"Every Day Should Be a Holiday" is a song by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released in 1997 as the first single from their second studio album, ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down. The song was featured in the movie There's Something About Mary and included in the official soundtrack album.[2] Considered one of their most commercially successful tracks and a "classic" of their repertoire, it peaked at #29 on the UK Singles Chart.[3][4][5] The song has also been included in the compilation album The Capitol Years 1995–2007.[6][7]
"Every Day Should Be a Holiday" | ||||
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Single by The Dandy Warhols | ||||
from the album ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down | ||||
Released | 15 July 1997 | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Courtney Taylor-Taylor | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Lash, Eric Hedford, Courtney Taylor-Taylor[1] | |||
The Dandy Warhols singles chronology | ||||
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Personnel
edit- Courtney Taylor-Taylor - vocals, guitar
- Peter Holmstrom - guitar
- Zia McCabe - bass
- Eric Hedford - drums
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" | 4:02 |
2. | "One (Ultra Lame White Boy)" | 3:11 |
3. | "Head" | 3:17 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" | 4:03 |
2. | "Ride" (live) | 4:43 |
3. | "It's a Fast Drivin' Rave Up with the Dandy Warhols Sixteen Minutes" (live) | 7:18 |
4. | "Genius" (live) | 7:03 |
Charts
editChart (1998) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 29[9] |
References
edit- ^ "Every Day Should Be a Holiday - The Dandy Warhols". Genius.com.
- ^ Thomas Erlevine. "There's Something About Mary - Original Soundtrack". Allmusic.
- ^ "Every Day Should Be A Holiday". Chart Stats. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Cameron Atfield. "The Dandy Warhols Brisbane review: Eatons Hill Hotel, Saturday, October 29, 2016". The Sunday Morning Herald.
- ^ Zack Ruskin. "Concert Review: The Dandy Warhols Need No Confetti at 25th Anniversary Show". Variety.
- ^ Jonathan Keefe. "The Capitol Years 1995–2007". Slant Magazine.
- ^ Stuart Berman. "The Capitol Years: 1995–2007 - The Dandy Warhols". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Every Day Should Be a Holiday by Dandy Warhols". officialcharts.com.
External links
edit- "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" at AllMusic
- "Every Day Should Be a Holiday" at Discogs (list of releases)