Everyday (Phil Collins song)
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"Everyday" is a ballad pop song by Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....

 released as the second single of his fifth studio album, Both Sides
Both Sides
-Unreleased Tracks:Several instrumental tracks were recorded and subsequently released as extra tracks on both singles for "Everyday", and "We Wait and We Wonder". These instrumental tracks include, "Rad Dudeski", and "Don't Call Me Ashley"...

. It's also been released as the seventh track on the first CD of the 2004 compilation album, Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New
Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New
Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New is a compilation album by British musician Phil Collins. The album was released by Atlantic Recording Corporation and Rhino Entertainment on 28 September 2004...

.

History

Due to the lackluster success of the first single of the album, "Both Sides of the Story
Both Sides of the Story
"Both Sides of the Story" is a song performed by Phil Collins and released in 1993 as the lead single from the album Both Sides.-Song history:...

", which only peaked at #25 on Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, Collins' record label urged the release of the second single. The decision was right, the single peaked one place higher than the previous single, peaked at #24 on Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

. However, in the UK (Collins' native country), the single performed worse than the previous single, peaking at #15. This song was only performed live during Collins' 1994 concerts.

Europe 4-track CD single

  1. "Everyday"
  2. "Don't Call Me Ashley"
  3. "Everyday" (Early Demo Version)
  4. "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" (Live)

Music video

The song's music video features Collins moving into a new house. Inside his new house, all of his properties are still covered and the wall is painted white. He was singing and playing piano throughout the video. Collins' record label didn't promote the single heavily, so the video did not get much airplay on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 and VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

, just as same as his previous single, "Both Sides of the Story
Both Sides of the Story
"Both Sides of the Story" is a song performed by Phil Collins and released in 1993 as the lead single from the album Both Sides.-Song history:...

".

Peak positions

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Denmark Singles Chart 35
Dutch Singles Chart 28
German Singles Chart 35
UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

24
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States...

2

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 86
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