"Everything to Everyone"
Single by Everclear
from the album So Much for the Afterglow
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1997
Genre
Length3:20
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Everclear singles chronology
"You Make Me Feel Like a Whore"
(1996) 		"Everything to Everyone"
(1997) 		"I Will Buy You a New Life"
(1997)
Music video
"Everything to Everyone" on YouTube

"Everything to Everyone" is a song by American alternative rock band Everclear, released as the first single off their album So Much for the Afterglow (1997). It was commercially successful, topping the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in December 1997. It also hit No. 15 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and No. 43 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, as chart rules at the time prevented it from reaching the main Hot 100 listing.

The song was used in the film American Pie, but did not appear on the soundtrack.[3]

A music video was produced to promote the single.[4]

Content

In an October 2003 interview with Songfacts, lead singer Art Alexakis explained the meaning behind "Everything to Everyone":

It's kind of an angry song. That person is within everybody, I think everybody has this ability to try and be everything to everyone, to try to please. I think there are two aspects of it - there's the pleaser, who doesn't always show his true self, always plays nice and as time goes on shows more and more of himself, but there's also the people who are everything to everyone who are manipulators and users.

When asked if the song had "anything to do with the record business", Alexakis replied, "Oh yeah. Anything in the entertainment business you'll find people who are slimy."[5]

Charts

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 40
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 25
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[8] 1
Scotland (OCC)[9] 37
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 41
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[11] 43
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[12] 1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13] 15

References

  1. ^ Richin, Leslie (January 12, 2017). "20 Alternative Rock Hits Turning 20 in 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Let these pop-punk classics take you back two decades to the summer of 'American Pie'". NME. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "American Pie (1999) - IMDb". IMDb.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Everclear - Everything To Everyone. YouTube.
  5. ^ "Art Alexakis of Everclear". Songfacts. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  6. ^ "Everclear – Everything to Everyone". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3437." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 3395." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Everclear Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "Everclear Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  13. ^ "Everclear Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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