Everyday I Love You Less and Less
2005 single by Kaiser Chiefs
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"Everyday I Love You Less and Less" is a song by English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It is the opening track on their debut album, Employment (2005), and was released on the B-Unique label as the album's third single (not counting re-issues) on 16 May 2005. The song peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, their second top-10 single of the year. Outside the UK, the song peaked at number 52 in the Netherlands.
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| Single by Kaiser Chiefs | ||||
| from the album Employment | ||||
| B-side | "The Letter Song" | |||
| Released | 16 May 2005[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | New wave[2] | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | B-Unique | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Stephen Street | |||
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Background
Singer Ricky Wilson described the song as a "hate ballad" and added, "Usually bands release for their third single a love ballad but we decided to do the opposite. It's for anyone who's ever split up with someone and they don't leave you alone." Guitarist Simon Rix added: "You think it's going to be quite bouncy but it's actually as negative as you can be!"[3]
Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian wrote that the Kaiser Chiefs had been labeled as has-beens by 2003-2004, and they were desperate to build a fanbase to impress record labels: "The need to make an impression while bottom of the bill in a tiny venue explains all the ohhhhhhs and nanananas and oft-repeated choruses that set up shop in the listener's brain after the first listen."[4]
Music video
The music video was directed by Tim Pope. It features the band wearing skeleton costumes.[5]
Track listings
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UK CD1[6]
UK CD2 and Australasian CD single[7][8]
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UK 7-inch picture disc[9]
European CD single[10]
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[16] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||