"Everything" is a song recorded by Canadian singer

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, and released on April 23, 2007, as the lead single from his fifth studio album, '' Call Me Irresponsible''.

Background

Bublé wrote the lyrics of "Everything" for his then girlfriend

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. He later explained: "I wrote the song about the great happiness of real love, but at the same time I was making a statement about the world. We're living in really crazy times, and I wanted to say that no matter what's happening, this person in my life is what really makes it worthwhile." Unlike Bublé's other work, this song strays away from being

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oriented, carrying some elements of pop and

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. It is completely devoid of a horn section, as well as being guitar driven. A

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and an

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carry the main melody of the song, with

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s audible in the

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. Bublé's vocal arrangement is also different from his previous material; his voice often makes big interval changes in most of his material, but his voice in this particular song is projected smoothly without going into loud intervals. It is comparable to his previous hit single, "

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", from the album '' It's Time''. The

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for the song features scenes of Bublé performing the song into a mic, as well as holding an open audition for actors and entertainers to appear in the video, finally choosing the right candidate at the end. In Italy, the song topped the digital singles chart in April 2007, before reaching the top of the overall singles chart over a year later in June 2008.

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and

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make

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for

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in the video.

Track listings

* UK CD single 1 and 7-inch vinyl # "Everything" (Album Version) - 3:36 # "Home" (American Remix) - 4:04 * UK CD single 2 # "Everything" (Album Version) - 3:36 # "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" - 4:48 # "Everything" (Alternative Mix) - 3:30

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Everything (Michael Buble song) 2007 singles Michael Bublé songs Number-one singles in Italy Songs written by Alan Chang Songs written by Michael Bublé 143 Records singles Reprise Records singles Songs written by Amy S. Foster 2006 songs