen in the UK Singles Chart. A music video was released for the single. Bizzy Bone did not appear in it, but the clips from the film were scattered throughout the video. A remix also produced by DJ U-Neek entitled "Look into My Eyes (Atlantis Remix)" was released on the compilation album The Collection: Volume Two.

Critical reception

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| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2score = C{{Cite magazine|last=Eddy|first=Chuck|date=June 6, 1997|title=Look Into My Eyes|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/06/06/look-my-eyes/|access-date=March 4, 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|language=en}}

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Chuck Eddy of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "The staccato rap harmonies of these hugely popular Cleveland gangsta youngstas, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, resulted in startling gospel beauty on earlier hits. "Look Into My Eyes", the first commercial single from the Batman & Robin soundtrack, aims for a hypnotic darkness but ultimately feels tired and trite: spiritless voices dragging themselves through formless tempo shifts over a beatless background blur". AllMusic critic gave the single 1.5 out of five stars.

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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{{single chart|New Zealand|3|artist=Bone Thugs-N-Harmony|song=Look Into My Eyes|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2021}}
{{Single chart|UK|16|artist=Bone Thugs-N-Harmony|song=I Wish|artistid=32162|date=19970720|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2021}}
{{Single chart|UKrandb|6|artist=Bone Thugs-N-Harmony|song=I Wish|artistid=32162|date=19970720|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2021}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|4|artist=Bone Thugs-N-Harmony|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2021}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|4|artist=Bone Thugs-N-Harmony|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2021}}
scope="row"|Hot Rap Songs

| 2

{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|4|artist=Bone Thugs-N-Harmony|rowheader=true|access-date=March 4, 2021}}

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (1997)

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scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1997-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1997|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 4, 2017}}

| 17

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1997 |access-date=August 28, 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611194337/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997 |archive-date=June 11, 2009 }}

| 47

scope="row"|US Hot 100 Single Sales

|28

scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs

|54

scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Single Sales

|43

scope="row"|US Hot Rap Songs

|14

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Certifications

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Release history

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scope="row"| United States

| {{start date|1997|6|3}}

| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

| {{hlist|Ruthless|Relativity}}

| {{cite magazine|title=Hot 100 Singles Spotlight|last=Sandiford-Waller|first=Theda|magazine=Billboard|volume=109|issue=22|page=101|date=May 31, 1997|quote=Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's 'Look Into My Eyes' (Ruthless/Relativity) and R. Kelly's 'Gotham City' [...] are due at retail June 3 and June 27, respectively.}}

scope="row"| United Kingdom

| {{start date|1997|7|14}}

| {{hlist|Ruthless|Epic}}

| {{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=July 12, 1997}}

References

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