"Everyday Is a Winding Road" is the second single from American singer and songwriter
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three li ...
's 1996
eponymous album.
Neil Finn
Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician who is known for being a member of Crowded House, Split Enz (which he co-fronted with brother Tim), and Fleetwood Mac. Finn rose to prominence in the late ...
, lead singer of
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ban ...
, provides backing vocals.
Paul Hester
Paul Newell Hester (8 January 1959 – 26 March 2005) was an Australian musician and television personality. He was the drummer for the band Split Enz for a short time in 1984, and co-founding member and drummer of the rock group Crowded House ...
, another member of
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ban ...
, was the inspiration for the song.
The song was released in the United Kingdom in November 1996 and was released in the United States the following year.
The single was well-received on the radio and peaked at number 11 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also peaked at number 12 on the
UK Singles Chart
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and became Crow's fourth and final number-one single in Canada. The song earned a nomination for
Record of the Year
The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
at the
1998 Grammy Awards but lost to "
Sunny Came Home
"Sunny Came Home" is a folk-rock song by American musician Shawn Colvin. It is the opening track on her 1996 concept album, ''A Few Small Repairs'', and was released as a CD and cassette single on June 24, 1997. In the United Kingdom, the song ...
" by
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin (born Shawna Lee Colvin, January 10, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. While Colvin has been a solo recording artist for decades, she is best known for her 1998 Grammy Award-winning song "Sunny Came Home".
Early ...
. A music video for this song was directed by Peggy Sirota and filmed in
New York City
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in sepia. It features a toy airplane flying from person to person throughout the city.
Criticism
Greg Kot
Greg Kot (born March 3, 1957) is an American music journalist and author. From 1990 until 2020, Kot was the rock music critic at the ''Chicago Tribune'', where he covered popular music and reported on music-related social, political and busines ...
of the ''
Chicago Tribune
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'' said the song "blatantly swipes" from
the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...
' song "
Sympathy for the Devil
"Sympathy for the Devil" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones and the opening track from the band's 1968 album ''Beggars Banquet''. The song is a product of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards' songwriting partnership.
It is consi ...
".
Track listings
US 7-inch single
:A. "Everyday Is a Winding Road" (LP version) – 4:16
:B. "Sad Sad World" – 4:05
US CD single
# "Everyday Is a Winding Road" (LP version) – 4:16
# "Sad Sad World" – 4:05
# "In Need" – 5:53
# "On the Outside" (live from
Shepherd's Bush Empire
Shepherd's Bush Empire (currently known as O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the BBC Television Theatre) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, West London, run by the Academy Music Group. It was originally ...
) – 7:40
European CD single
# "Everyday Is a Winding Road" – 4:16
# "Free Man" – 3:20
# "Run Baby Run" (live at
Woodstock
Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. ...
) – 5:28
# "Ordinary Morning" – 3:55
UK CD1 (includes four postcards)
# "Everyday Is a Winding Road" (LP version) – 4:16
# "
Strong Enough" (LP version) – 3:10
# "
Can't Cry Anymore
"Can't Cry Anymore" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow from her debut album, ''Tuesday Night Music Club'' (1993), released through A&M Records. Released in May 1995, the song reached number 36 on the US '' Billboard'' Hot 100, b ...
" (LP version) – 3:41
# "
What I Can Do for You
"What I Can Do for You" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow from her debut studio album, ''Tuesday Night Music Club'' (1993), released on A&M Records. It was originally issued in February 1994, and the single includes a faster ...
" (LP version) – 4:15
UK CD2
# "Everyday Is a Winding Road" (LP version) – 4:16
# "
If It Makes You Happy
"If It Makes You Happy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow, released as the lead single from her 1996 eponymous album in September 1996. The song peaked at number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Crow's final top-10 ...
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'' album booklet.
Studios
* Recorded at Kingsway Studios (New Orleans)
* Mastered at Gateway Mastering (
''. In addition, Prince made an appearance at the Toronto stop of the 1999 Lilith Fair festival tour to perform the song alongside Crow.
''. However, ''Phenomenon'' came out four months before the song's release and included a special edit of the song.