Everyday (MC Lyte song)

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"Everyday"
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Single by MC Lyte
from the album Bad as I Wanna B
B-side "Everyday" (Remix)
ReleasedAugust 6, 1996 [1]
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length3:35
Label EastWest America (US), Atlantic Records (UK and Europe)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jermaine Dupri, Carl So-Lowe
MC Lyte singles chronology
"Keep On Keepin' On"
(1996)
"Everyday"
(1996)
"Cold Rock a Party"
(1996)
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]

Contents

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]

Critical reception

"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]

Track listings

  1. "Everyday" (radio version) – 3:44
  2. "Everyday" (LP version) – 3:43
  3. "Everyday" (remix) – 3:48
  4. "Everyday" (instrumental) – 3:44
  5. "Everyday" (accapella) – 3:32
  1. "Everyday" (Radio Version - Clean) – 3:44
  2. "Everyday" (Remix Radio Version - Clean) – 4:43
  1. "Everyday" (Radio Version - Clean) – 3:44
  2. "Everyday" (Remix) – 3:48
  3. "Everyday" (Accapella) – 3:32
  4. "Everyday" (Instrumental) – 3:44
  5. "Everyday" (Remix Radio Version - Clean) – 3:46

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
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

References

  1. 1 2 "MC Lyte - Everyday (Vinyl Single - EastWest #64264)". AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. Bad As I Wanna B (track listing). EastWest/First Priority Music. 1997. 7559-61781-2.
  4. 1 2 Fonseca, Anthony J. (2019). Listen to Rap!: Exploring a Musical Genre. Greenwood. p. 1925. ISBN   9798216112006.
  5. 1 2 John Alroy; Wilson, David Bertrand. "MC Lyte Album Reviews: Lyte As A Rock - Eyes On This - Act Like You Know - Ain't No Other - Bad As I Wanna B - Seven & Seven - Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1". warr.org. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  6. "MC Lyte Chart History (UK Singles Chart)". Official Charts . Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  7. "MC Lyte - US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  8. "Robert Christgau Review". Robert Christgau (website). Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  9. "5 Best Songs from MC Lyte's 'Bad As I Wanna B'". August 27, 2016 via The Boombox.
  10. Everyday (21' Vinyl single liner notes). MC Lyte. Atlantic. 1996. A 5986 T.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. Everyday (European cassette single sleeve). MC Lyte. EastWest Records. 1996. 7559-64249-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. Cold Rock a Party (European & Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). MC Lyte. EastWest Records. 1996. A 3975CD, 7559 63975-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  14. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  15. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  16. "MC Lyte Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2023.