that would grab the attention of a lot of people." In an interview with Vibe, she replied, that "All Eyez on Me" was "not one of those vain, stuck-up songs, like, 'Everybody's lookin' at me'." On her decision to release "All Eyez on Me" as the lead single from its parent album, she elaborated: "The world has had plenty of tragedy to deal with recently so I wanted to do something that had a 'feel good' flavor to it [...] So when you go out and have a good time, if you get dressed up in the right thing, all eyes will be on you." The song was later omitted from After the Storm, the re-tooled version of the album, since Monica felt that it "was a great song, but it didn't reflect the rest of the album, it was misleading." Chart performance First released stateside, "All Eyez on Me" debuted at number-one on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart in the week of June 29, 2002. A week later, it entered Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart as the Hot Shot Debut of the week, debuting at number 67. In August 2002, it entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 70. The song eventually reached and peaked at number 69 a week later, becoming Monica's least successful lead single up to then as well her lowest-charting single since 1999's "Street Symphony." Slightly more successful on Billboards component charts, "All Eyez on Me" reached number 19 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart and the top 40 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, and Top 40 Mainstream charts. Elsewhere, "All Eyez on Me" enjoyed similar success. It entered the top 20 in both regions of Belgium, peaking at number 11 on the Wallonian Ultratip chart, while also reaching number 12 on the Flemish equivalent. The song also charted at number 29 in New Zealand and number 39 in Australia, and reached the lower halves of the national top 100 singles charts in Germany and Switzerland. Though generally mildly successful, as of 2021, "All Eyez on Me" remains her latest entry on all these chart as no further singles by Monica have been released or charted there ever since. Music video An accompanying music video for "All Eyez on Me" was directed by Chris Robinson and filmed at several locations in Beverly Hills and Mid-City West,