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{{Short description|1996 single by Manic Street Preachers}}
{{For|other songs of the same name|Everything Must Go (disambiguation){{!}}Everything Must Go}}
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{{Infobox single |
{{Infobox song
Name = Everything Must Go |
| name = Everything Must Go
Cover = EverythingMustGo (1996 single).jpg|
| cover = EverythingMustGo (1996 single).jpg
Artist = [[Manic Street Preachers]] |
| alt =
| type = single
from Album = [[Everything Must Go (Manic Street Preachers album)|Everything Must Go]] |
Released = July 22, 1996 |
| artist = [[Manic Street Preachers]]
| album = [[Everything Must Go (Manic Street Preachers album)|Everything Must Go]]
Format = [[compact disc|CD]], [[Compact audio cassette|cassette]] |
| released = {{start date|1996|7|22|df=y}}
Recorded = |
| recorded =
Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[Britpop]] |
| studio =
Length = 3:07 (Edit)<br>3:41 (Album Version) |
| venue =
Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]] |
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
Producer = |
| length =
Writer = [[Nicky Wire]],[[James Dean Bradfield]] and [[Sean Moore (musician)|Sean Moore]] |
* 3:41 (album version)
Last single = "[[A Design for Life]]"<br />(1996) |
* 3:07 (edit)
This single = "'''Everything Must Go'''"<br />(1996) |
| label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
Next single = "[[Kevin Carter (song)|Kevin Carter]]"<br />(1996) |}}
| writer =
* [[Nicky Wire]]
* [[James Dean Bradfield]]
* [[Sean Moore (musician)|Sean Moore]]
| producer = [[Mike Hedges]]
| prev_title = [[A Design for Life]]
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[Kevin Carter (song)|Kevin Carter]]
| next_year = 1996
}}


"'''Everything Must Go'''" is a song by [[Manic Street Preachers]], released as a single on July 22, 1996, the second single released from ''[[Everything Must Go (Manic Street Preachers album)|Everything Must Go]]'', released in May of the same year. The song reached number 5 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="UKchart">{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/manic%20street%20preachers/ | title=Manic Street Preachers - Official Single Charts | publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] | accessdate=September 1, 2013}}</ref>
"'''Everything Must Go'''" is a song by Welsh [[alternative rock]] band [[Manic Street Preachers]], released as the second single from their fourth studio album, ''[[Everything Must Go (Manic Street Preachers album)|Everything Must Go]]'' (1996), on 22 July 1996. The song reached number five on the [[UK Singles Chart]].


==Background==
==Background==
The song is cited by Wire as a message to the fans, saying the music had changed after the loss of [[Richey Edwards]], but the band is still the same.{{sfn|Price|1998}} Ushering in a new era for the band, Wire's lyric asks fans to forgive them for changing: "and I just hope that you can forgive us, but everything must go".<ref name="Epic Records">{{cite AV media |people=Manic Street Preachers |title=Everything Must Go: Tenth Anniversary Edition |year=2006 |publisher=[[Epic Records]]}}</ref>


James Dean Bradfield has said Sean Moore had a lot of freedom in the drums for his song. By contrast to several previous Manic Street Preachers singles, the drums are not "compressed", but are more open and free, giving a sense of disorder in the song.<ref name="Epic Records"/> The song features a prominent string section that commentators such as ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine's Tom Doyle have compared to the songs of [[Phil Spector]] and his [[Wall of Sound]].<ref name="Q review">{{cite journal |first=Tom |last=Doyle |title=Manic Street Preachers: Everything Must Go |url=http://www.qonline.co.uk/reviews/server.asp?id=947 |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |publisher=[[EMAP|EMAP Metro Ltd]] |issue=117 |date=June 1996 |access-date=11 April 2019 |page=116 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000424074519/http://www.qonline.co.uk/reviews/server.asp?id=947 |archive-date=24 April 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
The song is cited by Wire as a message to the fans, saying that the music had changed after the loss of [[Richey Edwards]], but the band is still the same.{{sfn|Price|1998}} Ushering in a new era for the band, Wire's lyrics asks fans to forgive them for changing: "and I just hope that you can forgive us, but everything must go".<ref name="Epic Records">{{cite AV media |people=Manic Street Preachers |title=Everything Must Go: Tenth Anniversary Edition |year=2006 |publisher=[[Epic Records]]}}</ref>

James Dean Bradfield has said that Sean Moore had a lot of freedom in the drums for his song. Unlike on several previous Manic Street Preachers singles, the drums are not "compressed", they are more open and free, giving a sense of disorder in the song.<ref name="Epic Records"/> The song features extensive violins and the album is the first Manics record to feature them.


