Everyday (Dave Matthews Band song)

Infobox Single
Name = Everyday

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Artist = Dave Matthews Band
from Album = Everyday
Released = 2001
Format = CD
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:44 (Album Version)
Label = RCA
Producer = Glen Ballard
Last single = "The Space Between"
(2001)
This single = "Everyday"
(2001)
Next single = "Where Are You Going"
(2002)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Everyday
Type = studio
prev_track = "Mother Father"
prev_no = 11
this_track = "Everyday"
track_no = 12
next_track = End of Album
next_no =
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = The Best of What's Around Vol. 1
Type = compilation
prev_track = "Stay (Wasting Time) (Live)"
prev_no = 4
this_track = "Everyday (Live)"
track_no = 5
next_track = "Louisiana Bayou (Live)"
next_no = 6

"Everyday" is the closing track and third radio single from Dave Matthews Band's album "Everyday". It reached #36 on the Top 40 Mainstream, #38 on Modern Rock Tracks, and #8 on Adult Top 40. A live version of "Everyday" is featured on the Dave Matthews Band compilation album "The Best of What's Around Vol. 1". The song evolved from an earlier DMB song entitled "#36."

When the song is played live, the song "#36" is mixed in with the song "Everyday." It is also a tradition for the crowd to sing, "Honey, Honey, [sometimes transcribed as 'Hani, Hani'] Come and dance with me" during the parts of the song that #36 mixes in with. This can be heard on such CDs as "The Best of What's Around Vol. 1", "Live Trax Vol. 6", "The Gorge", "Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado", and on "Weekend on the Rocks".

On September 21, 2001, Dave Matthews played an acoustic version of the song as part of the concert, performed in remembrance of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The song was not originally supposed to be the third single off of the album. "When the World Ends" was originally supposed to be the single, but after 9/11 it was thought that the dark title would not be appropriate.

Music video

A music video for the song features actor Judah Friedlander walking around hugging people (mostly in the band's hometown of Charlottesville), including Conan O'Brien, Vincent Pastore, Sheryl Crow, the Blue Man Group and Tiki Barber, as well as the band themselves.

Cultural references and parodies

The song was parodied by Jimmy Fallon in his opening act for the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.

The song "#36" was written in response to the assassination of Chris Hani, who worked to end South African apartheid.

The song was featured in the third episode of "The Paper", after Alex and his new girlfriend kiss for the first time at a Dave Matthews Band concert.

Track listing

#"Everyday" (Radio Edit) - 4:10
#"Everyday" (Album Version) - 4:44
#"Everyday" (Live Version) - 9:31

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