Everything Falls Apart (song) explained

Everything Falls Apart
Cover:	Everything Falls Apart CD single cover.JPG
Type:	single
Artist:	Dog's Eye View
Album:	Happy Nowhere
B-Side:	"What Fox" "Small Wonders" (acoustic) "Shine" (demo)
Length:	3:54
Label:	Columbia^[1]
Producer:	Jim "Jimbo" Barton Peter Stuart
Next Title:	Small Wonders
Next Year:	1996

Everything Falls Apart is a song by American band Dog's Eye View, written by lead vocalist Peter Stuart. The song is the lead single from Dog's Eye View's debut album, Happy Nowhere, released in January 1996 by Columbia Records. It received considerable airplay on radio, MTV and VH1,^[1] reaching the top 40 on multiple US Billboard charts. Internationally, the single charted in Canada and New Zealand, peaking at numbers five and 41, respectively.

Chart performance

"Everything Falls Apart" peaked at number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a double A-side with "Small Wonders". It also reached number eight on the Billboard Top 40/Mainstream chart and number one on the Billboard Triple-A ranking. Outside the US, "Everything Falls Apart" peaked at number five in Canada, where it ended 1996 as the country's 31st-most-successful single, and number 41 in New Zealand.

Music video

The music video for "Everything Falls Apart" was placed on regular rotation on MTV on February 5, 1996.^[1]

Track listings

European CD single^[2]

1. "Everything Falls Apart"
2. "What Fox" (LP outtake)
3. "Small Wonders" (acoustic)
4. "Shine" (original demo)

Australian CD single^[3]

1. "Everything Falls Apart"
2. "Small Wonders" (acoustic)
3. "Shine" (original demo)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	66
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[5]	17
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[6]	18
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[7]	19
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)^[8]	8
US Triple-A (Billboard)^[9]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[10]	31
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[11]	97
US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[12]	59
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[13]	92
US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard)^[14]	31
US Triple-A (Billboard)	5

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	January 1996	Alternative radio	Columbia	^[15]
	February 20, 1996	Contemporary hit radio		^[16]

Notes and References

1. Popular Uprisings. Borzillo. Carrie. Carrie Borzillo. Billboard. 108. 8. 20. February 24, 1996. September 25, 2012.
2. Everything Falls Apart. Dog's Eye View. 1995. European CD single liner notes. Columbia Records. COL 662902 2.
3. Everything Falls Apart. Dog's Eye View. 1995. Australian CD single liner notes. Columbia Records. 662764 2.
4. Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. September 28, 1996. October 14, 2023.
5. Adult Pop Airplay. Billboard. July 6, 1996. subscription. October 14, 2023.
6. Mainstream Rock Airplay. Billboard. March 30, 1996. subscription. October 14, 2023.
7. Alternative Airplay. Billboard. April 20, 1996. subscription. October 14, 2023.
8. Pop Airplay. Billboard. June 8, 1996. subscription. October 14, 2023.
9. Adult Alternative Airplay. Billboard. March 30, 1996. October 14, 2023.
10. RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 10, 2019.
11. RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 10, 2019.
12. Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Mainstream Rock Tracks. Airplay Monitor. 4. 53. 23. December 27, 1996.
13. Airplay Monitor Best of '96. Airplay Monitor. 4. 53. 24. December 27, 1996.
14. Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Top 40/Mainstream Titles. Airplay Monitor. 4. 53. 30. December 27, 1996.
15. Everything Falls Apart. Gavin Report. 2085. 31. December 15, 1995. The first single from Dog's Eye View. Coming in January..
16. Selected New Releases. Radio & Records. 1133. 40. February 16, 1996.