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"Every Loser Wins" is a 1986 song performed by English actor and singer
Nick Berry
Nicholas Berry (born 16 April 1963) is a retired English actor and pop singer. He is best known for his roles as Simon Wicks in ''EastEnders'' from 1985 to 1990, and as PC Nick Rowan in '' Heartbeat'' from 1992 to 1998. He sang UK chart sing ...
.
Written and produced by
Simon May
Simon May (born 15 August 1944) is a British composer. He has composed many British television theme tunes, including ''EastEnders'' and ''Howards' Way'', and the music for the 1988 film ''The Dawning''.
Biography
Born in Devizes and a pupi ...
, Stewart James and Bradley James,
the song was heavily featured in the
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soap opera
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EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
'' throughout the summer of 1986, sung by Berry's character
Simon "Wicksy" Wicks.
When released as a single, "Every Loser Wins" became a success, spending three weeks at number one on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
in October and November 1986.
It was the second biggest-selling single in the UK that year (after "
Don't Leave Me This Way
"Don't Leave Me This Way" is a song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert. It was originally released in 1975 by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass, an act signed to Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia Internat ...
" by
The Communards
The Communards were a British synth-pop duo formed in London in 1985. The duo consisted of Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles. They are most famous for their cover versions of "Don't Leave Me This Way", originally by Harold Melvin & the Blue N ...
). The composers, Simon May, Stewart James and Bradley James each received an
Ivor Novello Award
The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy (formerly the BASCA) since 1956, and over 1,000 statuettes have been a ...
for the composition.
"Every Loser Wins" peaked at number 93 on the Australia
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July ...
in 1987.
The song in ''EastEnders''
Simon first plays "Every Loser Wins" in episode 165 of ''EastEnders'' after leaving
The Banned
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
, performing it alone on a piano in
The Queen Victoria
The Queen Victoria (more often referred to as The Queen Vic or The Vic) is the Victorian public house in the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders''. It has the fictional address of 46 Albert Square, Walford, London E20.
Appearance and developmen ...
pub. In the next episode, he plays it to
Michelle Fowler
Michelle Fowler (also Holloway) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Susan Tully from the show's first episode on 19 February 1985 up until the character's departure on 26 October 1995. She returned on 24 De ...
(
Susan Tully
Susan Tully (born 20 October 1967) is an English actress, television producer, and television director.
Her most prominent television acting roles were those of rebellious teenager Suzanne Ross in ''Grange Hill'' and single mother Michelle Fowl ...
) and
Lofty Holloway
George "Lofty" Holloway is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Tom Watt. Lofty is one of the serial's near-original characters, making his first appearance in the third episode, which was first broadcast on 26 ...
(
Tom Watt) and they record it onto a cassette. Then in the next episode, Michelle and Lofty tell Simon it is "their song". In episode 170, Lofty listens to it on loop after Michelle jilts him at their wedding. In episode 172, Simon has a sing-along in The Vic and
Ian Beale
Ian Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Adam Woodyatt. He is the drama's longest-serving main character and, following the departure of Pauline Fowler ( Wendy Richard) in 2006, became the only one ...
requests "Every Loser Wins", which Simon plays but Lofty walks out because of the memories it brings. Simon performs it again in episode 175, causing Michelle to cry and
Mary Smith (
Linda Davidson
Linda Davidson (born 18 June 1964 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-British former actress and writer. She played the wayward punk Mary Smith in the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders''. Mary was one of the serial's original characters; Davids ...
) calls it "sentimental garbage" and
Harry Reynolds Harry Reynolds may refer to:
* Harry Reynolds (''EastEnders''), fictional character
* Harry Reynolds (''Home and Away''), fictional character
* Butch Reynolds (born 1964), American 400 meters sprinter
* Harry Reynolds (cyclist) (1874–1940), Iri ...
(Gareth Potter) calls it "music to vomit to", causing a fight between Simon and Harry.
References
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UK Singles Chart number-one singles
1986 singles
EastEnders music
Pop ballads
Songs with music by Simon May
BBC Records singles
1986 songs