Everybody Everybody (song)

"Everybody Everybody" is a song by the Italian music group Black Box featuring singer Martha Wash. It was the third single from their debut album Dreamland (1990), and was released in March 1990 in most countries worldwide. The song contains a sample from Oran "Juice" Jones' song "Shaniqua".

"Everybody, Everybody" was a success on many charts, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number eight. In 2010 the song was named the 171st best track of the 1990s by Pitchfork Media.

Critical reception
Billboard wrote, "U.K. house act wears disco-era influences on its sleeves once again on a tasty jam that will make you hanker for those good old Studio 54 days. Love those horn and string fills." The Daily Vault's Michael R. Smith wrote in his review of Dreamland that "Everybody Everybody" and "Strike It Up" "are definitely the best of the album. These are gay disco anthems that still resonate today, even though the words aren't always easy to comprehend."

Chart performances
The song was a hit on several charts, particularly on  the Hot Dance Club Play in the United States, where it reached #1 for three consecutive weeks from July 21 to August 4, 1990. The song also peaked at #2 on the U.S. R&B Chart, #8 on Billboard Hot 100, #16 on the UK Singles Chart,
and achieved a great success in Ireland (#6). In Zimbabwe "Everybody Everybody" peaked at #1 for 9 weeks in total.

The song features an uncredited Martha Wash on lead vocals. In a 1990 settlement with RCA Records, Wash was guaranteed proper credit in recordings. As was customary in their music videos, live performances and album cover art, Katrin Quinol, a French model, was featured lip-synching the lyrics sung by Wash.

Music video
The music video for "Everybody Everybody" was directed by John Shackleton & Judith Briant. Briant also directed the music videos for "I Don't Know Anybody Else" and "Ride on Time" (with Greg Copeland).

Impact and legacy
The Village Voice listed "Everybody Everybody" number 55 in their list of "Top Singles Of The 90's" in 1999.

Blender put the song on number 335 in their list of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" in 2005. 

Pitchfork Media ranked the song number 171 in their list of "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s" in 2010.

BuzzFeed listed it number 14 in their "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the '90s" list in 2017.

Track listings
 UK 7" single
 "Everybody Everybody" (Love Unlimited Edit) — 3:58
 "Everybody Everybody" (Le Freak Instrumental) — 4:32

 German 7" single
 "Everybody Everybody" — 3:10
 "Everybody Everybody" (Instrumental) — 3:40

 US & Canadian 12" maxi
 "Everybody Everybody" (Le Freak Mix) — 5:20
 "Everybody Everybody" (Le Freak Mix 7" Edit) — 4:07
 "Everybody Everybody" (Love Unlimited Edit) — 3:58
 "Everybody Everybody" (Rockapella) — 4:37
 "Everybody Everybody" (Le Freak Instrumental) — 4:32

 UK 12" maxi
 "Everybody Everybody" (Le Freak Mix) — 5:20
 "Everybody Everybody" (Love Unlimited Edit) — 3:58
 "Everybody Everybody" (Rockapella) — 4:38

 German 12" maxi
 "Everybody Everybody" (Club Mix) — 5:30
 "Everybody Everybody" (Rockapella) — 4:36
 "Everybody Everybody" (Instrumental) — 4:48

 Alternative German 12" maxi
 "Everybody Everybody" (House Special) — 5:02
 "Dreamland" — 1:58
 "Everybody Everybody" (Original) - 5:18

 UK CD maxi
 "Everybody Everybody" (Love Unlimited Edit) — 3:58
 "Everybody Everybody" (Le Freak Mix) — 5:20
 "Everybody Everybody" (Rockapella) — 4:38
 "Everybody Everybody" (House Mix) — 5:02

 German CD maxi
 "Everybody Everybody" (Le Freak Mix) — 5:20
 "Everybody Everybody" (Rockapella) — 4:36
 "Everybody Everybody" (Instrumental) — 4:48

Charts

Peak positions

Year-end charts

References

External links
 

Category:1990 singles
Category:Black Box (band) songs
Category:Martha Wash songs
Category:Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles
Category:Number-one dance singles in Canada
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:1989 songs
Category:1990 songs