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"Everything" is a song written by Fefe Dobson, Jay Levine, and James Bryan McCollum and recorded by Dobson for her self-titled debut album (2003). It was released to American radio as the album's second international single and third overall single on January 19, 2004. "Everything" is Dobson's only single from her debut album to miss the Canadian Singles Chart, but it did become a top-10 hit on the country's hot adult contemporary radio chart. The song is also her only track to chart in the UK to date, peaking at number 42.

"Everything"
Single by Fefe Dobson
from the album Fefe Dobson
Released	January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)
Length	4:12 (album version) 3:42 (edit)
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Fefe Dobson Jay Levine James Bryan McCollum
Producer(s)	Jay Levine James Bryan McCollum
Fefe Dobson singles chronology
"Take Me Away" (2003) "Everything" (2004) "Don't Go (Girls and Boys)" (2004)
Music video
"Everything" (Performance Version, No Film Footage) on YouTube VEVO (FefeDobson Channel)

Promotion

Dobson has made appearances on MTV's TRL, The Ellen DeGeneres Show,[1] The Sharon Osbourne Show, All That, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno[2] to promote the single.

Critical reception

Spin wrote that the song was a "shameless Avril rip" and listed it in the "Trash" section of their music list.[3] Chuck Taylor of Billboard also likened the song to Avril Lavigne's music and wrote that "Everything" was "less distinctive" than Dobson's other songs and "could go either way."[4] In a review of Fefe Dobson for Billboard, Rashaun Hall cited "Everything" as an example of the "standard pop fare" that bogs down sections of the album.[5]

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Chris Robinson, stars some of the actors from the film The Perfect Score and includes scenes from the film.[6] An alternate version omits the movie scenes.[7]

Track listings

UK CD1[8]

1. "Everything" (radio edit)
2. "Meet Fefe Dobson!"
3. "Everything" (instrumental)
4. "Everything" (video)

UK CD2[9]

1. "Everything" (radio edit)
2. "Meet Fefe Dobson!"

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[10]	13
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[11]	9
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[12]	74
Scotland (OCC)[13]	48
UK Singles (OCC)[14]	42
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[15]	28
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[16]	39

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	January 19, 2004	Contemporary hit radio	Island IDJMG	[17]
		Hot adult contemporary radio
United Kingdom	April 26, 2004	CD single	Mercury	[18]

References

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