Everyday (Dave Matthews Band album)

Everyday is the fourth studio album by Dave Matthews Band, released on February 27, 2001.

Everyday
Studio album by
Dave Matthews Band
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2001 (2001-02-27)
RecordedOctober 9-December 1, 2000[1]
StudioConway Studios, Los Angeles
Genre
Length51:00
LabelRCA
ProducerGlen Ballard
Dave Matthews Band chronology
Listener Supported
(1999)		 Everyday
(2001)		 The Videos 1994–2001
(2001)
Singles from Everyday
  1. "I Did It"
    Released: January 3, 2001
  2. "The Space Between"
    Released: April 16, 2001
  3. "Everyday"
    Released: November 15, 2001

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Now4/5[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Spin5/10[9]
USA Today[10]

Initial critical response to Everyday was generally mixed to positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 67, based on 16 reviews.[2]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Everyday performed very well commercially. The album debuted at #1 with 732,720 copies sold during its first week,[11] and stayed at #1 for two weeks. After 25 weeks of sales, it sold over 2.5 million copies. To date, it has sold nearly 3 million copies. It was the 5th best selling album of the Billboard year in 2001. The album was also certified platinum in Canada (100,000 units) in July 2001.[12]

Track listing

All songs by David J. Matthews and Glen Ballard.

No.TitleLength
1."I Did It"3:35
2."When the World Ends"3:31
3."The Space Between"4:03
4."Dreams of Our Fathers"4:41
5."So Right"4:41
6."If I Had It All"4:03
7."What You Are"4:33
8."Angel"3:58
9."Fool to Think"4:14
10."Sleep to Dream Her"4:25
11."Mother Father"4:24
12."Everyday"4:43

Promotion

The album was promoted on the band's Everyday Tour.

"When the World Ends" was planned as a single, but scrapped after the events of September 11, 2001. The more uplifting "Everyday" was eventually released in its place. Paul Oakenfold's remix of "When the World Ends" appeared as the closing track on the first disc of The Matrix Reloaded: The Album.

Personnel
Dave Matthews Band
Additional personnel
Technical
  • Glen Ballard – producer
  • Karl Derfler – recording engineer, digital editing
  • Scott Campbell – digital editing, additional engineering
  • John Nelson – assistant engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing engineer
  • Matt Silva – mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer
  • Jolie Levine-Aller – production coordinator
  • Rachel Cleverley – production assistant
  • Thane Kerner – art direction, design
  • Catherine Dee – design assistant
  • Danny Clinch – cover photography
  • Dan Winters – interior photography

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[29] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  5. Hochman, Steve (February 25, 2001). "A Startling Departure for the Dave Matthews Band". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  6. Hughes, Kim (March 8, 2001). "Dave Matthews Band". Now. Toronto. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
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