"Everything I'm Not" is the second

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released from Australian musical duo

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' debut album, '' The Secret Life of...'' (2005). It reached number seven on the ARIA Singles Charts and has been certified

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over 35,000 units shipped in Australia.

Critical reception

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'' named it amongst some of the excellent songs on the album, calling it " ..loud ndmelancholy ...''The New York Times'' review
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'' reviewed the remix version of "Everything I'm Not", stating that the track might finally break them into the US mainstream.Entertainment Weekly review
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Release and chart performance

"Everything I'm Not" was released in Australia on 21 November 2005.Everything I'm Not release date
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''maxmartinfansite.com''. Accessed 8 December 2009. The song made its debut on the chart on issue date 4 December 2005 at number 13. After a steady climb up the charts for eight weeks, the song peaked at number seven on 22 January 2006, where it stayed for one week before descending the top 50. The single was certified gold with shipments of over 7,500 copies. In New Zealand, the single made its chart debut at number 10 and remained on the chart for nine weeks, its last position at number 21. In Europe, "Everything I'm Not" peaked at number 14 on

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chart at number three.

Live performances

The Veronicas performed "Everything I'm Not" on television shows such as ''

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''. Accessed 3 November 2009. and in 2009 they performed the song on UK radio station Capital FM to promote the single's release.Capital FM live recording
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, Sydney as part of the MasterCard's Priceless Music Events.MasterCard live performance
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Music video

The "Everything I'm Not" music video features the Veronicas singing with their band while trashing a car of an ex-boyfriend, apparently named

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, for cheating on Lisa by painting and smashing the car with paint buckets while the ex-boyfriend looks on from a video camera. When it is too much for the ex-boyfriend to handle, he drops his cell phone on the ground. In the end, it seems like the police catch them doing it and they slam down the camera, smashing the ex-boyfriend's chances of seeing his car for the final time.

Track listings

* Australian CD single # "Everything I'm Not" – 3:22 # " 4ever" (Claude le Gache extended vocal) – 7:16 # "4ever" (Mac Quayle Break Mix) – 7:17 * European CD single # "Everything I'm Not" – 3:22 # "4ever" (Claude le Gache extended vocal) – 7:16 * Digital download EP # "Everything I'm Not" (

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Remix edit) – 3:31 # "Everything I'm Not" (Claude Le Gache edit) – 3:59 # "Everything I'm Not" (Claude Le Gache Mixshow) – 6:02 * Digital download EP (DJ version) # "Everything I'm Not" (Jason Nevins extended mix) – 6:12 # "Everything I'm Not" (Jason Nevins Electromagnetic dub) – 6:13 # "Everything I'm Not" (Claude Le Gache club mix) – 7:08 # "Everything I'm Not" (Eddie Beez Mix) – 8:57 *

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EP # "Everything I'm Not" – 3:22 # "Everything I'm Not" (Claude le Gache Mixshow) – 6:02 # "4ever" (E Smoove club) # "4ever" (Claude le Gache dub) # "Everything I'm Not" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts

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Sales and certifications

Release history

References

External links

Watch the music video to "Everything I'm Not"
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