All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)

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"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)"
Widelife & Simone Denny - All Things (Just Keep Getting Better).jpg
Single by Widelife and Simone Denny
from the album Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
ReleasedJune 2003 (2003-06)
Length2:45
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
  • Ian J Nieman
  • Rachid Wehbi
Producer(s)
  • Ian J Nieman
  • Rachid Wehbi
  • Jeremy Wheatley (add.)
  • Rob Eric (exec.)
Widelife singles chronology
"Body (Reach Out)"
(2002)		"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)"
(2003)

"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" is a song composed by Canadian electronic music production team Widelife with Simone Denny of Love Inc. on vocals. It was the theme song for the television series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy [1] [2] and was an official song of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Release

Released as the lead single for the Queer Eye soundtrack, [3] the song peaked at number five on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart and number 12 in Australia, where it was the 13th-most-successful dance hit of 2004. [4] [5] [6]

Widelife performed this single on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno .[ citation needed ] The song was officially remixed by HQ2 (Hex Hector & Mac Quayle), Barry Harris, and Jason Nevins, and appeared in an episode of South Park, titled " South Park Is Gay! ". [1]

Accolades

In 2005, Widelife won the Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for the single "All Things." [7]

Track listings

Australasian CD single [8]

  1. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (original version) – 2:45
  2. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (H2Q club mix) – 7:32
  3. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (Jason Nevins Big Room remix) – 9:30
  4. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (Jason Nevins Hands Up mix) – 6:42
  5. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (Barry Harris Club Interpretation mix) – 9:28

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the US promo CD liner notes. [9]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJune 200312-inch vinyl Capitol [13]
Australia22 March 2004CD [14]

Betty Who version

In 2018, a remixed version by Betty Who was released as the theme song for season two of the Netflix reboot, Queer Eye ; however, it was never actually used in any episodes. [15] [16] A music video was released featuring the cast of Queer Eye, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, and Tan France. [17] [18] [19]

References

  1. 1 2 Paoletta, Michael (6 March 2004). "A Winner for Widelife". Billboard . Vol. 116, no. 10. p. 30. ISSN   0006-2510.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Chuck (13 December 2003). "Singles: Dance". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 50. p. 45. ISSN   0006-2510.
  3. ↑ Duralde, Alonzo (30 March 2004). "Tunes Queer for the Straight Ear". The Advocate . Here Publishing. p. 61. ISSN   0001-8996.
  4. 1 2 "Dance Club Songs" . Billboard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Widelife with Simone Denny – All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. 1 2 "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2004". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "2005 | Dance Recording of the Year | Widelife with Simone Denny | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards . Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. ↑ All Things (Just Keep Getting Better) (Australasian CD single liner notes). Widelife. Capitol Records, Bravo, Scout Productions. 2004. 5484932.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ All Things (Just Keep Getting Better) (US promo CD liner notes). Widelife. Capitol Records, Bravo, Scout Productions. 2003. DPRO 7087 6 18226 2 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Issue 735" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Dance/Mix Show Airplay" . Billboard. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Dance Singles Sales" . Billboard. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Releases". widelifeonline.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2003. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 22nd March 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 22 March 2004. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Betty Who, Fab Five star in video of 'Queer Eye' theme song". Chicago Pride. 2 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  16. ↑ Ziss, Sophy. "Can You Believe? This Video Of The 'Queer Eye' Cast Dancing To The New Theme Is SO Good". Bustle . Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  17. ↑ Wong, Curtis M. (1 June 2018). "Betty Who Helps 'Queer Eye' Guys Give Their Theme Song A Fancy Makeover". Huffington Post . Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  18. ↑ Moniuszko, Sara M (1 June 2018). "Let the Fab 5 and Betty Who brighten your day with a glittering 'Queer Eye' music video". USA TODAY . Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "'Queer Eye' Star Antoni Cradles His Avocados in New Music Video for Show's Theme Song, Feat. Betty Who". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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