Behind These Hazel Eyes - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

"Behind These Hazel Eyes" debuted at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending, April 23, 2005. The song peaked at number six on the week ending June 11, 2005. It stayed inside the top 10 in Billboard Hot 100 for 15 weeks. On the week ending August 27, 2005, the song topped the Adult Top 40 and stayed in the position for five consecutive weeks. On the Billboard's Radio Songs, the song peaked at number four on August 6, 2005. The song also appeared on the US Pop Songs at number 30 on the week ending April 30, 2005, and peaked at number two on the week ending July 9, 2005. It spent seven consecutive weeks at number two and was held off the top spot by Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together". It became the 16th ranked single of the 2000s decade on the Pop Songs chart complied by Billboard. On January 31, 2008, "Behind These Hazel Eyes" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). According to Nielsen SoundScan, the song has sold 1,310,000 digital copies in the United States as of April 2010.

Internationally, "Behind These Hazel Eyes" was a commercial success. In Australia, the song debuted and peaked at number six on the week ending July 3, 2005. In New Zealand, the song entered New Zealand Singles Chart and peaked at number seven on the week ending July 4, 2005 as the highest debut of the week. In the United Kingdom, the song also debuted and peaked at number nine on the week ending October 1, 2005. In Ireland, the song debuted at number nine on the week ending September 22, 2005, and peaked at number four on the week ending November 3, 2005.