Английская Википедия:Everything (Mary J. Blige song)

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"Everything" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Blige's third album, Share My World (1997). The song contains samples from "You Are Everything" (1971) by American soul group The Stylistics and "The Payback" (1973) by American singer James Brown, also incorporating elements from "Sukiyaki" (1961) by Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto. Due to the inclusion of the samples, Brown, Hachidai Nakamura, Rokusuke Ei, Linda Creed, Thom Bell, John Starks, and Fred Wesley are also credited as songwriters.

MCA Records released the song as the third single from Share My World in August 1997. "Everything" reached number twenty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number five on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It also peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Blige's first top ten hit in the UK, and entered the top ten in the Netherlands and the top twenty in New Zealand. An accompanying music video, directed by Hype Williams, was filmed in Kauai, Hawaii in June 1997.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard stated in his review of "Everything", that Blige "is in typically solid diva form on this romantic jeep cruiser, which is fueled by a prominent sample of "You Are Everything" by the Stylistics, as well as a snippet from James Brown's "The Payback"." He noted that producers Jam and Lewis "do an exemplary job of letting Blige breathe freely as an artist (which she does with delicious soul), while also injecting their own signature pop/R&B flavor." Jonathan Bernstein from Entertainment Weekly felt that "she unleashes equal joy" on the song. Alan Jones from Music Week declared it as a "wonderful Jam & Lewis creation" and "a spartan urban contemporary track, which provides emphatic proof of Blige's singing ability." Ralph Tee from the magazine's RM Dance Update concluded, "For me this is the standout song from Шаблон:'Share My WorldШаблон:', the familiarity factor in the music and Mary's best vocal yet having a lot to do with it." Gerald Martinez from New Sunday Times opined that Blige "mixes sweetness and power". Laura Jamison from Salon also noted that "Everything" quotes Stylistics' song, adding that it "draws you in with its sheer familiarity."

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by American director Hype Williams and shot in Kauai, Hawaii in June 1997. The video blends South Asian style against the lush jungles, cliffs and black sand beaches of the island.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Share My World liner notes.

• Thom Bell – writer (sample)
• Mary J. Blige – executive producer, vocals
• James Brown – writer (sample)
• Linda Creed – writer (sample)
• Rokusuke Ei – writer (sample)
• James Harris III – producer, writer
• Terry Lewis – producer, writer
• Hachidai Nakamura – writer (sample)
• John Starks – writer (sample)
• Steve Stoute – producer
• Fred Wesley – writer (sample)

Шаблон:Div col end Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark- writer (sample)

Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (1997)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	23
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)	36
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	46
Chart (1998)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	66

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Шаблон:Abbr
United States	July 29, 1997	Rhythmic contemporary radio	MCA
United Kingdom	August 4, 1997	Шаблон:Hlist
Japan	August 6, 1997	CD
United Kingdom	August 11, 1997	12-inch vinyl
United States	September 30, 1997	Contemporary hit radio