Everybody Everybody (song)

"Everybody Everybody"
Single by Black Box
from the album Dreamland
Released March 15, 1990
Format
Recorded September 1989
Studio Madison Recording Studios
Genre
Length 5:24
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
  • Daniele Davoli
  • Mirko Limoni
  • Valerio Semplici
Producer(s) Groove Groove Melody
Black Box singles chronology
"I Don't Know Anybody Else"
(1989)		 "Everybody Everybody"
(1990)		 "Fantasy"
(1990)

"I Don't Know Anybody Else"
(1989)		 "Everybody Everybody"
(1990)		 "Fantasy"
(1990)
Music video
"Everybody Everybody" on YouTube
Alternative cover
CD maxi

"Everybody Everybody" is a song by the Italian music group Black Box featuring singer Martha Wash. It was the third single from their debut album Dreamland (1990), and was released in March 1990 in most countries worldwide.

"Everybody, Everybody" was a success on many charts, including the US Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number eight. In 2010 the song was named the 171st best track of the 1990s by Pitchfork Media.[3]

Critical reception

Billboard wrote about the song: "U.K. house act wears disco-era influences on its sleeves once again on a tasty jam that will make you hanker for those good old Studio 54 days. Love those horn and string fills."[4]

Chart performances

The song was a hit on several charts, particularly on the Hot Dance Club Play in the United States, where it reached #1 for three consecutive weeks from July 21 to August 4, 1990. The song also peaked at #2 on the U.S. R&B Chart, #8 on Billboard Hot 100, #16 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] and achieved a great success in Ireland (#6).

The song features an uncredited Martha Wash on lead vocals, as initially she requested Black Box not to mention or credit her name in the recording. In a 1990 settlement with RCA Records, Wash was guaranteed proper credit in recordings. As was customary in their music videos, live performances and album cover art, Katrin Quinol, a French model, was featured lip-synching the lyrics sung by Wash.

Uses in the media and remixes

The song was featured in the 1991 film Cool as Ice.

The vocal chorus hook "Everybody Everybody" was used in the D Mob single, "One Day" in 1994.

Eurodance and electronic music DJ and producer Benny Benassi remixed "Everybody Everybody" in 2007.

The song was featured on "Play It Again, Brian," the tenth episode of the sixth season of Family Guy. The episode was originally broadcast on March 2, 2008. In the episode, Peter Griffin laments that his friend Cleveland Brown is unavailable for babysitting services because he is touring with Black Box. A clip is then shown of a rather portly, singlet-clad Brown performing "Everybody Everybody."

In 2016, the song was featured in the final episode of the FX series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story during O.J. Simpson's celebration party after his acquittal.

In 2017, the song was featured as the official theme song of the prestigious Closest to the Hole (CTTH) Tournament in Dallas, TX. Played on repeat, the song is used to hype up the crowd and maintain a level of energy from start to finish. Director of Game Day Operations, Blake Gantz, chose the song and faced harsh criticism for many months, but has since prevailed.

Impact and legacy

The Village Voice listed "Everybody Everybody" number 55 in their list of "Top Singles Of The 90's" in 1999.

BuzzFeed listed the song number 14 in their "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s" list in 2017.[6]

Track listings

UK 7" single
  1. "Everybody Everybody" (love unlimited edit) — 3:58
  2. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak instrumental) — 4:32
German 7" single
  1. "Everybody Everybody" — 3:10
  2. "Everybody Everybody" (instrumental) — 3:40
US & Canadian 12" maxi
  1. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak mix) — 5:20
  2. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak mix 7" edit) — 4:07
  3. "Everybody Everybody" (love unlimited edit) — 3:58
  4. "Everybody Everybody" (rockapella) — 4:37
  5. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak instrumental) — 4:32
UK 12" maxi
  1. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak mix) — 5:20
  2. "Everybody Everybody" (love unlimited edit) — 3:58
  3. "Everybody Everybody" (rockapella) — 4:38
German 12" maxi
  1. "Everybody Everybody" (club mix) — 5:30
  2. "Everybody Everybody" (rockapella) — 4:36
  3. "Everybody Everybody" (instrumental) — 4:48
Alternative German 12" maxi
  1. "Everybody Everybody" (house special) — 5:02
  2. "Dreamland" — 1:58
  3. "Everybody Everybody" — 5:18
UK CD maxi
  1. "Everybody Everybody" (love unlimited edit) — 3:58
  2. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak mix) — 5:20
  3. "Everybody Everybody" (rockapella) — 4:38
  4. "Everybody Everybody" (house mix) — 5:02
German CD maxi
  1. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak mix) — 5:20
  2. "Everybody Everybody" (rockapella) — 4:36
  3. "Everybody Everybody" (instrumental) — 4:48

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 35
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 39
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 28
France (SNEP)[9] 11
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 41
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 21
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 16
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 8
US Billboard R&B Singles [16] 2
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[16] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[17] 81

References

  1. ↑ "Black Box - Everybody Everybody at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Best of House Music: Disco Nights, Vol. 5 - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  4. ↑ "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard magazine (1990-06-09, page 84). Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 59. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ↑ Stopera, Matt; Galindo, Brian (2017-03-11). "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  7. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Black Box – Everybody Everybody". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Black Box – Everybody Everybody" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Black Box – Everybody Everybody" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Black Box – Everybody Everybody". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  11. ↑ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2009-06-03 at WebCite (Retrieved February 14, 2008)
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Black Box" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Black Box – Everybody Everybody" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Black Box – Everybody Everybody". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "Everybody Everybody", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved August 2, 2008)
  16. 1 2 3 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 2, 2008)
  17. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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