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| "Everyday People" | ||||
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| Single by Sly and the Family Stone | ||||
| from the album Stand! | ||||
| B-side | "Sing a Simple Song" | |||
| Released | November 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
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| Length | 2:22 | |||
| Label | Epic 5-10407 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sly Stone | |||
| Producer(s) | Sly Stone | |||
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| "Everyday People" on YouTube | ||||
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"Everyday People" | ||||
"Everyday People" is a 1968 song composed by Sly Stone and first recorded by his band, Sly and the Family Stone. It was the first single by the band to go to number one on the Soul singles chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4] It held that position on the Hot 100 for four weeks, from February 9 to March 8, 1969, and is remembered as one of the most popular songs of the 1960s. Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song of 1969.
- ^ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 18. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
- ^ Pitchfork Staff (August 18, 2006). "The 200 Best Songs of the 1960s". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
Sly smoothed out his incendiary funk into a couple minutes of gently buoyant pop...
- ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
Sly and the Family Stone's euphoric slice of psychedelic soul, presented by its co-ed, biracial lineup...
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 54.