Looking Through Patient Eyes

"Looking Through Patient Eyes" is a song by American hip hop/R&B group P.M. Dawn. It was released in March 1993 as the second single from their album The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence). The song, written by P.M. Dawn's Attrell Cordes, features backing vocals by Cathy Dennis and samples "Father Figure" by George Michael. The line "Joni help me, I think I'm falling" is a reference to Canadian singer Joni Mitchell's song "Help Me"; she is also referenced in the group's previous single "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss".

"Looking Through Patient Eyes"
Single by P.M. Dawn
from the album The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence)
B-side
  • "Plastic" (12" mix)
  • "Plastic" (Funk U Tomorrow mix)
ReleasedMarch 8, 1993
Genre
Length4:09
LabelGee Street
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)P.M. Dawn
P.M. Dawn singles chronology
"I'd Die Without You"
(1992)		 "Looking Through Patient Eyes"
(1993)		 "Plastic"
(1993)
Music video
"Looking Through Patient Eyes" on YouTube

Upon its release, "Looking Through Patient Eyes" became P.M. Dawn's third and final top-ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number six for two nonconsecutive weeks. On Canada's RPM Top Singles chart, the song reached number one on the issue dated May 29, 1993, becoming the group's only number-one single in Canada. The song also found success in Australia and several European countries, reaching the top 10 in Denmark, Iceland, and Portugal and charting within the top 20 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Rap duo is positioned to sail up the charts with a silky pop/hip-hop ditty that derives inspiration from samples of George Michael's "Father Figure"." He added, "A warmly sung chorus cushions the deep-voiced and romantic rhymes that have made the act famous. A fitting way to usher in "The Bliss Album"."[1] People noted that Prince Be "hooks up his celestial pony" to Michael's song.[2]

Music video

The music video for the song was shot in a church, and features various Christian images interspersed throughout it.

Track listing

US CD single

  1. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Extended Mix) – 6:15
  2. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Radio Mix) – 4:06
  3. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Instrumental) – 4:18

US 7" single

  1. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Radio Mix)
  2. "Plastic" (Radio Mix)

US CD promo single

  1. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Radio Mix)
  2. "Looking Through Patient Eyes"
  3. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Extended Mix)

US 12" promo single 1

  1. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Pete Rock Mix)
  2. "Looking Through Patient Eyes"
  3. "Plastic" (Radio Mix)
  4. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Radio Mix)

US 12" promo single 2

  1. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Radio Mix)
  2. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Extended Mix)
  3. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Instrumental)
  4. "Plastic" (Radio Mix)

UK CD single

  1. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Radio Mix)
  2. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Extended Mix)
  3. "Plastic" (Extended Mix)
  4. "Plastic" (Radio Mix)

UK 12" single

  1. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Extended Mix)
  2. "Looking Through Patient Eyes" (Radio Mix)
  3. "Plastic" (12" Mix)
  4. "Plastic" (Funk U Tomorrow)

Charts

References
  1. Flick, Larry (March 20, 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 82. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  2. "Picks and Pans Review: The Bliss Album...(vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence)". People. June 7, 1993. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  3. "Australian-charts.com – PM Dawn – Looking Through Patient Eyes". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0965." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  5. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 0967." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  6. "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 16. April 17, 1993. p. 28. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 13. March 27, 1993. p. 27. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – PM Dawn – Looking Through Patient Eyes". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  9. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (29. apríl – 5. maí)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). April 29, 1993. p. 29. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Looking Through Patient Eyes". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. "Charts.nz – PM Dawn – Looking Through Patient Eyes". Top 40 Singles.
  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. "P.M. Dawn Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. "P.M. Dawn Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  15. "P.M. Dawn Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  16. "P.M. Dawn Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  17. "P.M. Dawn Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  18. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  19. "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  20. "The RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  21. "Árslistinn 1993". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 4, 1994. p. 17. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  22. "Billboard Top 100 – 1993". Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
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