Everyday America

Everyday America

Infobox Single
Name = Everyday America


Cover size =
Caption =
Artist = Sugarland
from Album = Enjoy the Ride
Released = May 2007
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 3:50
Label = Mercury Nashville
Writer = Jennifer Nettles
Kristian Bush
Lisa Carver
Producer = Byron Gallimore
Kristian Bush
Jennifer Nettles
Certification =
Last single = "Settlin'"
(2007)
This single = "Everyday America"
(2007)
Next single = "Stay"
(2007)
Misc = External music video|" [http://www.cmt.com/videos/sugarland/147418/everyday-america.jhtml Everyday America] " at CMT.com

"Everyday America" is the title a song by American country music duo Sugarland. It was released in mid-2007 as the third single from their second album (2006's "Enjoy the Ride"), and it peaked at #9 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts. The song was also played on the ABC television series "Good Morning America" from May to September of 2007.

Content

The song is a moderate up-tempo that chronicles the lives of two characters — a female character who "couldn't wait to get out" of the small town in which she was raised, and a male character who was once a football star. Their lives are also exemplified as being examples of modern American people's lives, as stated in the chorus:

:"Oh, oh, everybody's dreamin' big:"Oh, oh, everybody's just gettin' by:"That's how it goes in everyday America:"A little town and a great big life"

Sugarland debuted the song in May 2007 at the Academy of Country Music awards.

Reception

Matt C., a critic for The 9513, gave "Everyday America" a thumbs-down rating. He called it a "contextless slice-of-life [song] " that sounded more appropriate for a television commercial. [cite web |url=http://www.the9513.com/sugarland-everyday-america/ |title=Sugarland - "Everyday America" |accessdate=2008-09-03 |last=C. |first=Matt |date=2007-05-22 |work=The 9513]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Rocky Schenk. It features Bush and Nettles performing the song in a grocery store.

Use on "Good Morning America"

"Everyday America" was used by the American Broadcasting Company for their news series "Good Morning America" from May to September of 2007.cite web |url=http://www.acountry.com/music/sugarland_releases_new_single_everyday_america/ |title=Sugarland releases new single: "Everyday America" |accessdate=2008-06-21 |work=ACountry.com] The show used the song as the theme for a special on-air campaign entitled "GMA Is Here". [cite web |url=http://www.umgnashville.com/artist/detail.aspx?nid=2973&aid=181 |title=Good Morning America and Sugarland |accessdate=2008-06-21 |date=2007-05-11 |work=Mercury Nashville]

Chart performance

Personnel

The following musicians perform on this song. [cite album-notes |title=Enjoy the Ride |albumlink=Enjoy the Ride (Sugarland album) |bandname=Sugarland |year=2006 |publisher=Mercury Records |publisherid=B0007411-02]
*Thad Beaty – electric guitar
*Brandon Bush – organ, Clavinet, drum loops, percussion
*Kristian Bush – acoustic guitar, mandolin, background vocals
*Annie Clements – bass guitar, background vocals
*Jarrod Johnson – drums
*Jennifer Nettles – lead vocals
*Scott Patton – electric guitar

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