"Everything Is Never Enough" is a song performed by English group

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, taken from their seventh studio album, ''

Silver Eye ''Silver Eye'' is the seventh studio album by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp, released on 31 March 2017 by Mute Records. The album's first single, "Anymore (Goldfrapp song), Anymore", was released to digital music retailers on 23 January 2 ...

'' (2017). It was released as the album's third single on 22 September 2017 by

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. The song was written and produced by

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and William Owen Gregory, with additional production coming from Andy Savours. The song's lyrics encourage the listener to live in the present instead of the future. Critics drew comparisons between "Everything Is Never Enough" and Goldfrapp's prior work on their album ''

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'' (2010). An accompanying music video for "Everything Is Never Enough" was released on 7 September 2017 and features lead singer Alison Goldfrapp and a nude male dancer performing in a desert setting. It serves as a continuation to the ones for prior singles " Anymore" and " Systemagic".

Background and release

The radio edit (also known as the "video mix") of "Everything Is Never Enough" was released digitally as third single from ''Silver Eye'' on 22 September 2017. It was written and produced by members

and William Owen Gregory with Andy Savours serving as an additional producer. A remix of "Everything Is Never Enough" produced by German DJ

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was distributed to digital retailers on 6 October 2017 and titled "Chris Liebing Burn Slow Remix".

Composition and lyrics

"Everything Is Never Enough" has a duration of five minutes and six seconds, whereas the radio edit runs for three minutes and fifty seconds. Sean T. Collins from ''

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'' compared the single to the songs on Goldfrapp's fifth studio album, ''

'' (2010). Additionally, he claimed that songs like "Everything Is Never Enough" add individuality to the album as they "avoid the genre-pastiche of their counterparts" on ''Silver Eye''. The lyrics of "Everything Is Never Enough" describe living in the present instead of waiting for the future; Goldfrapp sings "Living like there's no tomorrow / We are here in the future past".

Critical reception

A group of critics from ''

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'' reviewed the recording in their "Singles Going Steady" column, with the site's consensus reading: "Goldfrapp expertly balances crisp sound quality and computer-softened vocals for a dreamy club feel and that makes the wasteland seem like a happening place." Ian Rushbury from the publication called the song "lovely" while Adriana Pontecorvo appreciated the "incredibly catchy dance beat". Chris Gerard, also from ''PopMatters'', stated that the single "takes us back to more traditional Goldfrapp territory" and is an obvious candidate to be released as a commercial single.

Music video

A music video for "Everything Is Never Enough" was released on 7 September 2017. Stylistically, it serves as a continuation to the music videos for " Anymore" and " Systemagic", the first two singles from ''Silver Eye''. Tristan Kneschke from ''PopMatters'' compared to scenery in the music video to the one for

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's 2017 single "My Name Is Ruin".

Track listing and formats

References

External links

* {{authority control 2017 songs Songs written by Alison Goldfrapp Songs written by Will Gregory Goldfrapp songs