Everyday (Phil Collins song)

1994 single by Phil Collins

"Everyday"

One of artwork variants

Single by Phil Collins
from the album  Both Sides
B-side|

* "Don't Call Me Ashley"
* "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" (live)

Released| 3 January 1994
Length|

* 5:43 (album version)
* 4:53 (radio edit)

Label| Virgin
Songwriter(s)| Phil Collins
Producer(s)| Phil Collins
Phil Collins singles chronology
| "Both Sides of the Story"
(1993)  | "Everyday"
(1994)  | "We Wait and We Wonder"
(1994)

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Music video
"Phil Collins - Everyday (Official Music Video) [LP Version]" on YouTube

"Everyday" is a song written, produced and performed by English musician Phil Collins, released in January 1994, by Virgin Records, as the second single of his fifth studio album, Both Sides (1993). The single achieved success mostly in North America in early 1994 and its accompanying music video was directed by Jim Yukich, depicting Collins moving out of a New York City apartment. In 2004, "Everyday" was included as the seventh track on Collins' compilation album Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New.

## Release

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In Phil Collins' native UK, "Everyday" stalled outside the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 15.[1] In the United States, "Everyday" reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[2][3] On the latter listing, the song finished 1994 as the most successful adult contemporary song.[4] In Canada, "Everyday" reached number eight on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart and peaked atop the Adult Contemporary Tracks ranking on 18 April 1994.[5][6] It ended 1994 as Canada's 59th-most-successful single and fourth-most-successful adult contemporary song.[7][8] Elsewhere, the single reached number 17 in Iceland and entered the top 40 in Flanders, Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands.[9][10][11]

## Critical reception

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Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "Already making friends at AC radio, second single from Collins' Both Sides set is a familiar pop ballad, rife with lyrics and musical passages that have resided in past hits. Far easier to peg for top 40 play than his disappointing previous single, 'Everyday' should meet with a more welcoming response on all levels."[12] Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song four out of five and named it the "gentle highlight" from Collins' album, noting that it "has a low-key charm—plus non-album bonus tracks—to make it a substantial hit."[13] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "'Who's sad?' The piano intro on the album version has been edited away on this minimalist and depressive ballad with chilly synthesiser and restrained drums."[14]

## Music video

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The song's music video, directed by Jim Yukich, features Collins moving out of a New York City luxury apartment he (presumably) shared with the person he's addressing in the song. Inside the apartment all of the items are covered and ready for the movers, and the walls are bare white. Collins' record label did not promote the single heavily, resulting in the video receiving minimal airplay on MTV and VH1, just as same as his previous single, "Both Sides of the Story."

## Track listings

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* UK CD single[15]

1. "Everyday"
2. "Don't Call Me Ashley"
3. "Everyday" (early demo)

* UK CD single (with calendar)[16]
* European maxi-CD single[17]

1. "Everyday"
2. "Don't Call Me Ashley"
3. "Everyday" (early demo)
4. "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" (live)

* UK 7-inch and cassette single[18][19]
* European and Australian CD single[20]
* US cassette single[21]

1. "Everyday"
2. "Don't Call Me Ashley"

* US maxi-CD single[22]

1. "Everyday"
2. "Don't Call Me Ashley"
3. "Everyday" (early demo)
4. "Hang in Long Enough" (live)
5. "Hand in Hand" (live)

* Japanese mini-CD single[23]

1. "Everyday" (edit)
2. "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" (live)

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## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[24] | 66
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 26
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] | 8
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] | 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[25] | 25
France (SNEP)[26] | 44
Germany (GfK)[27] | 35
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9] | 17
Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 26
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] | 37
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29] | 28
UK Singles (OCC)[1] | 15
UK Airplay (Music Week)[30] | 5
US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 24
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[3] | 2
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[31] | 32

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1994)  | Position

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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] | 59
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[8] | 4
US Billboard Hot 100[32] | 86
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[4] | 1

