"Everybody Cries" is the third and final single to be released from English-Irish pop-group Liberty X's second studio album, Being Somebody. The single was released on 12 January 2004, peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and number 24 on the Irish Singles Chart. The single only spent a further two weeks on the British chart before falling out of the top 40 completely. It was the band's last single with V2 Records, after being dropped by label boss Richard Branson.
| "Everybody Cries" | ||||
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| Single by Liberty X | ||||
| from the album Being Somebody | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 12 January 2004 | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | V2 Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hannah Robinson, Pascal Gabriel | |||
| Producer(s) | Marius de Vries | |||
| Liberty X singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editIn its second week on the chart, the single fell to No. 26, before falling even further the following week, to No. 39. Whilst discussing the single during the ITV2 documentary The Big Reunion, band member Kelli Young revealed that the band were worried that releasing "Everybody Cries" as a single would be a risk, and she was not sure whether the fans "would get it", as the song was a power ballad. She stated that the risk was uncalculated as the band "had never really released along that line at the time".
Music video
editThe music video for the song was filmed in October 2003, and features the band walking along disused railway lines in the English countryside, whilst behind the band, rubbish was showered, with items such as disused furniture and bicycles falling onto the railway tracks. The video was revolutionary to film at the time, as it took six days and a budget of nearly £150,000.[1] However, the music video proved controversial, and received criticism from the Rail Safety and Standards Board, because of fears of copy-cat acts in the future. This fear proved unfounded.[2]
Track listing
editUK CD single 1
- "Everybody Cries" (Radio Edit) – 3:59
- "Sunshine" – 3:24
UK CD single 2
- "Everybody Cries" (Album Version) – 4:56
- "Everybody Cries" (Bimbo Jones Mix) – 7:44
- "Enemy" – 3:39
- "Everybody Cries" (Behind The Scenes Footage) – 2:08
UK DVD single
- "Everybody Cries" (Video) – 3:59
- "Jumpin'" (Video) – 3:38
- "Everybody Cries" (Wookie Mix) (Audio) – 5:01
Charts
edit| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[3] | 24 |
| Scotland (OCC)[4] | 14 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 13 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[6] | 5 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 12 January 2004 | V2 | [7] |
References
edit- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Liberty X - Everybody Cries. YouTube.
- ^ "Liberty X in rail track video row". CBBC Newsround. 13 January 2004. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Everybody Cries". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 10 January 2004. p. 19.