"Every Morning" is a song by American rock band

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, released as the

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from their third studio album, '' 14:59'' (1999). Their first commercially available single in the United States, "Every Morning" reached number one on both the US ''

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chart and the Canadian '' RPM'' Top Singles chart, becoming the latter country's second-most-successful single of 1999. The song also reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 10 on the

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, becoming the band's highest-charting single on both rankings. The track was ranked number 98 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1999, Australia's largest annual music poll.

Composition

"Every Morning" is an

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and flamenco pop song. It is written in

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with a key of

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and proceeds at a moderate tempo, played '' mezzo-forte''. The song has a

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of A–D–A–D–E5. The chorus of the song references " Suavecito" by the Chicano music group Malo, as well as

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's 1968 hit "

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". Lead vocalist

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explained, "We referenced 'Suavecito' because growing up in California, you know, that was just like the low rider anthem. Any car show or swap meet you'd ever go by, you'd always hear that ongand that just stuck in your mind." He added, "We actually came up with that part, and it was very similar to Malo's part. We were sort of imitating it, and then we said, 'Let's just leave it, we're gonna change it later.' It really makes the song – we think – so we just left it."

Track listings

US 7-inch, CD, and cassette single # "Every Morning" – 3:39 # "Even Though" – 2:35 UK, European, and Australian CD single # "Every Morning" – 3:39 # "Rivers" – 2:50 # "Aim for Me" (main version) – 2:29

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the liner notes of the CD singles. Studios * Recorded at Swing House, Sunset Sound Studio,

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, and

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(Los Angeles) * Mixed at Scream House (Los Angeles) * Mastered at Precision (Los Angeles) Personnel * Sugar Ray – writing, vocals *

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– additional writing, production, programming, engineering, mixing, mastering * Richard Bean – additional writing * Abel Zarate – additional writing * Pablo Tellez – additional writing * John Travis – engineering, mixing * Steve Gallagher – additional engineering * Chip Quigley – management

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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