Everything to Everyone (EP)

Everything to Everyone is the debut extended play by American actress and singer Reneé Rapp. It was released on November 11, 2022, through Interscope Records. The extended play was preceded by two singles, "In the Kitchen" and "Don't Tell My Mom", with the third single, "Too Well", released alongside the EP.

Everything to Everyone
EP by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)
Recorded2022
Length19:22
LabelInterscope
Producer
Reneé Rapp chronology
Everything to Everyone
(2022)
Snow Angel
(2023)
Singles from Everything to Everyone
  1. "In the Kitchen"
    Released: July 22, 2022
  2. "Don't Tell My Mom"
    Released: September 30, 2022
  3. "Too Well"
    Released: November 11, 2022

The deluxe version of the EP was released on February 24, 2023, featuring an extended version of the title track and one new song: "Bruises".[1]

Background and development

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Following her roles in the Broadway musical Mean Girls and the HBO Max comedy series The Sex Lives of College Girls, Rapp signed a recording contract with Interscope Records in June 2022.[2] Concurrently, Rapp released her debut single titled "Tattoos" that had been teased on her TikTok account several months earlier.[3] In an interview with NPR, Rapp revealed that her pursuit of a record label deal began at the age of sixteen but faced rejection, further noted the traction of the TikTok videos "ended up getting her signed".[4]

In December 2022, Rapp was named as the MTV Push Artist for the month.[5] In an interview conducted as part of the feature, she revealed that the production of the EP was a "healing form of self-reflection". "The EP was the craziest thing because I learned everything about myself," she added.[6] She revealed to Glamour that the tracks symbolized her journey of "figuring out living for herself".[7]

Rapp had started writing and recording for the extended play in January 2022.[8]

Composition

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During an interview with NME, Rapp called the EP as "stripped-back pop with lyrics about all the shitty things that have happened".[9] When asked about the musical direction of the EP by Alternative Press, Rapp answered that she intended to create a mixture between "intricate" pop music writing and contemporary R&B. She added that she was "incredibly influenced by R&B" and "lean more toward not pop production".[10]

In terms of its lyrical content, Everything to Everyone addresses themes encompassing mental health issues, being there for others, her queer identity, as well as experiences of love and emotional distress.[8]

Promotion

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A few days after the EP release, Rapp announced that she would embark on her first headlining concert tour, visiting four cities across the United States.[11][12]

Track listing

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Everything to Everyone track listing[13]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Everything to Everyone" (Intro)Cirkut1:08
2."In the Kitchen"
3:47
3."Colorado"
  • Evan Blair
  • Madi Yanofsky
Blair2:52
4."Don't Tell My Mom"
  • Rapp
  • Upsahl
  • Cirkut
  • C. McDonough
3:09
5."What Can I Do"
  • Ramp
  • R. McDonough
  • Slatkin
  • C. McDonough
2:47
6."Too Well"
  • Rapp
  • Isabella Sjöstrand
  • Slatkin
  • Fedi
2:36
7."Moon"
  • Rapp
  • Billy Walsh
  • Upsahl
  • C. McDonough
  • R. McDonough
  • Walter
  • Cirkut
  • C. McDonough
2:59
Total length:19:22
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[14]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
8."Bruises"
  • Rapp
  • Cleo Tighe
  • Sjöstrand
Alexander 232:41
9."Everything to Everyone" (Extended Version)
  • Rapp
  • Aarons
  • Walter
  • Glantz
  • Cirkut
  • Alexander 23
2:44
Total length:24:48

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Reneé Rapp – vocals, background vocals (2, 8-9)
  • Alexander 23 – programming (8), electric guitar (8), drums (8), piano (8), synth bass (8), bass guitar (8), percussion (8)
  • Cirkut – programming (9), synthesizer (9)
  • Omer Fedi – guitar (6), programming (6), keyboards (6), drums (6), background vocals (6)
  • Connor McDonough – programming (5), piano (5)
  • Blake Slatkin – programming (5-6), keyboards (6), background vocals (6), drums (6)

Technical

  • Alexander 23 – production (8-9), engineering (8)
  • Evan Blair – production (3)
  • Tommy Brown – production (2)
  • Cirkut – production (1, 4, 7), vocal production (1, 9), engineering (1)
  • Omer Fedi – vocal production (6)
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • German – production (2), vocal production (2)
  • Taylor Hill – production (2)
  • Najeeb Jones – mixing (1-2, 4, 7, 9)
  • David Kim – mixing (3)
  • Tony Maserati – mixing (1-5, 7-9)
  • Connor McDonough – production (4, 7), vocal production (5)
  • Adam Mersel – production coordinating (8-9)
  • The Monsters & Strangerz – production (2)
  • Julia Norelli – mixing assistance (8-9)
  • Lillia Parsa – production coordinating (8-9)
  • Blake Slatkin – production (5-6), engineering (5-6), vocal production (5-6)
  • Spike Stent – mixing (6)
  • Gabriella Wayne – mixing (5)
  • Matt Wolach – mixing (6)

Charts

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Chart performance for Everything to Everyone
Chart (2023) Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[15] 47

References

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  1. ^ Aramesh, Waiss (February 24, 2023). "Reneé Rapp Takes Her Victory Lap on 'Everything to Everyone' Deluxe, 'Bruises' Music Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Havens, Lyndsey (June 3, 2022). "Reneé Rapp Signs With Interscope Records and Adam Mersel for Management". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Shafer, Ellise (June 2, 2022). "Reneé Rapp Unveils Vulnerable Debut Single, 'Tattoos'". Variety. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Shapiro, Ari; Venkat, Mia; Brown, Ashley (January 18, 2023). "23-year-old Reneé Rapp launches her solo career with EP: 'Everything to Everyone'". NPR. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "PUSH Play with Reneé Rapp". MTV. December 7, 2022. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Serrano, Athena (December 8, 2022). "Renée Rapp Wants Her Music To Be 'Everything To Everyone'". MTV. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  7. ^ Ross, Charley (November 30, 2022). "Renée Rapp: 'Male validation is like crack to me, and I hate it'". Glamour. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Mier, Tomás (November 11, 2022). "Reneé Rapp Is Putting Out Her Debut EP — And She Wants You to 'Be F–king Wrecked' by It". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  9. ^ Levine, Nick (January 26, 2023). "Reneé Rapp: "My music is about the shitty things that have happened to me"". NME. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  10. ^ Kaplan, Ilana (January 20, 2023). "Reneé Rapp on wanting to be "bisexual Justin Bieber" and what she wants for her Sex Lives of College Girls character Leighton". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  11. ^ Daly, Rhian (November 15, 2022). "Reneé Rapp Announces First Ever Headlining Tour". UDiscover Music. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "Reneé Rapp Announces First-Ever Tour". 360 Magazine. November 15, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  13. ^ "Everything to Everyone - EP by Reneé Rapp". Spotify. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Everything To Everyone (Deluxe) - EP by Renée Rapp". Spotify. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  15. ^ "Top Album Sales: Week of May 13, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2023.