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“Eyesore” by Janus
“Eyesore” by Janus appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2009 and 2010. Its best result is #10 on the 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #159 alternative song of 2010.
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"Eyesore" was the first single Janus pulled from their third album, Red Right Return, in 2009, a nu-metal slab sitting fifth on the track list. In an interview, David Scotney explained it as a song about trusting your own voice instead of letting other people steer your thinking, and the title stands for the moment it hits you what ignoring that voice has cost.
Noah Shulman directed and edited the video, shooting each member separately in a green-screen studio and putting them together as a uniformed band playing to a huge crowd, respirators over their faces. An acoustic take later turned up as an exclusive on KUPD's Acoustic 2010 compilation.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 25 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 | 101 |
| 2009 | 12 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009 | 105 |
| 2010 | 23 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 | 101 |
| 2010 | 70 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2010 | 89 |
| 2010 | 10 | 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO | 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 | 105 |
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