"Everything" is a song written by

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, Jay Levine, and James Bryan McCollum and recorded by Dobson for her self-titled debut album (2003). It was released to American radio as the album's second international single and third overall single on January 19, 2004. "Everything" was the only single from the album to miss the

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, but it did reach number nine on the ''

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chart and number 13 on the CHR/Pop chart. The song is Dobson's only track to chart in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 42.

Promotion

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'' to promote "Everything".

Use in media

The song was used and included on the soundtrack of the 2004 film ''

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's series '' One Tree Hill'', titled "You Gotta Go There to Come Back", which originally aired on January 20, 2004

Critical reception

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'' wrote that the song was a "shameless

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rip" and listed it in the "Trash" section of their music list. Chuck Taylor of ''

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'' also likened the song to Avril Lavigne's music and wrote that "Everything" was "less distinctive" than Dobson's other songs and "could go either way." In a review of ''

'' for ''Billboard'', Rashaun Hall cited "Everything" as an example of the "standard

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fare" that bogs down sections of the album.

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Chris Robinson, stars some of the actors from the film ''The Perfect Score'' and includes scenes from the film. An alternate version omits the movie scenes.

Track listings

UK CD1 # "Everything" (radio edit) # "Meet Fefe Dobson!" # "Everything" (instrumental) # "Everything" (video) UK CD2 # "Everything" (radio edit) # "Meet Fefe Dobson!"

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Everything (Fefe Dobson Song) Island Records singles Fefe Dobson songs 2003 songs 2004 singles Mercury Records singles Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director) Songs written by Fefe Dobson Songs written by James Bryan McCollum Songs written by Jason Levine