Everybody Knows (Dixie Chicks song)

Infobox Single
Name = Everybody Knows


Artist = Dixie Chicks
from Album = Taking the Long Way
Released = July 2006 (North America)
Format = Digital download
Radio airplay
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = Country–pop
Length = 4:16
Certification =
Label = Columbia Records
Writer = Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, Gary Louris
Producer = Rick Rubin
Last single = "Not Ready to Make Nice"
(2006)
This single = "Everybody Knows"
(2006)
Next single = "The Long Way Around"
(2006)Extra tracklisting
Album = Taking the Long Way
Type = studio
prev_track = "Not Ready to Make Nice"
prev_no = 03
this_track = "Everybody Knows"
track_no = 04
next_track = "Bitter End"
next_no = 05|

"Everybody Knows" is a country–pop song written and performed by the American all-female band Dixie Chicks. It was released as the second physical single from their seventh studio album, "Taking the Long Way" (2006).

Song information

The song, which was written by all the three band members (Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison) in collaboration with Gary Louris, is about the consequences that fame and success has on the lives of a celebrity.

Comments about the song by band members

This is what the band members declared about the song [ [http://www.frontpagepublicity.com/dxc/content/cutxcut.html Comments on the writing process of the "Taking the Long Way" songs] at Frontpagepublicity.com] :

* Natalie: "I find the psychology of celebrity very interesting; the things people are willing to sacrifice to be famous. I think it comes from a sad place. Some are grounded and can keep it in perspective, and some let it take over (...) Sometimes you do feel more claustrophobic. I've definitely become more reclusive and anti-social and suspicious of people, which sucks, but it does come with it."

* Emily: "It's a soap opera, something for people to watch that's bigger than life. And the people who are in the middle of it love that. They want to be perceived as being larger than life. It's like watching "Richie Rich" or "Silver Spoons"."
* Martie: "I'm very proud that when Brad and Jennifer broke up, I didn't know for a month!"

Chart performance

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