Everybody (DJ BoBo song)

"Everybody" is a 1994 song by Swiss artist DJ BoBo. The single is taken from the 1993 album, Dance With Me, and reached number-one in Finland. It also reached number 2 in Germany, number 3 in Switzerland, number 8 in Iceland and number 10 in the Netherlands. The female vocals are from Jennifer Rüesch. The single sold to Platinum in Germany.[1]

"Everybody"
Single by DJ BoBo
from the album Dance with Me
B-side"Let Yourself Be Free"
ReleasedMay 1994
GenreEurodance
Length3:51
LabelFresh
Songwriter(s)
  • René Baumann
  • Daniel Peyer
  • Joe South
Producer(s)
  • René Baumann
  • Gutze Gautschi
  • Mark Wyss
DJ BoBo singles chronology
"Take Control"
(1993)		 "Everybody"
(1994)		 "Let the Dream Come True"
(1994)
Music video
"Everybody" on YouTube

In 2002, DJ BoBo released "Everybody" as a duet with Swedish singer Emilia on his album, Celebration. And in 2015, a new version of the song, remixed by Mike Candys and featuring Romanian singer Inna was released.

Chart performance

"Everybody" was successful on the charts in Europe and remains one of DJ BoBo's biggest hits to date. It peaked at number-one in Finland and managed to climb into the Top 10 also in Germany (where it was a number 2 hit), Iceland, the Netherlands and Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where the single hit number 10 in August 1994. Additionally, it was a Top 20 hit in Sweden and a Top 30 hit in Belgium. In the United Kingdom, "Everybody" was the first song by DJ BoBo to chart there, reaching number 47 in its first week on the UK Singles Chart, on September 18, 1994.[2] But on the UK Dance Chart, it was a even bigger hit, peaking at number 31. Outside Europe, the song was a big hit in Israel, where it reached number 4. It also charted in Australia, ending up at number 85.

Music video

The music video of "Everybody" was directed by Italian director Giacomo De Simone. It was shot in Porto Venere in Italy.[3] It features DJ BoBo performing the song while driving an old car. Other scenes show the singer singing and dancing with people in the city of Porto Venere. De Simone has directed music videos for many other Eurodance acts, like Corona, Ice MC and Whigfield. A official video from one of DJ BoBo's concerts, where the singer performs "Everybody" on stage was uploaded to YouTube in August 2009. In September 2020, the video has got more than 55,2 million views.[4]

Track listing
CD maxi, Switzerland
No.TitleLength
1."Everybody" (Radio Mix)3:51
2."Everybody" (4 On The Floor Mix)6:12
3."Let Yourself Be Free"4:20
4."Everybody" (First Edition)3:53

Charts

References
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