"Everything Now" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. It was released on June 1, 2017, as the first single from the band's fifth studio album, Everything Now (2017). It was produced by Thomas Bangalter, Steve Mackey and the band itself. The song samples "The Coffee Cola Song" by Francis Bebey. "Everything Now" is Arcade Fire's first number-one hit on a Billboard chart.
Release Before playing "Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels)" during their Sunday headlining set at the 2016 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans, Arcade Fire recorded the audience singing a melody off their upcoming album, which became "Everything Now". The first release of the song came during the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain on May 31, 2017. At the festival, a limited edition orange 12" vinyl single was made for sale at a merchandise stand. "Everything Now" acted as the A-side and its instrumental acted as the B-side. Digital versions of the song were released on the following day. On June 9, the 12" single became available again at record stores in the United States and United Kingdom.
Music video A music video for "Everything Now" was released on June 1, 2017, through YouTube. It was directed by The Sacred Egg and shot in Los Angeles and in parts of the Karoo, in South Africa.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Arcade Fire Win Butler – lead vocals, bass guitar Régine Chassagne – piano, backing vocals Richard Reed Parry – electric guitar, backing vocals William Butler – keyboards, backing vocals Tim Kingsbury – acoustic guitar, backing vocals Jeremy Gara – drums
Additional musicians Harmonistic Praise Crusade – choir Thomas Bangalter – synthesizer Rebecca Crenshaw – strings Helen Gillet – strings Owen Pallett – strings, orchestral arrangements Sarah Neufeld – strings Patrick Bebey – flute
Recording personnel Thomas Bangalter – production Steve Mackey – production Arcade Fire – production, mixing Mark Lawson – engineering Iain Berryman – engineering Florian Lagatta – engineering Eric Heigle – engineering Max Prior – assistant engineering Craig Silvey – mixing Greg Calbi – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino) 16Australia (ARIA Hitseekers) 11Iceland (RÚV) 2 Ireland (IRMA) 71Netherlands Single Tip (MegaCharts) 26 Poland (LP3) 23
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 74 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) 92 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 27 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) 55 US Rock Airplay Songs (Billboard) 50
Certifications
Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog no. Spain May 31, 2017 Columbia 12" 88985447841 Worldwide June 1, 2017 Digital download US, UK June 9, 2017 12" 88985447841
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