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"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
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and became Crow's fourth and final number-one single in Canada. The song earned a nomination for
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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
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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 ''
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'' said the song "blatantly swipes" from
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' 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
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) – 7:40 European CD single # "Everyday Is a Winding Road" – 4:16 # "Free Man" – 3:20 # "Run Baby Run" (live at
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) – 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 ...
" (Live
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Simon Mayo Simon Andrew Hicks Mayo (born 21 September 1958) is an English radio presenter and author who worked for BBC Radio from 1982 until 2022. Mayo has presented across three BBC stations for extended periods. From 1986 to 2001 he worked for Radio ...
Session) – 5:06 # " All I Wanna Do" (Live BBC Simon Mayo Session) – 4:30 # " Run Baby Run" (Live BBC Simon Mayo Session) – 5:53


Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the ''
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 ...
'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at Kingsway Studios (New Orleans) * Mastered at Gateway Mastering (
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, US) Personnel *
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 ...
– writing, bass,
Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...
,
Harmonium The pump organ is a type of free-reed organ that generates sound as air flows past a vibrating piece of thin metal in a frame. The piece of metal is called a reed. Specific types of pump organ include the reed organ, harmonium, and melodeon. T ...
, production *
Jeff Trott Jeffrey Robert Trott is an American songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with prominent artists across genres in the United States and abroad. Trott has been named BMI ''Songwriter of the Year''. He is known for w ...
– writing, guitars * Brian MacLeod – writing, loop *
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 ...
– vocals * Steve Donnelly – guitars * Mitchell Froom – dueling Harmonium *
Michael Urbano Michael Urbano (born March 19, 1966 in Sacramento, California, USA) is a musician, programmer, and record producer. Career One of Urbano's first gigs was as a member of Bourgeois Tagg, a 1980s band that was fronted by Brent Bourgeois and Larr ...
– drums *
Trina Shoemaker Kathryn "Trina" Shoemaker is an American mixer, record producer and sound engineer responsible for producing/engineering and/or mixing records for bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Something for Kate, Nanci Gri ...
– recording *
Tchad Blake Tchad Blake (born 1955) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician. A native of Baytown, Texas, he has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including Al Green, American Music Club, Ani DiFranco, Apartment 26, Arct ...
– mixing *
Bob Ludwig Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...
– mastering


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Release history


Covers

The song was covered by
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on his 1999 album, ''
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic ''Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic'' is the twenty-third studio album by American recording artist Prince, who was at the time going by the unpronounceable "Love Symbol" (as shown on the album cover). Released on November 9, 1999 by NPG Records and A ...
''. In addition, Prince made an appearance at the Toronto stop of the 1999 Lilith Fair festival tour to perform the song alongside Crow.


In popular culture

The song was featured in the films ''
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'' and ''
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''. However, ''Phenomenon'' came out four months before the song's release and included a special edit of the song.


References

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