| "Everyday America" | ||||||||
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| Single by Sugarland | ||||||||
| from the album Enjoy the Ride | ||||||||
| Released | May 21, 2007 | |||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||
| Genre | Country | |||||||
| Length | 3:50 | |||||||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Jennifer Nettles Kristian Bush Lisa Carver |
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| Producer | Byron Gallimore Kristian Bush Jennifer Nettles |
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"Everyday America" is the title a song by American country music duo Sugarland. It was released on May 21, 2007 as the third single from their second album (2006's Enjoy the Ride), and it peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The song was also played on the ABC television series Good Morning America from May to September 2007.
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The song is a moderate up-tempo that chronicles the lives of two characters — a female character who "couldn't wait to get out" of the small town in which she was raised, and a male character who was once a football star. Their lives are also exemplified as being examples of modern American people's lives, as stated in the chorus. Sugarland debuted the song in May 2007 at the Academy of Country Music awards.[1]
Matt C., a critic for The 9513, gave "Everyday America" a thumbs-down rating. He called it a "contextless slice-of-life [song]" that sounded more appropriate for a television commercial.[2]
The song's music video was directed by Rocky Schenck. It features Bush and Nettles performing the song in a grocery store.
"Everyday America" was used by the American Broadcasting Company for their news series Good Morning America from May to September 2007.[1] The show used the song as the theme for a special on-air campaign entitled "GMA Is Here".[3]
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 9 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 68 |
The following musicians perform on this song.[6]
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