Madman's Eyes

2023 single by Dave Matthews Band

"Madman's Eyes"

Single by Dave Matthews Band

from the album Walk Around the Moon

Released

January 24, 2023

Length

4:48

Label

RCA

Songwriter(s)

Dave Matthews
Carter Beauford
Stefan Lessard
Tim Reynolds
Rashawn Ross
Jeff Coffin
Buddy Strong

Producer(s)

Rob Evans
John Alagía
Mark Batson

Dave Matthews Band singles chronology

"Come Tomorrow"
(2019)

"Madman's Eyes"
(2023)

"Monsters"
(2023)

"Madman's Eyes" is a song by American jam band Dave Matthews Band. It was released on January 24, 2023, as the lead single from their tenth studio album Walk Around the Moon. The song was first played live by the band in 2021.^[1]

Background

"Madman's Eyes" begins with a saxophone solo by Jeff Coffin.^[1] The song features a prominent Middle Eastern influence and lyrically revolves around mass shootings and society's reaction to them.^[2]

"Madman's Eyes" peaked at number four on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay chart, the band's highest placement since "Mercy" in 2012.^[3]

Personnel

Carter Beauford – drums, background vocals
Jeff Coffin – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, tárogató
Stefan Lessard – bass, Moog Taurus pedals
Dave Matthews – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tambourine, electric sitar
Tim Reynolds – electric guitar, 12-string guitar, backwards guitar
Rashawn Ross – trumpet, bass trumpet, background vocals
Buddy Strong – Hammond B3 organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, background vocals

References

^ ^a ^b Uitti, Jacob (8 November 2021). "Dave Matthews Band Debuts New Song, "Madman's Eyes" Live". American Songwriter. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ Corcoran, Nina (1 June 2023). "Dave Matthews Band – Walk Around the Moon Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2023.