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2001 single by Michelle Branch

"Everywhere" is a song by American singer songwriter Michelle Branch, co written by Branch and American record producer John Shanks, who also produced the track. "Everywhere" is a pop rock song with ambiguous lyrics about having a crush on someone, with several music critics having compared the song's composition to works by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette. Branch originally wrote the song in a more acoustic form, but at Shanks' suggestion, she recorded a more up tempo version of the track in January and February 2001. "Everywhere" was released on July 10, 2001, in the United States as Branch's debut single and the lead single from her first major label studio album, The Spirit Room (2001). The single was also released in Australia and Europe throughout 2001 and 2002. "Everywhere" received positive reviews from music critics, who called it a standout track from The Spirit Room due to its lively composition and catchy lyrics. The track has also aged well, with retrospective reviews giving similar praise to the song's composition and its chorus being ranked the 77th greatest of the 21st century by Billboard magazine in 2017. Commercially, "Everywhere" peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, reached the top 20 in Australia and the United Kingdom, and achieved top five placings in the Netherlands and New Zealand. A music video directed by Liz Friedlander was also created for the single, featuring Branch stalking a man in an apartment building. The video won the Viewer's Choice Award at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. "Everywhere" remains Branch's most well known song.

Living with her parents in Sedona, Arizona, Michelle Branch wrote "Everywhere" when she was 15 years old, originally composing it as an acoustic love song. After she turned 17, Danny Strick, the executive A&R manager of Maverick Records, saw her performing as an opening act for pop rock band Hanson. Noticing that the crowd responded well to her music, he decided to sign her to the label in July 2000. She then played the song for John Shanks, who agreed to produce the track, and they recorded it from January to February 2001 at three studios in Hollywood, California: Sunset Sound, Henson Recording Studios, and Ananda Studios. The Spirit Room was released on August 14, 2001, on which the song appears as the opening track. In Australia, "Everywhere" was released as a CD single on September 24, 2001, through Maverick and Warner Music Australia. According to Branch, she wrote the chorus a half step lower than the album version with falsetto vocals, but Shanks convinced her to raise the tone and sing as vigorously as she could. The lyrical content of the song, described by Billboard as "ultra romantic", was left intentionally ambiguous by Branch, who did not write the song from personal experience. In 2001, Branch told MTV that she prefers her songs having ambiguous themes so that anyone can relate to it without recalling specific events. The song's hook was described by Patrick Crowley of Billboard as a "beast of a glossy pop rock hook" and responsible for the song's catchiness. Branch later commented that the she had written better refrains since then but remains proud of her work.

[[File:RiP2013 Paramore Hayley Williams 0003. jpg|thumb|250px|left|One music critic noted that "Everywhere" served as an influence for future female pop stars, including Hayley Williams of Paramore (pictured in 2013). AllMusic's Liana Jonas described the song "a lively and heartfelt song with electric guitar power chords, spirited vocal delivery, and catchy chorus". IGN Music called the song "definitely catchy". Sean Richardson of the Boston Phoenix described the song's intro as "glossy", going on to label the chorus as "unforgettable dream pop" and comparing the track to Vanessa Carlton's debut single, "A Thousand Miles". British chart commentator James Masterton wrote that the song charted in the UK on its own merits and noted Branch's "tremendous" voice as well as the "uplifting" lyrics. Retrospectively, in 2017, Billboard ranked the song's chorus as the 77th best of the 21st century, referring to the second half as a "testament" to the entire refrain.

On the US Billboard Hot 100, "Everywhere" debuted at number 62 on September 1, 2001, becoming that week's highest charting new song. Ten weeks later, on November 10, the song peaked at number 12, giving Branch her first of four top 20 singles in the US. The song spent a total of 20 weeks on the Hot 100, last charting at number 63 on January 7, 2002. On other Billboard charts, the song achieved its highest position on the Mainstream Top 40, where it peaked at number five and spent 26 weeks on the ranking. The video shows Branch spying on a man in the opposite apartment building while she takes several photographs of him and plays her guitar in an empty room. He also glimpses back at her, and at the end of the video, the two finally meet. Branch was involved in the selection of the actor portraying her love interest; she told MTV in a 2001 interview that when the producers showed her a photo of Jake Muxworthy, she told them, "This is it. He has to be in it." At the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, the video won the Viewer's Choice Award.

+ Release dates and formats for "Everywhere" Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref. (Reference) United States July 10, 2001 Contemporary hit radio Maverick Australia September 24, 2001 CD Maverick, Warner Music Australasia, Warner Music Australia Japan January 23, 2002 CD with "All You Wanted" Warner Music Japan Europe April 1, 2002 CD Maverick