Everybody Got Their Something
2001 studio album by Nikka Costa
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Everybody Got Their Something is the fifth album by American pop/soul singer Nikka Costa, released in 2001. Although she had released several albums internationally as a child, this was her first release in the United States, and was released on May 22, 2001, by Virgin Records. It peaked at number 120 on the Billboard 200 in June 2001. As of 2005, it has shifted 250,000 units in United States.[4]
ReleasedMay 22, 2001
Recorded2000
StudioElectric Lady in New York and King Sound, Music Grinder, Glow2 Studios in Los Angeles
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| Released | May 22, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady in New York and King Sound, Music Grinder, Glow2 Studios in Los Angeles | |||
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| Length | 50:11 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Justin Stanley, Mark Ronson, Nikka Costa | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [1] |
| Slant Magazine |  [2] |
Uses in media
- The title song "Everybody Got Their Something" was originally released as a single in 2000, and was featured in various media: in the pilots of the TV series Arrested Development and Drop Dead Diva; the movies Blue Crush, Coach Carter, The Ugly Truth, and All About Steve; and in episodes of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Felicity, ER, and Nip/Tuck; and was used in promos for ABC Daytime. On the strength of the song, she then recorded and released the eponymous album the following year. Chase also used the song in a 2020 commercial.[5] A cover version of the song was used in a 2024 JCPenney commercial.[6]
- The first single, "Like a Feather", was Costa's biggest hit.[citation needed] The song samples "I Dig Love" by George Harrison. It was used in many of Tommy Hilfiger's advertising campaigns.
- The song "Push & Pull" was featured in the movie Blow, starring Johnny Depp, and the video was included on its DVD release. Prince covered "Push & Pull" on his direct-to-DVD concert Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas, with the help of Costa.
- The song "So Have I for You" (co-written by the Beastie Boys) was used in the 2002 Britney Spears film Crossroads.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Like a Feather" | Nikka Costa, Justin Stanley, Mark Ronson | 3:55 |
| 2. | "So Have I for You" | N. Costa, Stanley, Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz, Adam "MCA" Yauch, John King, Michael Simpson, Matt Dike | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Tug of War" | N. Costa, Xavier Cugat | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Everybody Got Their Something" | N. Costa, Stanley | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Nothing" | N. Costa | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Nikka What?" | N. Costa, Stanley, Ronson | 0:25 |
| 7. | "Hope It Felt Good" | N. Costa, Mark Anthony Jones, Pino Palladino, Stanley, Ronson | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Some Kind of Beautiful" | N. Costa, Stanley | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Nikka Who?" | Terry Ray Costa | 0:42 |
| 10. | "Just Because" | N. Costa | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Push & Pull" | N. Costa, Stanley | 5:27 |
| 12. | "Corners of My Mind" | N. Costa, Stanley, Ronson, Joe Zawinut, James Rein, Ester Marrow | 5:50 |
| 13. | "I Don't Want to Be the Rain (Japanese Bonus Track)" | N. Costa | 4:39 |
Leftover tracks
Several tracks were recorded for Everybody Got Their Something, but later excluded from the final release.
- "Heaven Sinner" appears as a b-side on the "Like a Feather" single[7] and on some promotional copies of the album.[8]
- Early promotional versions of the album featured the tracks "La La La", "Stranger's Way", "Comes Around, Goes Around" and "Rain". The track "Rain" is an extended version of "I Don't Want to Be the Rain", which is featured on the Japanese edition of the album. "Comes Around, Goes Around" has been occasionally performed live.[9]
- A stripped-down, acoustic version of "Push & Pull" is featured on the soundtrack of the 2001 movie Blow.[10]
- An extended version of "Everybody Got Their Something" is featured on the 2009 movie All About Steve.[11]
Singles
- "Like a Feather" (#53 UK)
- "Push & Pull" (Promo only)
- "Everybody Got Their Something" (Promo only)
Personnel
Credits for Everybody Got Their Something adapted from Allmusic[12]
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Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] | 97 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] | 49 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 41 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 109 |
| US Billboard 200[17] | 120 |