==Release==
==Release==
"Everything Must Go" reached number five on the [[UK Singles Chart]] on 3 August 1996,<ref name="UKchart"/> making it the second of five consecutive UK top-ten singles.<ref name="UKchart" /> In Finland the song reached number 18.<ref name="fin"/> The CD release included "Black Garden", "Hanging On" and "No One Knows What It's Like to Be Me" whereas the cassette featured a live version of "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]".{{sfn|Price|1998}} An [[acoustic music|acoustic]] version of the song appears on the cassette single of "[[Kevin Carter (song)|Kevin Carter]]".<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Kevin Carter|title-link=Kevin Carter (song)|others=[[Manic Street Preachers]]|year=1996|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Epic Records|id=663775 4}}</ref> [[The Chemical Brothers]]' [[remix]] of the song appeared in the intro movie to the [[NTSC|American]] and [[PAL|European versions]] of the [[PlayStation]] game ''[[Gran Turismo (1997 video game)|Gran Turismo]]''.{{sfn|Price|1998}} The song also made an appearance on ''[[Forever Delayed]]'', the band's greatest-hits album released in November 2002.


==Track listings==
It reached number 5 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] on August 3, 1996,<ref name="UKchart"/> making it their second straight top-ten hit.<ref name="UKchart" /> In Finland the song reached number 18 in the charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Manic+Street+Preachers&titel=Everything+Must+Go&cat=s|title=MANIC STREET PREACHERS - EVERYTHING MUST GO (SONG) }}</ref>
All music was composed by [[James Dean Bradfield]] and [[Sean Moore (musician)|Sean Moore]] except where indicated. All lyrics were written by [[Nicky Wire]] except where indicated.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
'''UK CD1 and Japanese CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Everything Must Go|others=Manic Street Preachers|year=1996|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=663468 2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Everything Must Go|others=Manic Street Preachers|year=1996|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=ESCA-6497}}</ref>
# "Everything Must Go" – 3:43
# "Black Garden" – 4:28
# "Hanging On" – 3:07
# "No-One Knows What It's Like to Be Me" – 3:04


'''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Everything Must Go|others=Manic Street Preachers|year=1996|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=663468 5}}</ref>
The CD release included "Black Garden", "Hanging On" and "No One Knows What It's Like to Be Me" whereas the cassette featured a live version of "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]".{{sfn|Price|1998}}
# "Everything Must Go" – 3:43
# "Everything Must Go" ([[The Chemical Brothers]] remix) – 6:33
# "Everything Must Go" ([[Apollo 440|Stealth Sonic Orchestra]] remix) – 3:45
# "Everything Must Go" (Stealth Sonic Orchestra Soundtrack) – 3:28
{{col-2}}
'''UK cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Everything Must Go|others=Manic Street Preachers|year=1996|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Epic Records|id=663468 4}}</ref>
# "Everything Must Go" (special version) – 3:40
# "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]" (live acoustic version) ([[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]]) – 2:09


'''Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Everything Must Go|others=Manic Street Preachers|year=1996|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records|id=663532 2}}</ref>
An [[acoustic music|acoustic]] version of the song appears on the cassette single of "[[Kevin Carter (song)|Kevin Carter]]" released on September 30, 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/7161-Manic-Street-Preachers|title=Manic Street Preachers}}</ref>
# "Everything Must Go" – 4:43

# "Black Garden" – 4:28
[[The Chemical Brothers]]' [[remix]] of the song appeared in the intro movie to the [[NTSC|American]] and [[PAL|European versions]] of the [[PlayStation]] game ''[[Gran Turismo (video game)|Gran Turismo]]''.{{sfn|Price|1998}} The song also made an appearance as track number fourteen on ''[[Forever Delayed]]'', the band's greatest hits album released in November 2002.
# "Hanging On" – 3:07

# "No-One Knows What It's Like to Be Me" – 3:04
==Track listing==
# "Everything Must Go" (Stealth Sonic Orchestra remix) – 3:45
All music written by [[James Dean Bradfield]] and [[Sean Moore (musician)|Sean Moore]]; except where indicated.
{{col-end}}
All lyrics written by [[Nicky Wire]]; except where indicated.

;CD one (UK)
# "Everything Must Go" – 3:41
# "Black Garden" – 4:02
# "Hanging On" – 3:02
# "No-One Knows What It's Like to Be Me" – 2:58

;CD two (UK)
# "Everything Must Go" – 3:42
# "Everything Must Go" ([[The Chemical Brothers]] Remix) – 6:33
# "Everything Must Go" ([[Apollo 440|Stealth Sonic Orchestra]] Remix) – 3:45
# "Everything Must Go" ([[Apollo 440|Stealth Sonic Orchestra]] Soundtrack) – 3:27

;CD (AUS)
# "Everything Must Go" – 3:41
# "Black Garden" – 4:02
# "Hanging On" – 3:02
# "No-One Knows What It's Like to Be Me" – 2:58
# "Everything Must Go" ([[Apollo 440|Stealth Sonic Orchestra]] Remix) – 3:45

;Cassette (UK)
# "Everything Must Go"
# "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]] (Live Acoustic Version)" ([[Burt Bacharach]], [[Hal David]])


