Everything (Fefe Dobson song)

"Everything"
Single by Fefe Dobson
from the album Fefe Dobson
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)
GenreHard rock[1]
Length
  • 4:12 (album version)
  • 3:42 (edit)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
  • Fefe Dobson
  • Jay Levine
  • James Bryan McCollum
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 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. "Everything" was the only single from the album to miss the Canadian Singles Chart, but it did reach number nine on the Radio & Records Hot AC chart and number 13 on the CHR/Pop chart. The song is Dobson's only track to chart in the United Kingdom, 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.

Use in media

The song was used and included in the film's soundtrack The Perfect Score. It was also used in the tenth episode of the first season of The WB's series One Tree Hill, titled "You Gotta Go There to Come Back", which originally aired on January 20, 2004

Critical reception

Spin wrote that the song was a "shameless Avril rip" and listed it in the "Trash" section of their music list.[4] 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."[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] An alternate version omits the movie scenes.[8]

Track listings

UK CD1[9]

  1. "Everything" (radio edit)
  2. "Meet Fefe Dobson!"
  3. "Everything" (instrumental)
  4. "Everything" (video)

UK CD2[10]

  1. "Everything" (radio edit)
  2. "Meet Fefe Dobson!"

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[11] 13
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[12] 9
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[13] 74
Scotland (OCC)[14] 48
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 42
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[16] 28
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[17] 39

Release history

Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
United States January 19, 2004 Contemporary hit radio
[18]
Hot adult contemporary radio
United Kingdom April 26, 2004 CD single Mercury [19]

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Now That's What I Call Music 15 (2004): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Fefe Dobson - Everything on Ellen" (YouTube). Fefe.ca. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2009.
  3. ^ ""The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Episode #12.16 (TV Episode 2004)". IMDb. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ^ SPIN (Vol. 20, No. 3 ed.). Spin. March 2004. p. 97. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Billboard (Vol. 116, No. 2 ed.). Billboard. January 10, 2004. p. 35. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ Billboard (Vol. 116, No. 22 ed.). Billboard. May 29, 2004. p. 47. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "Fefe Dobson - Everything: with Film Footage". The Island Def Jam Music Group. VEVO (FefeDobson Channel) at YouTube. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
  8. ^ "Everything - Fefe Dobson". Vevo. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  9. ^ Everything (UK CD1 liner notes). Fefe Dobson. Mercury Records. 2004. 986 250 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Everything (UK CD2 liner notes). Fefe Dobson. Mercury Records. 2004. 986 250 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1551. April 16, 2004. p. 32. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  12. ^ "R&R Canada AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1551. April 16, 2004. p. 55. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  15. ^ "Fefe Dobson: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  16. ^ "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "Fefe Dobson Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  18. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1538. January 16, 2004. p. 24. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  19. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. April 24, 2004. p. 27.