Everything Works If You Let It Explained

Everything Works if You Let It
Cover:Cheap Trick Everything Works if You Let It 1980 Single Release.jpeg
Type:single
Artist:Cheap Trick
Album:Roadie (soundtrack)
Released:May 1980[1]
Studio:Air Studios, London
Genre:Rock
Length:3:06
Label:Epic Records
Producer:George Martin
Prev Title:I'll Be with You Tonight
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Day Tripper (Live)
Next Year:1980

"Everything Works if You Let It" is a song by American rock band Cheap Trick, released in 1980 as a single from the soundtrack of the film Roadie.[2] It was written by Rick Nielsen and produced by George Martin.[3] "Everything Works If You Let It" reached No. 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 40 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles.[4] [5]

Critical reception

Upon release, Billboard described the song as a "rocking uptempo composition", adding: "Disk has the group's trademarked stamp of pop innocence and instrumentation is upfront".[6] Cash Box listed the single as one of their "feature picks" during May 1980. They commented: "Rick Nielsen's buzzsaw guitar work sets the breakneck pace of the first single from Roadie. Robin Zander's Beatlesque vocals pack a pop wallop, prodded on by the expert rhythm section of Petersson and Carlos. A hot add for Top 40 AOR."[7] Record World called it a "guaranteed adrenalin-pumper" and said that "George Martin's pop production & the group's rock recklessness are a superb combination."[8]

In a retrospective review of the Roadie soundtrack, Whitney Z. Gomes of AllMusic stated: "Cheap Trick's killer opener shotguns the protagonist's motto "Everything Works If You Let It" into an unholy marriage of "Spirit of Radio" and "Hey Jude." This George Martin-ated miracle alone blows away side two..."[9] In 2016, Rolling Stone included the song in their list "10 Insanely Great Cheap Trick Songs Only Hardcore Fans Know". Author Tom Beaujour described the song as an "uptempo rocker with a killer riff and descending psychedelic bridge", which "stands with their best work".[10]

Track listing

7" single
  1. "Everything Works if You Let It" - 3:06
  2. "Way of the World" - 3:41
7" single (UK release)
  1. "Everything Works if You Let It" - 3:06
  2. "Heaven Tonight" - 5:38
7" single (Canadian promo)
  1. "Everything Works if You Let It" - 3:06
7" single (US promo)
  1. "Everything Works if You Let It" - 3:06
  2. "Everything Works if You Let It" - 3:06

Chart performance

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles40
US Billboard Hot 10044

Personnel

Cheap Trick
Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cheap Trick - Everything Works If You Let It / Way Of The World - Epic - USA - 9-50887 . 45cat . 2018-04-08.
  2. Web site: Roadie (1980). IMDb.com. 13 June 1980. 2016-10-16.
  3. Web site: Cheap Trick - Everything Works If You Let It (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-03-20.
  4. Web site: Billboard . Cheap Trick Everything Works If You Let It Chart History . Billboard . 2018-04-08.
  5. Web site: Item: 197 - Library and Archives Canada . 17 July 2013 . Bac-lac.gc.ca . 2018-04-08.
  6. Billboard magazine - Billboard's Top Single Picks - May 24, 1980 - page 82
  7. Cash Box newspaper - Reviews: Singles - May 24, 1980 - page 21
  8. Record World. May 24, 1980. 2023-02-20. Hits of the Week. 1.
  9. Web site: Whitney Z. Gomes . Roadie [Original Soundtrack] - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2018-04-08].
  10. Web site: Beaujour . Tom . "Everything Works If You Let It" (1980) | 10 Insanely Great Cheap Trick Songs Only Hardcore Fans Know . Rolling Stone . 2016-04-05 . 2018-04-08.

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