In 2001, American singer and guitarist Jeffrey Gaines’ cover version of the song peaked at number 22 on the U.S.The song peaked at number 26 on the U.S.In April 2014, when Gabriel was being honored with an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he performed the song with Youssou N’Dour.The producers of Say Anything… reportedly paid somewhere in the region of $200,000 to use In Your Eyes in the movie.According to the film’s director Cameron Crowe, actress Rosanna Arquette (the reported inspiration of the song) was the one who persuaded Gabriel to give his permission for the song to be used in the film.
The song’s appearance in this film made the song gain popularity once again in 1989. The song was used in a key scene in the 1989 romantic comedy-drama film Say Anything… starring John Cusack and Ione Skye.He was known for the intelligence and depth of his lyrics and for his commitment to various political causes. It is important to take note of the fact that in addition to being spoken in Senegal, the Wolof language is also spoken in Mauritania and the Gambia. Peter Gabriel, (born February 13, 1950, Woking, Surrey, England), British musician who was lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis before embarking on a successful career as a solo artist. Some of the choruses of the song are sung by the renowned Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour in his native language of Wolof.The song was released in September 1986 as one of the five singles from Gabriel’s fifth studio album titled So, which in 1987 received a Grammy Award nomination for Album of the Year but lost to Paul Simon’s critically acclaimed album Graceland.Gabriel produced the song along with American bassist and producer Bill Laswell and Canadian music producer and musician Daniel Lanois.In Your Eyes was written by Peter Gabriel.However, it is worth noting that Gabriel has never confirmed that Arquette was the inspiration behind the song. Gabriel wrote the song while he and Arquette were in a romantic relationship. It is said that the American actress and film director Rosanna Arquette was the inspiration behind the song.