"Black Eyes Blue"
Single by Corey Taylor
from the album CMFT
ReleasedJuly 29, 2020 (2020-07-29)
Genre
Length3:22
LabelRoadrunner[3]
Songwriter(s)Corey Taylor
Corey Taylor singles chronology
"Black Eyes Blue"
(2020)		 "CMFT Must Be Stopped"
(2020)

"Black Eyes Blue" is a song by American musician Corey Taylor, frontman of metal bands Slipknot and Stone Sour. It was his first solo single from his first solo album CMFT. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2020.

Background

The song was first released on July 29, 2020. It was released concurrently with another single – "CMFT Must Be Stopped".[4] A lyric video was released on the same day.[5] A full music video was later released on August 19, 2020.[6] The song debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs[7] and number 21 on the Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, just after a single week of being released.[8]

Themes and composition

With Corey Taylor's comments on the CMFT album, in regards to it being across many various genre and in styles not commonly found in his band's Slipknot and Stone Sour, publications noted the difference in sound between "Black Eyes Blue" and "CMFT Must Be Stopped".[9][2] While publications commonly referred to the latter as rap rock,[2][1][3] "Black Eyes Blue" was described as power pop by Rolling Stone magazine.[2] Consequence of Sound referred to "Black Eyes Blue" as "more of a straight-ahead rocker" with "melodic punk-like verses reminiscent of [the band] Rise Against".[1]

Personnel

Adapted from NME.[10]

Track listing

Digital download #1
No.TitleLength
1."Black Eyes Blue"3:22
2."CMFT Must Be Stopped" (feat. Tech N9ne, Kid Bookie)5:14
Digital download #2
No.TitleLength
1."Black Eyes Blue" (Acoustic)3:22
2."Black Eyes Blue"3:22
Digital download #3
No.TitleLength
1."Black Eyes Blue" (Alternative Mix)3:07
2."Black Eyes Blue" (Acoustic)3:22
3."Black Eyes Blue"3:22

Musicians

  • Corey Taylor – vocals, guitar, piano, production
  • Christian Martucci – guitar, vocals
  • Zach Throne – guitar, vocals
  • Jason Christopher – bass, vocals
  • Dustin Robert – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Walter Bäcklin – additional keyboards and programming
  • Tech N9ne – vocals on "CMFT Must Be Stopped"
  • Kid Bookie – vocals on "CMFT Must Be Stopped"

Additional personnel

  • Jay Ruston – production, recording, mixing
  • Tristan Hardin – recording and mixing assistant, additional engineering
  • John Douglass – additional engineering
  • Paul Logus – mastering
  • Rem Massingill – guitar technician
  • Robbie Cope – drum technician

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Slipknot's Corey Taylor announces solo album CMFT, unveils first two singles: Stream". July 29, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kreps, Daniel (July 29, 2020). "Corey Taylor Announces Debut Solo LP 'CMFT,' Shares First Two Singles".
  3. 1 2 "Corey Taylor Details Solo Album "CMFT", Debuts "CMFT Must Be Stopped" And "Black Eyes Blue"". Theprp.com. July 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Corey Taylor Announces Debut Solo Album And Drops First Two Singles". Kerrang!.
  5. ↑ Munro, Scott (July 29, 2020). "Corey Taylor releases star-studded video for new solo single CMFT Must Be Stopped". Metal Hammer Magazine.
  6. ↑ "Corey Taylor Debuts Agoraphobic 'Black Eyes Blue' Video". Loudwire.
  7. 1 2 "Mainstream Rock Songs Chart". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "See Corey Taylor Fight to Escape Inner Demons in New "Black Eyes Blue" Video". Revolver. August 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Corey Taylor announces debut solo album 'CMFT' and shares first two songs". July 29, 2020.
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