Everything (Fefe Dobson song)

2004 single by Fefe Dobson

"Everything"

Single by Fefe Dobson
from the album  Fefe Dobson
Released| January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)
Genre| Hard rock[1]
Length|

* 4:12 (album version)
* 3:42 (edit)

Label| Island
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)

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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

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Fefe Dobson has made appearances on MTV's Total Request Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show,[2] The Sharon Osbourne Show, All That, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[3] to promote "Everything".

### Use in media

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The song was used and included on the soundtrack of the 2004 film 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

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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

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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

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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

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Chart (2004)  | Peak
position

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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

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label(s)  | Ref.

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United States  | January 19, 2004  | Contemporary hit radio |

* Island
* IDJMG

| [18]
Hot adult contemporary radio
United Kingdom  | April 26, 2004  | CD single | Mercury | [19]

## References

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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.

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Discography

Studio albums|

* Fefe Dobson
* Sunday Love
* Joy
* Emotion Sickness

Singles|

* "Bye Bye Boyfriend"
* "Take Me Away"
* "Everything"
* "Don't Go (Girls and Boys)"
* "Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
* "Ghost"
* "Stuttering"
* "Can't Breathe"
* "Legacy"

Other songs|

* "Wavin' Flag (Haiti Mix)"

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