"Everyday" | ||||
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Single by MC Lyte | ||||
from the album Bad as I Wanna B | ||||
B-side | "Everyday" (Remix) | |||
Released | August 6, 1996 [1] | |||
Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | EastWest America (US), Atlantic Records (UK and Europe) | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Jermaine Dupri, Carl So-Lowe | |||
MC Lyte singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Everyday" on YouTube |
"Everyday" is a song by American rapper MC Lyte, released on August 6, 1996 [1] via EastWest Records, as the second single from her fifth studio album, Bad as I Wanna B . The track was produced by Jermaine Dupri and co-produced by Carl So-Lowe, with backing vocals by Xscape's Kandi Burruss. This single is based on a sample of "The Walk" by the funk rock group The Time, for which Prince, the composer of that song, is also credited on "Everyday". [2] [3]
Blending hip-hop and R&B influences, it showcases MC Lyte’s assertive lyrical style, addressing themes of self-respect and high expectations in relationships. [4] [5] "Everyday" is Lyte's third release as lead artist to chart on the UK Singles Charts, peaking at No. 81. [6] Despite not having been commercially released in the United States, it peaked No. 44 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and No. 40 on the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. [7]
"Everyday", along with "TRG (The Rap Game)", were the tracks highlighted in Robert Christgau's review of Bad as I Wanna B. [8] In retrospect, Elms College library director Anthony J. Fonseca reviewed "Everyday" in his book Listen to Rap!: Exploring a Musical Genre. In his review, Fonseca considered the song's instrumental "similar" to that of Lyte's previous single "Keep On Keepin' On", although noted the "addition of a 1980s keyboard voice that gives a neo soul feel." He also highlighted MC Lyte's "clever" pauses when a "surprise detail is dropped on her list of chores." [4] Wilson & Alroy, referring to "Everyday" and "Keep On Keepin' On", found to MC Lyte in Bad as I Wanna B "lyrical and unsentimental on the love songs." [5] In 2016, The Boombox Preezy Brown included the song among the best tracks on Bad as I Wanna B, describing it as "a funky, albeit smooth, number" and "the album's most addictive selections. He would also say that Everyday is "still remembered by die-hard Lyte fans as one of her most slept-on tracks." [9]
Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC) [13] | 81 |
UK Dance (OCC) [14] | 37 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [15] | 11 |
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [16] | 44 |
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