Every 1's a Winner (song)

"Every 1's a Winner" is the third single from the 1978 Hot Chocolate album of the same name. The single was released on 4 March 1978 on RAK Records in the UK and Infinity Records in the US. It peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart and #6 on the US Billboard Hot 100; it was the band's second-highest-charting single in the US, behind "You Sexy Thing".[2][3]

"Every 1's a Winner"
Single by Hot Chocolate
from the album Every 1's a Winner
B-side"Power of Love"
ReleasedMarch 4, 1978 (1978-03-04)
GenreBritish soul[1]
Length4:49 (Album Version)
4:04 (Single Version)
3:38 (Single Edit)
LabelRAK
Songwriter(s)Errol Brown
Producer(s)Mickie Most
Hot Chocolate singles chronology
"Put Your Love In Me"
(1977)		 "Every 1's a Winner"
(1978)		 "I'll Put You Together Again"
(1978)

Track listing

All tracks written by Errol Brown; except where indicated.

1978 release
7" vinyl
  1. "Every 1's a Winner" – 3:35
  2. "Power Of Love" (Harvey Hinsley, Patrick Olive, Tony Connor) – 3:19
12" vinyl (Infinity Records, US)
  1. "Every 1's a Winner" – 7:17
  2. "Put Your Love In Me" – 5:48

1988 remix
7" single
  1. "Every 1's A Winner (Groove Mix)" – 3:54
  2. "So You Win Again" (Russ Ballard) – 4:29
12" single 1
  1. "Every 1's A Winner (Sexy Remix)" – 6:28
  2. "Every 1's A Winner (Bonus Beats)" – 2:32
  3. "Every 1's A Winner (7" Groove Mix)" – 3:53
  4. "So You Win Again" (Russ Ballard) – 4:29
12" single 2
  1. "Every 1's A Winner (Extended Groove Remix)" – 6:40
  2. "Every 1's A Winner (Groove Mix Bonus Beats)" – 3:05
  3. "Every 1's A Winner (7" Groove Mix)" – 3:53
  4. "So You Win Again" (Russ Ballard) – 4:29

Chart history

Remixes, covers and sampling

Hot Chocolate released a remixed version of the song on their 1987 album 2001; the remix reached #67 in the UK. A 1999 version of the song by Electrotheque reached #85 in the UK.[16]

The rap group Insane Clown Posse sampled "Every 1's a Winner" on their song "The Mighty Death Pop!".[17]

References
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  9. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 261.
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  13. "1979 Top 200 Singles". RPM. Vol. 32, no. 13. Library and Archives Canada. December 22, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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  16. "Electrotheque". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  17. "Samples of Every 1's a Winner by Hot Chocolate". WhoSampled. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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