Producers Of Say Anything reportedly pay somewhere in the region of 200 000 to use in Your Eyes in the movie. According to film director Cameron Crowe, actress Rosanna Arquette was one who persuaded Gabriel to give his permission for the song to be used in the film. Song appearances in this film made song gain popularity once again in 1989. The song was used in key scenes in the 1989 romantic comedy - drama film Say Anything starring John Cusack and Ione Skye. It is important to take note of the fact that in addition to being spoken in Senegal, Wolof language is also spoken in Mauritania and Gambia. Some of the choruses of the song are sung by renowned Senegalese singer Youssou N Dour in his native language of Wolof.
The song was released in September 1986 as one of five singles from Gabriel's fifth studio Album title So, which in 1987 received a Grammy Award nomination for Album Of 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 a song while he and Arquette were in a romantic relationship. It is Say that American actress and film director Rosanna Arquette was the inspiration behind the song. According to Gabriel himself, lyrics Of in Your Eyes, which are inspired by African tradition, can either refer to romantic relationship between man and woman or divine relationship between someone and his God. In Your Eyes is a song performed by noted English singer and songwriter Peter Gabriel.