I'm Not Like Everybody Else

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“I'm Not Like Everybody Else”
Single cover
B-side to "Sunny Afternoon" by The Kinks
Released	3 June, 1966 (UK) July, 1966 (US)
Recorded	12 May, 1966; Pye Studios (No.2), London
Label	Pye 7N 17125 (UK) Reprise 0497 (US)
Writer	Ray Davies
Producer	Shel Talmy

"I'm Not Like Everybody Else" is a song by The Kinks, first released as the B-side to their single "Sunny Afternoon". Written by Ray Davies, the song is sung by his brother Dave. It appears as a bonus track on the CD reissue of Face to Face.

The track, amongst many others, was reworked by the Kinks in their 1996 release To the Bone.

The 90s version featured in episode 62 of the Sopranos.^[1]

American rock band Everybody Else takes their name from this song.^[2]

This song has been covered by several bands adding an ironic flare to the song. In 1968 it appeared the the Chocolate Watchband's second full-length album 'The Inner Mystique' 1968 - The Inner Mystique - Tower LP 5106 (US)

Camper Van Beethoven also covered the Chocolate Watchbands' version in true Camper style by covering a cover of a song about being unique. This version first appeared on their compilation album 'Camper Vantiquities' in 1993.

Ray Davies has been using the song as an opening number in his 2006-2008 solo live appearances. The song neatly sums up (and simultaneously laments) the philosophy that has driven his long musical career.