## References

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1. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
2. ^ a b "Phil Collins Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
3. ^ a b "Phil Collins Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
4. ^ a b "The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52\. 24 December 1994. p. YE-68. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
5. ^ a b "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2389." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
6. ^ a b "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2443." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
7. ^ a b "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Retrieved 31 March 2018 – via Library and Archives Canada.
8. ^ a b "RPM Top 100 AC Tracks of 1994". RPM. Retrieved 31 March 2018 – via Library and Archives Canada.
9. ^ a b "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (16.–22.12.'93)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 December 1993. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
10. ^ a b "Phil Collins – Everyday" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
11. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Everyday". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
12. ^ Flick, Larry (15 January 1994). "Single Reviews: Pop" (PDF). Billboard. p. 31. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
13. ^ Jones, Alan (8 January 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream" (PDF). Music Week. p. 7. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
14. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 4\. 22 January 1994. p. 9. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
15. ^ Phil Collins (1994). Everyday (UK CD single liner notes). Virgin Records. VSCDT 1505, 7243 8 92246 2 7.
16. ^ Phil Collins (1994). Everyday (UK CD single liner notes). Virgin Records. VSCDG1505, 7243 8 92247 2 6.
17. ^ Phil Collins (1994). Everyday (European maxi-CD single liner notes). WEA. 4509-94716-2.
18. ^ Phil Collins (1994). Everyday (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Virgin Records. VS 1505, 7243 8 92246 7 2.
19. ^ Phil Collins (1994). Everyday (UK cassette single sleeve). Virgin Records. VSC 1505, 7243 8 92246 4 1.
20. ^ Phil Collins (1994). Everyday (European & Australian CD single liner notes). WEA. 4509-94714-2.
21. ^ Phil Collins (1994). Everyday (US cassette single sleeve). Atlantic Records. 4-87300.
22. ^ Phil Collins (1994). Everyday (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Atlantic Records. 2-85715.
23. ^ Phil Collins (1994). Everyday (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). WEA Japan. WMD5-4141.
24. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 20 Mar 1994". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
25. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 7\. 12 February 1994. p. 15. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
26. ^ "Phil Collins – Everyday" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
27. ^ "Phil Collins – Everyday" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
28. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
29. ^ "Phil Collins – Everyday" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
30. ^ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 22 January 1994. p. 18. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
31. ^ "Phil Collins Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
32. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.

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Phil Collins songs

* Discography

Face Value|

* "In the Air Tonight"
* "I Missed Again"
* "If Leaving Me Is Easy"

Hello, I Must Be Going!|

* "Thru These Walls"
* "You Can't Hurry Love"
* "I Don't Care Anymore"
* "Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away"
* "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning"
* "I Cannot Believe It's True"
* "Like China"

No Jacket Required|

* "Sussudio"
* "One More Night"
* "Don't Lose My Number"
* "Take Me Home"

Buster|

* "A Groovy Kind of Love"
* "Two Hearts"

...But Seriously|

* "Another Day in Paradise"
* "I Wish It Would Rain Down"
* "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven"
* "That's Just the Way It Is"
* "Do You Remember?"
* "Hang in Long Enough"

Serious Hits... Live!|

* "Do You Remember?" (live)
* "Who Said I Would" (live)

Both Sides|

* "Both Sides of the Story"
* "Everyday"
* "We Wait and We Wonder"

Dance into the Light|

* "Dance into the Light"
* "It's in Your Eyes"
* "No Matter Who"
* "Wear My Hat"
* "The Same Moon"

...Hits|

* "True Colors"

Tarzan|

* "You'll Be in My Heart"
* "Two Worlds"
* "Strangers Like Me"
* "Son of Man"

Testify|

* "Can't Stop Loving You"
* "Come with Me"
* "Wake Up Call"/"The Least You Can Do"

Brother Bear|

* "Look Through My Eyes"
* "No Way Out"

Going Back|

* "(Love Is Like A) Heatwave"
* "Going Back"

Featured singles|

* "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
* "Easy Lover"
* "Hero"
* "In the Air Tonite"
* "Home"

Other singles|

* "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
* "Separate Lives"
* "Somewhere"

Other songs|

* "The Man with the Horn"
* "You Ought to Know..."

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