"Everyday Formula" is a song by Australian rock band

Regurgitator Regurgitator are an Australian alternative rock band from Brisbane, Queensland, formed in late 1993 by Quan Yeomans on lead vocals, guitar and keyboards; Ben Ely on bass guitar, keyboards and vocals; and Martin Lee on drums. Their debut stud ...

. The song was released in October 1997 as the lead single from the band's second studio album ''

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''. The single peaked at number 41 in Australia and it also ranked at number 19 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 1997. In 2019, Tyler Jenke from The Brag ranked Regurgitator's best songs, with "Everyday Formula" coming it at number 4. Jenke said "Like most songs by the Gurge, the exceptional, catchy music hides some lyrics underneath that usually go missed by casual fans of the band. In this case, 'Everyday Formula' sees the group describing environmental issues being overlooked due to the rise of technology. Truly, they were ahead of their time."

Music video

The song's music video is heavily inspired by the 1982 film ''

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'' and recreates several scenes from the film. The music video sees frontman

Quan Yeomans Quan Yeomans (born 12 December 1972) is an Australian musician best known as the frontman of the band Regurgitator. Early life Yeomans was born in Sydney to a fifth-generation Australian father, Neville, and his mother Lien, a well-known Vi ...

being digitised by a laser and transported into a computer world where he is forced to compete in the ball game from the film.

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{{authority control 1997 singles 1997 songs Regurgitator songs Songs written by Quan Yeomans Song recordings produced by Magoo (Australian producer) Warner Music Australasia singles Environmental songs