"Everywhere That I'm Not" was a hit single for San Francisco group

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in 1982, from the

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album '' Heartbeats And Triggers''. It is said by many fans and critics that the band's signature song was mourning the loss of

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, but this is a mistaken claim. The band's memorial to Lennon was actually another of their songs; the similarly titled "Everywhere", from the same album this single comes from. Coincidentally, the songs' producer,

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, would later produce records for

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. The song was a hit on US

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but achieved only moderate commercial success. Lamenting this, musician and critic Scott Miller wrote: "From the jazzy, almost dissonant opening riff to the absolutely unforgettable chorus, this is one of music's most glaring should-be-classics."

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