Everything You Want (Vertical Horizon album)

Everything You Want is the third studio album by Vertical Horizon[2] and its first major label effort.[3] Released in 1999, it was a breakthrough album for the band.[4] Four singles were released from the album.[5] The second single, "Everything You Want", became one of the most played singles of 2000, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2001, the album was certified double platinum by the RIAA, having sold two million copies in the United States.[6]

Everything You Want
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 15, 1999
Recorded1998
Genre
Length45:45
LabelRCA
Producer
Vertical Horizon chronology
Live Stages
(1997)
Everything You Want
(1999)
Go
(2003)
Singles from Everything You Want
  1. "We Are"
    Released: 1999
  2. "Everything You Want"
    Released: June 1999
  3. "You're a God"
    Released: July 3, 2000
  4. "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)"
    Released: January 22, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Background

In the late 1990s, Vertical Horizon's indie albums began to attract record executives from several record labels.[7] The band signed with RCA Records in 1998.[7]

Release and commercial success

The album was released on June 15, 1999.[8] The album's first single was "We Are", which managed to reach the Modern Rock Tracks chart and peaked at no. 21.[9] The album's second single was "Everything You Want". The song became a massive hit, reaching number one at the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Adult Top 40 chart and becoming Billboard's Most Played Single of 2000.[4] As of 2019, "Everything You Want" is Vertical Horizon's most successful single.[10] Two other singles from the album, "You're a God" and "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)", were also hits; they peaked at 23 and 58, respectively, at the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[11]

The album peaked at number 40 at the Billboard 200 albums chart and number three at the Billboard top heatseekers chart.[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Scannell, except "Shackled" by Keith Kane.

  1. "We Are" – 4:01
  2. "You're a God" – 3:38
  3. "Everything You Want" – 4:17
  4. "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" – 4:30
  5. "You Say" – 3:58
  6. "Finding Me" – 4:32
  7. "Miracle" – 4:22
  8. "Send It Up" – 3:42
  9. "Give You Back" – 4:22
  10. "All of You" – 3:04
  11. "Shackled" – 5:19

Personnel

Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards

References

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