Everyday People

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"Everyday People"
Epic-sly-everyday-people.jpg
Single by Sly and the Family Stone
from the album Stand!
B-side "Sing a Simple Song"
ReleasedNovember 1968
Recorded1968
Genre
Length2:22
Label Epic
5-10407
Songwriter(s) Sly Stone
Producer(s) Sly Stone
Sly and the Family Stone singles chronology
"Life" / "M'Lady"
(1968)
"Everyday People" / "Sing a Simple Song"
(1968)
"Stand!" / "I Want to Take You Higher"
(1969)
Music video
"Everyday People" on YouTube