Everything (Fefe Dobson song)

"Everything" is a song written by Fefe Dobson, Jay Levine, and James Bryan McCollum and recorded by Dobson for her self-titled debut album (2003). It was released to American radio as the album's second international single and third overall single on January 19, 2004.[1]

"Everything"
Single by Fefe Dobson
from the album Fefe Dobson
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)
Genre
Length4:12 (Album version)
3:42 (Edit)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jay Levine
  • James Bryan McCollum
Fefe Dobson singles chronology
"Take Me Away"
(2003)		 "Everything"
(2004)		 "Don't Go (Girls and Boys)"
(2004)
Music video
"Everything" (Performance Version, No Film Footage) on YouTube VEVO (FefeDobson Channel)

"Everything" is Dobson's only single from her debut album to miss the Canadian Singles Chart, but did become a top 10 hit on the country's hot adult contemporary radio chart. The song is also her only track to chart in the UK to date, peaking at number 42.

Promotion

Dobson has made appearances on MTV's TRL, The Ellen DeGeneres Show,[2] The Sharon Osbourne Show, All That, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[3] to promote the single.

"Everything" is featured in the film The Perfect Score and appears on its soundtrack.[4]

There are many incarnations of the CD single release with varying tracks and cover art.[5]

Critical reception

Spin wrote that the song was a "shameless Avril rip" and listed it in the "Trash" section of their music list.[6] Chuck Taylor of Billboard also likened the song to Avril Lavigne's music and wrote that "Everything" was "less distinctive" than Dobson's other songs and "could go either way."[7] In a review of Fefe Dobson for Billboard, Rashaun Hall cited "Everything" as an example of the "standard pop fare" that bogs down sections of the album.[8]

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[9] 13
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[10] 9
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[11] 74
Scotland (OCC)[12] 48
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 42
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 28
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[15] 39

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Chris Robinson, stars some of the actors from the film The Perfect Score and includes scenes from the film.[16] An alternate version omits the movie scenes.[17] Both versions of the video premiered in May 2004.[18]

Release history
Country Date Format Label Ref.
United States January 19, 2004 Contemporary hit radio
[1]
Hot adult contemporary
United Kingdom April 26, 2004 Maxi single Universal [19]
July 26, 2004 CD single
  • Island
  • Universal
 [20]

References
  1. "Radio & Records" (PDF). Radio & Records. January 16, 2004. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. "Fefe Dobson - Everything on Ellen" (YouTube). Fefe.ca. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  3. ""The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Episode #12.16 (TV Episode 2004)". IMDb. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. Soundtracks for The Perfect Score (2004),IMDb.
  5. Product Codes: Promo ISLR 15979-2; 986 250 0 Everything Pt. 2 UK SINGLE Maxi; 986 250 1 Everything Pt. 1 UK ENHANCED SINGLE; Promo FEFECDP1 (EU), for example.
  6. SPIN (Vol. 20, No. 3 ed.). Spin. March 2004. p. 97. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  7. Billboard (Vol. 116, No. 2 ed.). Billboard. January 10, 2004. p. 35. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  8. Billboard (Vol. 116, No. 22 ed.). Billboard. May 29, 2004. p. 47. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  9. "Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 16, 2004. p. 26. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  10. "Canada Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 16, 2004. p. 26. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  11. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 32, saptamina 9.08 – 15.08, 2004" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on February 21, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  13. "Fefe Dobson: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  14. "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  15. "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  16. "Fefe Dobson - Everything: with Film Footage". The Island Def Jam Music Group. VEVO (FefeDobson Channel) at YouTube. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  17. "Everything - Fefe Dobson". Vevo. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  18. "Fefe Dobson: Everything (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  19. "Everything [UK ECD maxi] - Fefe Dobson | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  20. "Everything, Pt. 1 - Allen Dobb, Fefe Dobson | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2020.


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