Everything (Fefe Dobson song)


"Everything" is a song written by Fefe Dobson, Jay Levine, and James Bryan McCollum and recorded by Dobson for her self-titled debut album. It was released to American radio as the album's second international single and third overall single on January 19, 2004.
"Everything" is Dobson's only single from her debut album to miss the Canadian Singles Chart, but did become a top 10 hit on the country's hot adult contemporary radio chart. The song is also her only track to chart in the UK to date, peaking at number 42.

Promotion

Dobson has made appearances on MTV's TRL, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Sharon Osbourne Show, All That, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to promote the single.
"Everything" is featured in the film The Perfect Score and appears on its soundtrack.
There are many incarnations of the CD single release with varying tracks and cover art.

Critical reception

Spin wrote that the song was a "shameless Avril rip" and listed it in the "Trash" section of their music list. Chuck Taylor of Billboard 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 Fefe Dobson for Billboard, Rashaun Hall cited "Everything" as an example of the "standard pop fare" that bogs down sections of the album.

Charts

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. Both versions of the video premiered in May 2004.

Release history