Every Open Eye

Every Open Eye
Every Open Eye
Studio album by Chvrches
Released	25 September 2015
Recorded	January–July 2015
Studio	Alucard Studios; (Glasgow, Scotland)
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	42:02
Label	Virgin EMI; Goodbye;
Producer	Chvrches
Chvrches chronology
Singles from Every Open Eye
	"Leave a Trace"; Released: 17 July 2015; "Never Ending Circles"; Released: 12 August 2015; "Clearest Blue"; Released: 10 September 2015; "Empty Threat"; Released: 19 October 2015; "Bury It"; Released: 10 June 2016 (remix);

Every Open Eye is the second studio album by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches.

The album contains singles like "Leave a Trace", "Clearest Blue", "Empty Threat" and "Bury It".

The album has been certified Silver by the BPI in the UK with sales of sixty thousand copies.

Accolades

Publication	Rank	List
AbsolutePunk	29	Top 30 Albums of 2015
AllMusic	N/a	Best Pop Albums of 2015
American Songwriter	12	Top 50 Albums of 2015
Blare	40	The Top 50 Albums of 2015
CraveOnline	18	The 20 Best Albums of 2015
Diffuser	43	The 50 Best Albums of 2015
Entertainment Weekly	26	The 40 Best Albums of 2015
The Guardian	31	The Best Albums of 2015
FasterLouder	48	The 50 Best Albums of 2015
Mashable	15	The 30 Best Albums of 2015
NME	6	NME's Albums Of The Year 2015
Paste	16	The 50 Best Albums of 2015
Pigeons & Planes	33	The 50 Best Albums of 2015
Popjustice	10	The Top 33 Albums of 2015
PopMatters	42	The 80 Best Albums of 2015
Pretty Much Amazing	37	Best 50 Albums of 2015
Q	28	The 50 Best Albums of 2015
The Skinny	21	The 50 Best Albums of 2015
Spin	43	The 50 Best Albums of 2015
Spin	7	The 25 Best Pop Albums of 2015
Stereogum	33	The 50 Best Albums of 2015
Treble	25	The 50 Best Albums of 2015
Under the Radar	9	Top 100 Albums of 2015
Variance	20	The 50 Best Albums of 2015

Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by Chvrches.

Every Open Eye standard edition track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Never Ending Circles"	3:06
2.	"Leave a Trace"	3:57
3.	"Keep You on My Side"	4:25
4.	"Make Them Gold"	3:51
5.	"Clearest Blue"	3:53
6.	"High Enough to Carry You Over"	3:39
7.	"Empty Threat"	4:04
8.	"Down Side of Me"	5:10
9.	"Playing Dead"	3:35
10.	"Bury It"	3:08
11.	"Afterglow"	3:14
Total length:		42:02

German edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Up in Arms"	5:08
Total length:		47:10

German limited deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Get Away"	4:40
14.	"Follow You"	3:54
15.	"Bow Down"	4:38
Total length:		60:22

Target exclusive edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Leave a Trace" (Live at Pitchfork Music Festival)	3:57
17.	"Clearest Blue" (Live at Pitchfork Music Festival)	5:20
Total length:		69:39

Special/deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Get Away"	4:40
13.	"Follow You"	3:54
14.	"Bow Down"	4:38
Total length:		55:14

Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Leave a Trace" (Four Tet Remix)	6:49
Total length:		62:03

Extended edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Warning Call" (Theme From Mirror's Edge Catalyst)	4:32
16.	"Bury It" (featuring Hayley Williams)	3:08
17.	"Leave a Trace" (Four Tet Remix)	6:49
18.	"Empty Threat" (Big Wild Remix)	3:28
19.	"Clearest Blue" (Gryffin Remix)	4:19
Total length:		82:38

10th anniversary special edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Warning Call" (Theme From Mirror's Edge Catalyst)	4:32
16.	"Bury It" (featuring Hayley Williams)	3:08
17.	"Up in Arms"	5:08
18.	"Leave a Trace" (Four Tet Remix)	6:49
19.	"Empty Threat" (Big Wild Remix)	3:28
20.	"Clearest Blue" (Gryffin Remix)	4:19
21.	"Bury It" (Keys N Krates Remix feat. Hayley Williams)	3:50
22.	"Leave a Trace" (Goldroom Remix)	4:59
23.	"Empty Threat" (Whyt Noyz Remix)	8:19
24.	"Clearest Blue" (KDA Remix)	5:02
25.	"Clearest Blue" (Live at Pitchfork Music Festival)	5:20
Total length:		110:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Every Open Eye.

Chvrches – production (all tracks); mixing (track 11)
David Simpson – recording engineering
Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 1–10)
Geoff Swan – mixing assistance
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Danny Clinch – band photography
Jez Tozer – cover photography
Amy Burrows – design, art direction

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)	24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)	20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)	38
Canadian Albums (Billboard)	11
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)	33
French Albums (SNEP)	142
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)	20
Irish Albums (IRMA)	4
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	53
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	10
Scottish Albums (OCC)	1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)	40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)	57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)	40
UK Albums (OCC)	4
US Billboard 200	8
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)	1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)	1

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Greek Albums (IFPI)	68

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)	64

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold	100,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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v t e Chvrches
Iain Cook Martin Doherty Lauren Mayberry Jonny Scott
Studio albums	The Bones of What You Believe Every Open Eye Love Is Dead Screen Violence All the King's Men
Extended plays	Recover EP Hansa Session
Singles	"The Mother We Share" "Recover" "Gun" "Leave a Trace" "Clearest Blue" "Empty Threat" "Bury It" "Get Out" "My Enemy" "Never Say Die" "Miracle" "He Said She Said" "How Not to Drown" "Good Girls"
Featured singles	"Here with Me"
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