Everything (Mr. Children album)

Everything
Studio album by Mr. Children
Released	May 10, 1992
Recorded	Sound Sky Studio, Power House
Genre	Pop rock, power pop
Length	32:11
Label	Toy's Factory
Producer	Takeshi Kobayashi
Mr. Children chronology
Everything (1992) Kind of Love (1992)
Singles from Everything
"Kimi ga Ita Natsu" Released: August 21, 1992

Everything, is the seven-track EP recorded by Japanese pop rock band Mr. Children, released under the record label Toy's Factory in May 1992. It has generally been considered their first studio album.

In 1991, the band met the record producer Takeshi Kobayashi for the first time. They started the recording together in December of that year, at the Sound Sky and Starship studios. Although the producer suggested changing its lyrics slightly, all songs appeared on the EP had already been written before they signed a recording contract, and also played in their early live performances.

Everything had a steady sales after the band gained public recognition, reaching the top-30 on the Japanese Oricon albums chart and spending 83 weeks on the top-100 with sales of over 450,000 copies.^[1] In June 1998, it was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for shipments of over 800,000 units.^[2]

After the EP came out, they embarked on concert tour with fellow band The Pillows. In August 1992, "Kimi ga Ita Natsu" was issued as the only single from Everything.