"Every Girl" is a song by New Zealand band

Stellar* Stellar (stylised stellar*) is a New Zealand pop/rock band led by vocalist Boh Runga, sister of acclaimed recording artist Bic Runga. They have had four RIANZ top 10 singles (the highest being " Every Girl" at #3) and two No. 1 albums. The band ...

, released as the fifth and final single from their debut album, ''

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'' (1999). It is the band's highest-charting single in their home country, reaching number three on the

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. The single was also released in Australia several months later with a different cover artwork. Track two of the single is billed as "Stellar vs

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" and is a dub remix of the band's "

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" single. The second

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is a dance remix of "Every Girl" called "Smooth Girl", done by band member Andrew Maclaren.

Background

According to band member Chris Van de Geer, "Every Girl" was recorded after

finished touring with fellow New Zealand band

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in April 1999, becoming one the last tracks recorded for ''

''.

Track listing

New Zealand and Australian CD single # "Every Girl" # "Pretty

Dub Riotous Sound System Clash" # "Smooth Girl"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the Stellar* website. Studios * Recorded at Revolver (Auckland, New Zealand) * Mixed at Airforce (Auckland, New Zealand) * Mastered at York Street (Auckland, New Zealand) Personnel *

Boh Runga Boh Runga (born 1969/1970) is a New Zealand recording artist and was the lead singer and guitarist in New Zealand rock band Stellar. Boh is the older sister of Bic Runga and Pearl Runga who are also musicians. Early life Boh grew up in Chris ...

– writing * Tom Bailey – production * Stellar* – production * Luke Tomes – programming, mixing, engineering * Andrew Maclaren – programming * Glen Cleaver – assistant engineering *

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– video directing * Gavin Botica – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

2000 singles 2000 songs Epic Records singles Songs written by Boh Runga Stellar (New Zealand band) songs {{2000s-pop-single-stub