Everything (Mary J. Blige song)

"Everything"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album Share My World
Released	August 4, 1997
Format	CD single cassette maxi single
Recorded	1996; Flyte Time Studios (Edina, Minnesota)
Genre	R&B
Length	4:55
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	James Harris III Terry Lewis Hachidai Nakamura Rokusuke Ei James Brown Linda Creed Thom Bell John Starks Fred Wesley
Producer(s)	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"I Can Love You" (1997) "Everything" (1997) "Missing You" (1997)

"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.

Overview

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.

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	24
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	5
UK Singles Chart	6
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	13
Dutch Singles Chart	62

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.^[1]

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

References