Everybody (Keith Urban song)
2007 single by Keith Urban
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"Everybody" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in September 2007 as the fourth and final single from his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing. The song peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in early 2008. Urban wrote this song with Richard Marx.
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| Single by Keith Urban | ||||
| from the album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
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| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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Content
"Everybody" is a mid-tempo ballad that Urban co-wrote with Richard Marx. In it, the male narrator addresses a female who is escaping her relationship ("And the only thing that you've ever known is to run") and tries asking her to stay ("Everybody needs somebody sometimes").
Critical reception
Jordan Levin and Howard Cohen of The Miami Herald called the song "formulaic,"[1] and Keith Groller of The Morning Call said that it was "ultra-sappy." [2]
Music video
The music video was directed by Chris Hicky, and premiered on CMT on September 22, 2007.
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[3]
- Keith Urban – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, EBow
- Beth Beeson – french horn
- Tom Bukovac – rhythm guitar
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Erin Horner – french horn
- Dann Huff – rhythm guitar
- Chris McHugh – drums
- Tim Lauer – piano, synthesizer
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Joy Worland – french horn
Chart positions
Year-end charts
| Chart (2008) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 47 |
Cover versions
Richard Marx version
Richard Marx recorded his own version of the song and released it as the lead single from the European edition of his album Stories to Tell.