Chart Performance
Although "Daylight in Your Eyes" was not officially released until February 5, 2001, it appeared a week early on the German Airplay Chart, instantly reaching number-one. The CD maxi single sold more than 500,000 copies within its first week of release and was certified gold after twenty-four hours only, making it both the third fastest-selling single ever in Germany (behind Elton John's 1997 version of "Candle in the Wind" and follow-up Popstars winners Bro'Sis' 2001 debut single "I Believe"), and one of the biggest-selling German singles of the 2000s. Thus, "Daylight" also debuted on top of the German Media Control singles chart, where it remained another five weeks atop due to constant sales, but quickly fell out of the top 100 in its fifteenth week. However, with more than one million copies shipped to stores "Daylight in Your Eyes" was ranked first on the German Media Control singles year-end charts, and received a platinum certification by the German IFPI.
In Switzerland, the single sat six weeks atop the Swiss Top 100 singles chart, making it the twelfth successful single of the year. The song remained within the top 50 until July 2001, but fell out of the chart in early August - one week prior to the release of the band's third single "There Must Be an Angel." In Austria, however, "Daylight in Your Eyes" debuted at number 4 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 single chart, reaching the top position three weeks later for four consecutive weeks. The song charted until its nineteenth week on particular, and became the third successful single of the year behind Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You out of My Head" and Gigi D'Agostino's "Super (1, 2, 3)."
Outside German-speaking Europe, the song also reached number one in Estonia, but failed to succeed on the French Singles Chart with a peak position of number 80 only. Released in early October 2001 in the UK and in the United States respectively, "Daylight in Your Eyes" also saw minor commercial success in both countries with peak positions of number 88 on the UK Singles Chart and a single entry at number 36 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart.
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