Everything Black

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"Everything Black"
Unlike Pluto Everything Black.jpg
Single by Unlike Pluto featuring Mike Taylor
from the album Monstercat Uncaged Vol. 1
Released10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:49
Label Monstercat
Songwriter(s) Armond Arabshahi, Mike Taylor [1]
Producer(s) Armond Arabshahi
Unlike Pluto featuring Mike Taylor singles chronology
"Worst in Me"
(2017)		"Everything Black"
(2017)		"Sweet"
(2017)

"Everything Black" is a song by Persian American electronic/alternative rock music producer Armond Arabshahi, better known by his stage name Unlike Pluto, and features Philadelphia-based African American vocalist Mike Taylor. [2] The single was released on the Canadian label Monstercat on March 10, 2017 and is Arabshashi's fifth release on the label. [3]

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Background

Uproxx described the song as "jazzy and dark," with "a slinky, almost joyful groove." [4] The song incorporates elements of R&B, jazz, funk, and soul. [5]

Reception

Billboard described Mike Taylor's vocal performance as a comparison to Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. [6] Noiseporn described the song as "everything a modern, all-black wearing, club crawling millennial like myself could ask for." [7] EDM.com proclaimed Taylor's vocals as "superb". [8]

Tour

On release, Arabshahi announced the Everything Black Tour, which covered much of North America. [9] The tour began on March 31 in Ottawa. [6]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [10] Gold40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [11] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ says, Mega The Psycho (2017-03-14). "Unlike Pluto - Everything Black (ft. Mike Taylor)". Acid Stag. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  3. ↑ "Unlike Pluto - Everything Black - crssbeat". crssbeat. 2017-03-20. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Premiere: Unlike Pluto's 'Everything Black' Finds Freedom In Darkness". Uproxx . Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  5. ↑ "Unlike Pluto - Everything Black feat. Mike Taylor [Monstercat]| Your EDM". Your EDM. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  6. 1 2 "Unlike Pluto Wants to Paint 'Everything Black' on Mike Taylor Collab: Listen | Billboard". Billboard . Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  7. ↑ "Unlike Pluto - "Everything Black" feat. Mike Taylor - Noiseporn". Noiseporn . Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  8. ↑ "Unlike Pluto Gets Soulful with Vocalist Mike Taylor on "Everything Black"". EDM.com. 2017-03-10. Archived from the original on 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  9. ↑ "Unlike Pluto on North American tour 'Everything Black'". The DJ List. 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  10. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Unlike Pluto – Everything Black". Music Canada . Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  11. ↑ "American single certifications – Unlike Pluto – Everything Black". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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