Today (EP)

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Today
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EP by
ReleasedNovember 16, 1999 (1999-11-16)
Genre
Label Tommy Boy
Producer
Everlast chronology
Whitey Ford Sings the Blues
(1998)
Today
(1999)
Eat at Whitey's
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Today is an extended play by American musician Everlast. It was released on November 16, 1999, via Tommy Boy Records. [2] [3]

Contents

Track listings

Worldwide 8-track edition

  1. Today (Watch Me Shine) Remix
  2. Put Your Lights On (feat. Carlos Santana)
  3. What It's Like (Live)
  4. Jump Around (Live)
  5. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  6. Some Nights (Are Better Than Others)
  7. Hot to Death (Live)
  8. Blues for X'Mas

Japan 9-track edition

  1. Today (Watch Me Shine) Remix
  2. Put Your Lights On (feat. Carlos Santana)
  3. What It's Like (Live)
  4. Jump Around (Live)
  5. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
  6. Some Nights (Are Better Than Others)
  7. Hot to Death (Live)
  8. Blues for X'Mas
  9. Today (Exclusive Remix for Japan)

US 5-track edition

  1. Today (Watch Me Shine) Remix
  2. Put Your Lights On feat. Carlos Santana
  3. What It's Like (Live)
  4. Jump Around (Live)
  5. Blues For X'Mas

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References

  1. "Today (Watch Me Shine) [US CD Single] - Everlast | Album |". AllMusic . Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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  3. Gottlieb, Meridith (October 25, 1999). "Everlast To Release EP". MTV . Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2024.