Everything You Want (Vertical Horizon album)

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Everything You Want
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 1999
Recorded1998
Genre
Length45:45
Label RCA
Producer
Vertical Horizon chronology
Live Stages
(1997)
Everything You Want
(1999)
Go
(2003)
Singles from Everything You Want
  1. "We Are"
    Released: April 26, 1999 [1]
  2. "Everything You Want"
    Released: October 19, 1999 [2]
  3. "You're a God"
    Released: June 13, 2000 [3]
  4. "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)"
    Released: January 8, 2001 [4]
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Everything You Want is the third studio album by Vertical Horizon [6] and its first major label effort. [7] Released in 1999, it was a breakthrough album for the band. [8] Four singles were released from the album. [9] The second single, "Everything You Want", became one of the most played singles of 2000, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . In 2001, the album was certified double platinum by the RIAA, having sold two million copies in the United States, making it the band's best selling album. [10]

Contents

Background

In the late 1990s, Vertical Horizon's indie albums began to attract record executives from several record labels. [11] The band signed with RCA Records in 1998. [11]

Release and commercial success

The album was released on June 15, 1999. [12] The album's first single was "We Are", which managed to reach the Modern Rock Tracks chart and peaked at no. 21. [13] The album's second single was "Everything You Want". The song became a massive hit, reaching number one at the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Adult Top 40 chart and becoming Billboard's Most Played Single of 2000. [8] As of 2023, "Everything You Want" is Vertical Horizon's most successful single. [14] Two other singles from the album, "You're a God" and "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)", were also hits; they peaked at 23 and 58, respectively, at the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [15]

The album peaked at number 40 at the Billboard 200 albums chart and number three at the Billboard top heatseekers chart. [15]

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Scannell, except "Shackled" by Keith Kane.

  1. "We Are" – 4:00
  2. "You're a God" – 3:38
  3. "Everything You Want" – 4:17
  4. "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" – 4:30
  5. "You Say" – 3:58
  6. "Finding Me" – 4:32
  7. "Miracle" – 4:22
  8. "Send It Up" – 3:42
  9. "Give You Back" – 4:22
  10. "All of You" – 3:04
  11. "Shackled" – 5:19

Personnel

Vertical Horizon [16]

Additional personnel [16]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Everything You Want
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [22] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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