"Everybody Everybody" is a song recorded in 1989 by the Italo-house music

Italo house

Italo house is a form of house music popular in Italy, Britain and United States since the late 1980s. It fuses house music and Italo disco. The genre's main musical characteristic is its use of predominantly electronic piano chords in a more lyrical form than classic Chicago House records...

 band Black Box

Black Box (band)

Black Box was an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The members of the group included a trio made up of a club DJ , a classically trained clarinet teacher , and a keyboard and electronic music "wiz"...

. It was the third single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from their debut album Dreamland

Dreamland (Black Box album)

Dreamland is the debut studio album of Italo house band Black Box. It was released in May 1990 on RCA Records, and was preceded in 1989 by the international hit single, "Ride On Time." The album was certified gold in both the U.S...

and was released in 1990 in most countries worldwide.

Chart performances

The song was a hit on several charts, particularly on the Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

 in the US, where it reached #1 for three consecutive weeks from July 21 to August 4, 1990. The song also peaked at #2 on the U.S. R&B Chart, #8 on Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, #16 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

,
and achieved a great success in Ireland

Ireland

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 (#6).

The song features an uncredited Martha Wash

Martha Wash

Martha Wash is an American R&B, Pop, Soul, House singer/songwriter known for her distinctive and powerful voice.-Early career:...

 on lead vocals. Wash later sued the record label for royalties and directly contributed to legislation ensuring proper credit for vocalists on both songs and music videos.

Uses in the media and remixes

Eurodance

Eurodance

Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...

 and electronic music

Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

 DJ and producer Benny Benassi

Benny Benassi

Marco Benassi , better known as Benny Benassi, is a Grammy Award winning Italian disc jockey and record producer of electro house music. He is best known for his 2002 summer club hit "Satisfaction"...

 remixed "Everybody Everybody" in 2007.

The song was featured on "Play It Again, Brian," the tenth episode of the sixth season of Family Guy

Family Guy

Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...

. The episode was originally broadcast on March 2, 2008. In the episode, Peter Griffin

Peter Griffin

Peter Griffin is a fictional character and the protagonist of the animated comedy series Family Guy and the patriarch of the Griffin family. He is voiced by cartoonist Seth MacFarlane and first appeared on television, along with the rest of the family in the 15-minute short on December 20, 1998....

 laments that his friend Cleveland Brown

Cleveland Brown

Cleveland Orenthal Brown is a character from the animated television series Family Guy, and its spin-off series The Cleveland Show. He is voiced by Mike Henry. In the first seven seasons of Family Guy, Brown is a frequently recurring character. As one of Peter Griffin's neighbors and friends,...

 is unavailable for babysitting services because he is touring with Black Box. A clip is then shown of a rather portly, singlet-clad Brown performing "Everybody Everybody."

Track listings

UK 7" single

1. "Everybody Everybody" (love unlimited edit) — 3:58
2. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak instrumental) — 4:32

German 7" single

1. "Everybody Everybody" — 3:10
2. "Everybody Everybody" (instrumental) — 3:40

US & Canadian 12" maxi

1. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak mix) — 5:20
2. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak mix 7" edit) — 4:07
3. "Everybody Everybody" (love unlimited edit) — 3:58
4. "Everybody Everybody" (rockapella) — 4:37
5. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak instrumental) — 4:32

UK 12" maxi

1. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak mix) — 5:20
2. "Everybody Everybody" (love unlimited edit) — 4:00
3. "Everybody Everybody" (rockapella) — 4:38

German 12" maxi

1. "Everybody Everybody" (club mix) — 5:30
2. "Everybody Everybody" (rockapella) — 4:36
3. "Everybody Everybody" (instrumental) — 4:48

Alternative German 12" maxi

1. "Everybody Everybody" (house special) — 5:02
2. "Dreamland" — 1:58
3. "Everybody Everybody" — 5:18

UK CD maxi

1. "Everybody Everybody" (love unlimited edit) — 3:58
2. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak mix) — 5:20
3. "Everybody Everybody" (rockapella) — 4:38
4. "Everybody Everybody" (house mix) — 5:02

German CD maxi

1. "Everybody Everybody" (le freak mix) — 5:20
2. "Everybody Everybody" (rockapella) — 4:36
3. "Everybody Everybody" (instrumental) — 4:48

Peak positions

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	35
French SNEP Singles Chart	11
German Singles Chart	41
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	6
Swiss Singles Chart	21
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	8
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles Chart	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	81