Everybody Everybody (song)

"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. The song contains a sample from Oran "Juice" Jones' song "Shaniqua".

"Everybody Everybody"
Single by Black Box
from the album Dreamland
Released15 March 1990
RecordedSeptember 1989
StudioMadison Recording Studios
Genre
Length5:24
LabelRCA
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)
Music video
"Everybody Everybody" on YouTube
Alternative cover
CD maxi

"Everybody, Everybody" was a success on many charts, including the U.S. 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

Bill Coleman from Billboard called it "thoroughly contagious", adding that "the track's uplifting lyric and vocal performance, accompanied by a severe house-inspired rhythmic base, serves almost as a dance floor magnet."[4] He also commented that Black Box "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."[5] Ernest Hardy from Cashbox complimented the song's "raw vocal (whoever it really belongs to) coupled with a relentless groove". He stated, "Should be as big here as it is in the rest of the world."[6] The Daily Vault's Michael R. Smith wrote in his review of Dreamland, that "Everybody Everybody" and "Strike It Up" "are definitely the best of the album. These are gay disco anthems that still resonate today, even though the words aren't always easy to comprehend."[7] Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly noted "the roaring sound" of the song.[8] Yvette Ziraldo from The Network Forty described it as "infectious".[9] Chris Heath from Smash Hits said that the song is "almost brilliant".[10]

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,[11] and achieved a great success in Ireland (#6). In Zimbabwe, "Everybody Everybody" peaked at #1 for 9 weeks in total.

The song features an uncredited Martha Wash on lead vocals. In a 1990 settlement with RCA Records, Wash was guaranteed proper credit in recordings. As was customary in Black Box's music videos, live performances, and album covers, Katrin Quinol, a French model, was featured lip-syncing the lyrics sung by Wash.

Music video

The music video for "Everybody Everybody" was directed by John Shackleton and Judith Briant.[12] Briant also directed the music videos for "I Don't Know Anybody Else" and "Ride on Time" (with Greg Copeland). By November 2020, the video had more than 19.6 million views.

Impact and legacy

The Village Voice listed "Everybody Everybody" number 55 on its list of "Top Singles of the 90s" in 1999.

Blender put the song on number 335 on its list of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" in 2005.[13]

Pitchfork Media ranked the song number 171 on its list of "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s" in 2010.[3]

BuzzFeed listed it number 14 on its "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s" list in 2017.[14]

The global pop group Now United used a sample of the song in their 2020 single "Let The Music Move You".

Track listings

Charts

References
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  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. Coleman, Bill (1990-07-07). "Dance Trax: The Summer's Sizzling For Everybody Everybody" (PDF). Billboard. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  5. "Billboard: Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 1990-06-09. p. 84. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  6. Hardy, Ernest (1990-06-16). "On The Dancefloor: New Grooves - Singles" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  7. "Black Box - Dreamland". The Daily Vault. 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  8. Fox, Marisa (1991-04-26). "Dance Now!!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
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  13. "Blender Magazine: Greatest Songs Since You Were Born". Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  14. Stopera, Matt; Galindo, Brian (2017-03-11). "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
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  24. Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 2, 2008)
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
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