"Every You Every Me"
Single by Placebo
from the album Without You I'm Nothing
Released25 January 1999 (1999-01-25)
RecordedEarly 1998
StudioReal World (Box, Wiltshire, UK)
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length3:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Osborne
Placebo singles chronology
"You Don't Care About Us"
(1998) 		"Every You Every Me"
(1999) 		"Without You I'm Nothing"
(1999)
CD2
Music video
"Every You Every Me" on YouTube

"Every You Every Me" is a song by British alternative rock band Placebo, released as the third single from their second album, Without You I'm Nothing, on 25 January 1999. It was released as a 2-CD set and on cassette, but promotional copies on 12-inch vinyl exist. The single managed to chart at number 46 in Australia, number 99 in Germany, and number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. There are two versions of the video, both filmed live at London's Brixton Academy; one includes clips from the film Cruel Intentions.[2][3] An alternative video taking place at a casino was filmed in November 1998 but would not be released until 18 years later as part of the promotion for A Place for Us to Dream.[4]

It was voted from a poll of 500,000 votes to be ranked number 83 on the list of the Hottest 100 of All Time in July 2009, conducted by Australian radio station Triple J.[5] Croatian metal band Ashes You Leave covered "Every You Every Me" on their 2009 album Songs of the Lost.[6] and in 2017, Lisa Mitchell covered the song on her EP When They Play That Song. The song was featured on the Cruel Intentions soundtrack.[7]

Background

Along with the rest of the album (apart from "Pure Morning"), "Every You Every Me" was recorded in early 1998 at Real World Studios with Steve Osborne. When asked who it was about, Brian Molko replied with "Who's it about? I'm not really too sure just yet. I think it's about a lot of people. Probably anybody... everybody who's had the displeasure of sleeping with me."[8] About his choice to include it in the Cruel Intentions soundtrack, Molko said that he "studied drama, I know the original (Dangerous Liaisons) and we watched it on the tour bus when they wanted to use our song. I said: 'If he doesn't die in the end, if it's a happy ending, we don't do it.' It's quite perverted and manipulative, so the theme of the song fits in quite well."[9]

The guitars are tuned to F-A#-D#-G#-C-C. The single version slightly differs from the album version, featuring an acoustic-sounding intro, an alternate mix and the final verse is noticeably different, with the guitars being moved to the back in favour of a bass and electronic-heavy soundscape.

Track listings

UK CD1 and cassette single, European CD single[10][11][12]

  1. "Every You Every Me" (single mix)
  2. "Nancy Boy" (Blue Amazon mix)
  3. "Every You Every Me" (Infected by the Scourge of the Earth mix)

UK CD2[13]

  1. "Every You Every Me" (album version)
  2. "Every You Every Me" (Sneaker Pimps version)
  3. "Every You Every Me" (Brothers in Rhythm Glam Club mix)

Australian CD single[14]

  1. "Every You Every Me" (single mix)
  2. "Every You Every Me" (Sneaker Pimps version)
  3. "Every You Every Me" (Infected by the Scourge of the Earth mix)
  4. "Pure Morning" (Les Rythmes Digitales remix)

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 46
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 99
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[17] 13
Scotland (OCC)[18] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 25 January 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
[21]
United States 30 March 1999 Alternative radio [22]

References

  1. ^ Brian Galindo, Alex Naidus & Ryan Creed (5 November 2023). "37 Alt Rock Songs You Haven't Thought About Since The Late '90s". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Placebo - Every You Every Me (Cruel Intentions Version)". 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2016 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "PLACEBO - Every You Every Me". 28 April 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2016 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "PLACEBO - Every You Every Me (unreleased promo video)". 7 October 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2022 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Ashes You Leave - Songs of the Lost - Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  7. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (9 March 1999). "Cruel Intentions - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Interview "Placebo in Conversation With Sally Stratton", Aug'98 – LJ Placebo Russia Archive". Placeborussia.ru. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Hit Music: Outside the Line". Melbourne Herald Sun. 29 April 1999.
  10. ^ Every You Every Me (UK CD1 liner notes). Placebo. Elevator Music, Hut Recordings, Virgin Records. 1999. FLOORCD9, 7243 8 95665 29.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Every You Every Me (UK cassette single sleeve). Placebo. Elevator Music, Hut Recordings, Virgin Records. 1999. FLOORC9.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Every You Every Me (European CD single liner notes). Placebo. Elevator Music, Hut Recordings, Virgin Records. 1999. FLOORCDF9, 7243 8 95672 29.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Every You Every Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Placebo. Elevator Music, Hut Recordings, Virgin Records. 1999. FLOORDX9, 7243 8 95666 28.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Every You Every Me (Australian CD single liner notes). Placebo. Elevator Music, Hut Recordings, Virgin Records. 1999. 7243 8 95810 2 7.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ "Placebo – Every You Every Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Placebo – Every You Every Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Íslenski Listinn (27.5–3.6. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 28 May 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  20. ^ "British single certifications – Placebo – Every You Every Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  21. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 23 January 1999. p. 19. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Placebo. Every You Every Me". Radio & Records. No. 1292. 26 March 1999. p. 93.
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