Everyday (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song)

"Everyday"
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album Liberator
B-side"Every Time"
Released6 September 1993 (1993-09-06)
RecordedPink Museum, The Ministry (Liverpool, England)
Length3:57
LabelVirgin
Songwriters
Producers
  • Andy McCluskey
  • Phil Coxon
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)"
(1993) 		"Everyday"
(1993) 		"Walking on the Milky Way"
(1996)
Music video
"Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Everyday" on YouTube

"Everyday" is a song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the third and final single from their ninth album, Liberator (1993). The track dates to 1987, with OMD co-founder Paul Humphreys – who left the group two years later – receiving a co-writing credit.[1] "Everyday" was the only single from Liberator to miss the UK top 25, charting at number 59.

Reception

Alan Jones of Music Week scored the single three-out-of-five, writing, "Jaunty, polished pop without a soul. Oh, for the more angst-ridden OMD of old. Still, it's the kind of song that will appeal to radio — very 'up' and sufficiently commercial to make the usual OMD splash."[2] In a retrospective article, Classic Pop's Wyndham Wallace likened the track to a "horrifying" Stock Aitken Waterman pastiche.[3] OMD frontman Andy McCluskey conceded, "Sadly it wasn't one of our better songs."[4]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Everyday" was directed by Jimmy Fletcher and produced by Jonathan Hercock for Partizan. It was released on 6 September 1993 and features concert footage with cutaways to a young girl dressed as a matador.[5] The video features Sara Cox, who would later be known as a BBC Radio DJ.[6]

Track listings

  • UK 7-inch and cassette single[7][8]
  1. "Everyday"
  2. "Every Time"
  • UK CD1 and Australasian CD single[9][10]
  1. "Everyday"
  2. "Every Time"
  3. "Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)" (Interstella mix)
  4. "Everyday" (Invisible Man mix)
  1. "Everyday"
  2. "Electricity" (live)
  3. "Walk Tall" (live)
  4. "Locomotion" (live)

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Germany (GfK)[12] 60
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 59

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 6 September 1993 N/a Virgin
Australia 4 October 1993
  • CD
  • cassette
 [14]

References

  1. ^ "OMD Discography: Liberator". Messages. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (11 September 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 14. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ Wallace, Wyndham (September–October 2021). "OMD: Liberator". Classic Pop. No. 71. p. 91.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gary (14 October 2019). "Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?! – Andy McCluskey". NME. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Promos In Production" (PDF). Music Week. 4 September 1993. p. 12. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  6. ^ Willis, Tania (17 February 2015). "'I didn't eat during my twenties': Sara Cox confesses what she did to stay skinny". OK!. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. ^ Everyday (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Virgin Records. 1993. VS 1471.
  8. ^ Everyday (UK cassette single sleeve). Virgin Records. 1993. VSC 1471, 7243 8 92132 4 9.
  9. ^ Everyday (UK CD1 liner notes). Virgin Records. 1993. VSCDT 1471, 7243 8 92132 2 5.
  10. ^ Everyday (Australasian CD single liner notes). Virgin Records. 1993. 892132-2.
  11. ^ Everyday (UK CD2 liner notes). Virgin Records. 1993. VSCDG 1471, 7243 8 92133 2 4.
  12. ^ "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) – Everyday" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  14. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 04/10/93: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 191. 3 October 1993. p. 19.
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