Everything to Everyone (song) explained

Everything to Everyone
Cover:Everything to Everyone.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Everclear
Album:So Much for the Afterglow
Released:September 9, 1997
Genre:
Length:3:20
Label:Capitol
Producer:
Prev Title:You Make Me Feel Like a Whore
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:I Will Buy You a New Life
Next Year:1997

"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":

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 20 Alternative Rock Hits Turning 20 in 2017. Leslie. Richin. Billboard. January 12, 2017. December 28, 2021.
  2. Web site: Let these pop-punk classics take you back two decades to the summer of 'American Pie' . . June 2, 2022.
  3. Web site: American Pie (1999) - IMDb. IMDb.
  4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Everclear - Everything To Everyone . YouTube.
  5. Web site: Art Alexakis of Everclear . Songfacts. January 21, 2018.