Released November 8, 1996 Recorded 1996 Length 4:16 | Format Maxi single Genre Pop rock | |
B-side "On the Outside"
"Sad Sad World"
"In Need"
'Free Man'
'Ordinary Morning' | ||
"Everyday Is a Winding Road" is the second single from American singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow's 1996 eponymous album. The song met well with radio and peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Neil Finn, lead singer of Crowded House, provides backing vocals. It also peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. Paul Hester, another member of Crowded House, was the inspiration for the song. A music video for this song was directed by Peggy Sirota and filmed in New York City in sepia. It features a toy airplane flying from person to person throughout the city. The song garnered a nomination for Record of the Year at the 1998 Grammy Awards but lost to "Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin.
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The song was covered by Prince on his 1999 album, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. The song was used in several 2006 and 2007 Subaru commercials and in the films Erin Brockovich and Phenomenon.
Track listing
US CD single:
- "Everyday Is a Winding Road" - LP version
- "Sad Sad World" - Non LP track
- "In Need" - Non LP track
- "On the Outside" - Live from Shepherd's Bush Empire
UK CD #1: (ltd edition incl 4 postcards)
- "Everyday Is a Winding Road" - LP version
- "Strong Enough" - LP version
- "Can't Cry Anymore" - LP version
- "What I Can Do for You" - LP version
UK CD #2:
- "Everyday Is a Winding Road" - LP version
- "If It Makes You Happy" - Live BBC Simon Mayo Session
- "All I Wanna Do" - Live BBC Simon Mayo Session
- "Run Baby Run" - Live BBC Simon Mayo Session
EU CD single:
- "Everyday Is a Winding Road" - LP version
- "Free Man" - Non LP track
- "Run Baby Run" - Live at Woodstock
- "Ordinary Morning" - LP version
Criticism
Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune said the song "blatantly swipes" from the Rolling Stones song "Sympathy for the Devil".