Dark Eyes is the debut studio album by the Canadian indie rock band Half Moon Run, released through Indica Records in Canada on March 27, 2012.[1] Their debut single "Full Circle" reached number 29 on the Canadian rock/alternative chart in 2012. The track was also used on the 'Horizon' trailer for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, shown during E3 2013. The album's second single "Call Me in the Afternoon" peaked at number 19 on the Canadian rock/alternative chart in 2013. In the United States, the album has sold 12,000 copies as of September 2015.[2] The band also released a song entitled 'Unofferable' on the album's international release in July 2013.
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| Dark Eyes | ||||
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| Studio album by Half Moon Run | ||||
| Released | 27 March 2012 | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 2011 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, Indie folk, Indie pop | |||
| Length | 39:28 (Canadian release) 43:34 (International release) | |||
| Label | Indica, Glassnote, Communion | |||
| Producer | Half Moon Run, Daniel Lagacé and Nygel Asselin | |||
| Half Moon Run chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Dark Eyes | ||||
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All tracks are written by Half Moon Run, except "She Wants to Know" written with Jonathan M. Fox[7].
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Full Circle" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Call Me in the Afternoon" | 3:04 |
| 3. | "No More Losing the War" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "She Wants to Know" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Need It" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Give Up" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Judgement" | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Drug You" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Nerve" | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Fire Escape" | 2:54 |
| 11. | "21 Gun Salute" | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 39:28 | |
All tracks are written by Half Moon Run, except "She Wants to Know" written with Jonathan M. Fox and "Unofferable" written with Isaac Symonds.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Full Circle" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Call Me in the Afternoon" | 3:04 |
| 3. | "No More Losing the War" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "She Wants to Know" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Need It" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Give Up" | 3:51 |
| 7. | "Judgement" | 3:05 |
| 8. | "Unofferable" | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Drug You" | 3:48 |
| 10. | "Nerve" | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Fire Escape" | 2:54 |
| 12. | "21 Gun Salute" | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 43:34 | |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[8] | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 119 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 186 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 48 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 138 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] | 12 |