Every You Every Me

"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.[1][2]

"Every You Every Me"
Single by Placebo
from the album Without You I'm Nothing
Released25 January 1999
Recorded1998
StudioReal World (Box, Wiltshire, UK)
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

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.[3] Croatian metal band Ashes You Leave covered "Every You Every Me" on their 2009 album Songs of the Lost.[4] 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.[5]

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."[6] 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."[7]

Track listings

CD 1 and cassette

  1. "Every You Every Me" (single mix) - 3:35
  2. "Nancy Boy" (Blue Amazon mix) - 11:29
  3. "Every You Every Me" (Infected by the Scourge of the Earth mix) - 3:57

CD 2

  1. "Every You Every Me" (album version) - 3:34
  2. "Every You Every Me" (Sneaker Pimps version) - 5:08
  3. "Every You Every Me" (Brothers in Rhythm Glam Club mix) - 9:54

Charts
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 46
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 99
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[10] 13
Scotland (OCC)[11] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 11

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Placebo - Every You Every Me (Cruel Intentions Version)". YouTube. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. "PLACEBO - Every You Every Me". YouTube. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. "Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. "Ashes You Leave - Songs of the Lost - Encyclopaedia Metallum". The Metal Archives. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (9 March 1999). "Cruel Intentions - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. "Interview "Placebo in Conversation With Sally Stratton", Aug'98 – LJ Placebo Russia Archive". Placeborussia.ru. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  7. "Hit Music: Outside the Line". Melbourne Herald Sun. 29 April 1999.
  8. "Australian-charts.com – Placebo – Every You Every Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Placebo – Every You Every Me". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  10. "Íslenski Listinn (27.5–3.6. 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 28 May 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  13. "British single certifications – Placebo – Every You Every Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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