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Lazy Eye (Silversun Pickups song)

"Lazy Eye" is the first single from Silversun Pickups' debut album Carnavas, written by lead singer and guitarist Brian Aubert. The band performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Later With Jools Holland, and Last Call with Carson Daly.

"Lazy Eye"
Single by Silversun Pickups
from the album Carnavas
ReleasedFebruary 2007 (2007-02)[1]
RecordedBeer Wine Fish, Echo Park; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California, 2006
Genre
Length5:54
LabelDangerbird
Songwriters
  • Brian Aubert
  • Christopher Guanlao
  • Joe Lester
  • Nikki Monninger
ProducerDave Cooley
Silversun Pickups singles chronology
"Kissing Families"
(2006)		 "Lazy Eye"
(2007)		 "Future Foe Scenarios"
(2007)

An alternate version of the song, with a length of 7:27, was played on XMU before the shorter version was played on FM and other XM channels. This version was featured on their demo CD (which featured early versions of four tracks).

Music video

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The music video for "Lazy Eye" was directed by Suzie Vlcek and produced by Eric Morgan. Former band member, Kennedy, makes a cameo appearance in the video as a bartender and the band's original drummer, Elvira Gonzalez, makes a cameo appearance as a box office/door attendant.

The video received extensive airplay on MTV, MTV2, MTVU, VH1, Fuse, MuchMusic, MTV (Latin America), International Music Feed and many other international broadcast outlets. The popularity of the video led to the creation of a VH1 "Pop-Up Video" version.[2] The "Lazy Eye" music video was among the MTV2 Subterranean "Viewers Top 20 Music Videos of 2007" list.[3]

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Lazy Eye"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[21] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ↑ "Billboard". February 24, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Silversun Pickups | Lazy Eye (Pop Up Video) | MTV". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "NEWS: MTV2 Subterranean Top 20 Videos". VideoStatic.
  4. ↑ "Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (2006)".
  5. ↑ "Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (2006)".
  6. ↑ "Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (2006)".
  7. ↑ "Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (2006)".
  8. ↑ "Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (2006)".
  9. ↑ "Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (2006)".
  10. ↑ "Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (2006)".
  11. ↑ "Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (2006)".
  12. ↑ "Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye (2006)".
  13. ↑ "Silversun Pickups Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Silversun Pickups Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. [dead link]
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 23/9/2007 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Official Physical Singles Chart on 29/9/2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Silversun Pickups Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  18. ↑ "Silversun Pickups Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Silversun Pickups – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Alternative Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  21. ↑ "American single certifications – Silversun Pickups – Lazy Eye". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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