Song · Brandi Carlile
“The Eye” by Brandi Carlile
From the album The Firewatcher’s Daughter (2015)
“The Eye” by Brandi Carlile appears on 14 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2015 and 2026. It was first released in 2015 on the album The Firewatcher’s Daughter. Its best result is #6 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #43 indie & aaa song of 2015, #605 indie & aaa song of all time and #497 of the '10s.
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"The Eye" is the hushed heart of Brandi Carlile's 2015 album The Firewatcher's Daughter, a song she wrote with Tim Hanseroth. The recording is little more than voices, guitar and keys: Tim on guitar and bass, Carlile on electric piano, and three-part harmony from Carlile, Tim and Phil Hanseroth, braided so close they sound like one throat.
Carlile produced it with both Hanseroths, Ryan Hadlock and Trina Shoemaker, who also mixed it, and nobody tried to dress it up. You can hear every breath, and it cuts deeper for being so quiet.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2015 | 71 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2015 | 88 |
| 2015 | 6 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2015 | 90 |
| 2015 | 35 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2015 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 104 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2018 | 730 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2019 | 1040 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2023 | 1177 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 477 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 407 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 106 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 128 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2026 | 529 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
| 2026 | 575 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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