Everything Is Average Nowadays

"Everything Is Average Nowadays"
Single by Kaiser Chiefs
from the album Yours Truly, Angry Mob
B-side	"I Like to Fight", "Out of My Depth"
Released	21 May 2007
Genre	Indie rock, power pop
Length	2:44
Label	B-Unique
Songwriters	Ricky Wilson, Andrew White, Simon Rix, Nick Baines, and Nick Hodgson
Producer	Stephen Street
Kaiser Chiefs singles chronology
"Ruby" (2007) "Everything Is Average Nowadays" (2007) "The Angry Mob" (2007)
Music video
"Everything Is Average Nowadays" on YouTube

"Everything Is Average Nowadays" is a song by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs and is the ninth track on their second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob . The song was released as the second single from that album in the United Kingdom on 21 May 2007 (see 2007 in British music). ^[1]

A live version of the song recorded in Berlin during the band's tour there in November 2006 was released in the United States on 13 March 2007 as part of a promotional disc offered at Best Buy stores. ^[2]

Both the CD and 7" formats of the single were issued at a limited run, and was deleted one week after its release. ^[3]

The song has been covered by The Little Ones, which is available on a 7" single with the Kaiser Chiefs' "Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)".

Music video

A music video was released for the song, concurrently with its single release, and was directed by the Swedish production company Stylewar ^[4] (having previously worked with the band on the second music video for "I Predict a Riot" ^[5] and the video for "Ruby" ^[6] ). A review by Nick Rowan for Leeds Music Scene assesses its plot as "contain[ing] a sequence where a production line manufactures a series of replicas, from vodka bottles and fine art through to punks and cheerleaders, culminating in the mass cloning of each member of the Chiefs. Rather than just the intended commentary on the fact that identity is becoming an off-the-peg purchase and casual plagiarism is ubiquitous, the scene is also a reminder that the Kaisers are fast becoming an inferior facsimile of their earlier selves". ^[7]

Track listing

• 7" BUN125-7

1. "Everything Is Average Nowadays"
2. "I Like to Fight"
   • This song can also be found as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of "Yours Truly, Angry Mob" and the edition offered at American Best Buy stores.

• CD BUN125CD

1. "Everything Is Average Nowadays"
2. "Out of My Depth"

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [8]	32
Dutch Top 40 [9]	91
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles [10]	56
German Singles Chart [11]	99
UK Singles Chart [12]	19

References

1. "New Single Details – "Everything Is Average Nowadays" – Out 21st May".
2. "Pre Album Single Offer – CD – Kaiser Chiefs". Best Buy.
3. "Everything is Average Nowadays – Single Available For One Week Only" . Retrieved 31 May 2007.
4. "Everything Is Average Nowadays" (CD single liner notes). B-Unique Records. May 2007.
5. "I Predict a Riot" (CD single liner notes). B-Unique Records. August 2005.
6. "Kaiser Chiefs - "Ruby" | Music Video | Videos by Kaiser Chiefs | MTV". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
7. "Kaiser Chiefs | Everything Is Average Nowadays". www.leedsmusicscene.net. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
8. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 27. týden 2007 in the date selector. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
9. "Discografie Kaiser Chiefs". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
10. "European Hot 100 Singles (Chart Listing for the Week of Jun 09 2007)". Billboard . Retrieved 27 October 2008.
11. "Chartverfolgung / Kaiser Chiefs / Single" Archived 5 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine . MusicLine.de. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
12. "Chart Stats: Kaiser Chiefs". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 27 October 2008.

External links

• "Everything is Average Nowadays" e-card
• "Kaiser Chiefs "Everything Is Average Nowadays" music video on YouTube