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Everything (Mary J. Blige song)

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Genre
  
R&B

Label
  
MCA

Length
  
4:55

Released
  
August 4, 1997 (1997-08-04)

Format
  
CD single cassette maxi single

Recorded
  
1996; Flyte Time Studios (Edina, Minnesota)

"Everything" is a 1997 song by R&B singer Mary J. Blige. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, it was released as the third single from Blige's third album, Share My World.

Contents

Production

  • The song features samples of "You Are Everything" by The Stylistics' and "The Payback" by James Brown.
  • It also includes vocal re-interpolations of "Sukiyaki" by Kyu Sakamoto.

    • Release and reaction

    Released on August 4, 1997, the song reached number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number five on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It also peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Blige's first top ten hit in the UK.

    Personnel

  • All vocals by Mary J. Blige
  • Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • The music video was directed by Hype Williams and shot on location in Kauai, Hawaii.
  • The 'So So Def' remix of "Everything" was produced by Jermaine Dupri, and features a sample of "Call Me D-Nice" by D-Nice.

    • The Classic Radio Edit was remixed by Frankie Knuckles and Satoshi Tomiie for Def Mix Productions.

    References

    Everything (Mary J. Blige song) Wikipedia
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