Everything Is Good for You

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"Everything Is Good for You"
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Single by Crowded House
from the album Recurring Dream
Released1996
Length3:57
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Neil Finn
Producer(s)
Crowded House singles chronology
"Private Universe"
(1994)
"Everything Is Good for You"
(1996)
"Instinct"
(1996)

"Everything Is Good for You" is a song by Australian rock group Crowded House. It was the first single released from the group's greatest hits compilation, Recurring Dream . It peaked at number ten on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Everything Is Good for You"
  2. "History Never Repeats" (live in Auckland 24 March 1995) – Pearl Jam with the Finn Brothers
  3. "Chocolate Cake" (live in Newcastle, Australia 20 March 1992 (not 1996 as stated on sleeve) – begins with a live rendition of "Rocky Raccoon" by the Beatles
  4. "Into Temptation" (live in Sheffield, U.K. 21 June 1992)

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 10

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