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1996)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-08-10.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=13|issue=32|page=11|date=10 August 1996|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref>
! style="width:13em;"| Chart (1996)
|29
! Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{single chart|Finland|18|artist=Manic Street Preachers|song=Everything Must Go|rowheader=true|access-date=18 February 2020|refname="fin"}}
|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="UKchart"/>
| align="center"| 5
|-
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|5|date=19960803|rowheader=true|access-date=18 February 2020}}
|[[The Official Finnish Charts]]
|align="center"|18
|-
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|5|artist=Manic Street Preachers|song=Everything Must Go|artistid=20086|rowheader=true|access-date=18 February 2020|refname="UKchart"}}
|}
|}


==Release history==
===UK Chart Performance===
{| class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
|- style="background:#ebf5ff;"
!scope="col"|Date
!align="center" colspan="26"|[[UK Top 40]]
!scope="col"|Format(s)
|- style="background-color: #white;"
!align="center"|Week
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
!01
!02
!03
|-
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
!align="center" style="background-color: #white;"|Position
|22 July 1996
|<center>'''5'''
|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}
|<center>18
|rowspan="2"|[[Epic Records|Epic]]
|<center>37
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-07-20.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=46|date=20 July 1996|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Japan
|31 July 1996
|CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/162994/products/105375/1/|title=エブリシング・マスト・ゴー {{!}} マニック・ストリート・プリーチャーズ|trans-title=Everything Must Go {{!}} Manic Street Preachers|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book |last=Price |first=Simon |title=Everything (A Book About Manic Street Preachers) |publisher=Virgin Books |place=London |isbn=0-7535-0139-2 |year=1998}}


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Latest revision as of 22:28, 8 October 2024

"Everything Must Go"
Single by Manic Street Preachers
from the album Everything Must Go
Released22 July 1996 (1996-07-22)
Length
  • 3:41 (album version)
  • 3:07 (edit)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Hedges
Manic Street Preachers singles chronology
"A Design for Life"
(1996)
"Everything Must Go"
(1996)
"Kevin Carter"
(1996)

"Everything Must Go" is a song by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Everything Must Go (1996), on 22 July 1996. The song reached number five on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

[edit]

The song is cited by Wire as a message to the fans, saying the music had changed after the loss of Richey Edwards, but the band is still the same.[1] Ushering in a new era for the band, Wire's lyric asks fans to forgive them for changing: "and I just hope that you can forgive us, but everything must go".[2]

James Dean Bradfield has said Sean Moore had a lot of freedom in the drums for his song. By contrast to several previous Manic Street Preachers singles, the drums are not "compressed", but are more open and free, giving a sense of disorder in the song.[2] The song features a prominent string section that commentators such as Q magazine's Tom Doyle have compared to the songs of Phil Spector and his Wall of Sound.[3]

Release

[edit]

"Everything Must Go" reached number five on the UK Singles Chart on 3 August 1996,[4] making it the second of five consecutive UK top-ten singles.[4] In Finland the song reached number 18.[5] The CD release included "Black Garden", "Hanging On" and "No One Knows What It's Like to Be Me" whereas the cassette featured a live version of "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head".[1] An acoustic version of the song appears on the cassette single of "Kevin Carter".[6] The Chemical Brothers' remix of the song appeared in the intro movie to the American and European versions of the PlayStation game Gran Turismo.[1] The song also made an appearance on Forever Delayed, the band's greatest-hits album released in November 2002.

Track listings

[edit]

All music was composed by James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore except where indicated. All lyrics were written by Nicky Wire except where indicated.

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 29
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 18
Scotland (OCC)[13] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 5

Release history

[edit]
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 22 July 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
Epic [14]
Japan 31 July 1996 CD [15]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Price 1998.
  2. ^ a b Manic Street Preachers (2006). Everything Must Go: Tenth Anniversary Edition. Epic Records.
  3. ^ Doyle, Tom (June 1996). "Manic Street Preachers: Everything Must Go". Q (117). EMAP Metro Ltd: 116. Archived from the original on 24 April 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Manic Street Preachers: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Manic Street Preachers: Everything Must Go" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ^ Kevin Carter (UK cassette single sleeve). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 1996. 663775 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Everything Must Go (UK CD1 liner notes). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 1996. 663468 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Everything Must Go (Japanese CD single liner notes). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 1996. ESCA-6497.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Everything Must Go (UK CD2 liner notes). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 1996. 663468 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Everything Must Go (UK cassette single sleeve). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 1996. 663468 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Everything Must Go (Australian CD single liner notes). Manic Street Preachers. Epic Records. 1996. 663532 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 32. 10 August 1996. p. 11. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  14. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 July 1996. p. 46. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  15. ^ "エブリシング・マスト・ゴー | マニック・ストリート・プリーチャーズ" [Everything Must Go | Manic Street Preachers] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

Sources

[edit]
  • Price, Simon (1998). Everything (A Book About Manic Street Preachers). London: Virgin Books. ISBN 0-7535-0139-2.