Every Morning (Sugar Ray song)

"Every Morning"
Single by Sugar Ray
from the album 14:59
Released January 2, 1999
Recorded 1998
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:39
Label Lava/Atlantic
Writer(s) Sugar Ray/Kahne
Producer(s) David Kahne
Sugar Ray singles chronology
"RPM"
(1998)		 "Every Morning"
(1998)		 "Someday"
(1999)
Sugar Ray playing amid a skating party in the music video

"Every Morning" is the second track of Sugar Ray's third album 14:59. It was one of Sugar Ray's most successful singles, climbing to #1 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also peaked at the top of Canada's singles chart,[1] #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1999 (#2 Hot 100 Airplay),[2] and #10 on the UK Singles Chart. It reached #98 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 1999, Australia's largest annual music poll.

Composition

The chorus of the song samples "Suavecito" by the Chicano music group Malo, as well as Hugh Masekela's 1968 hit "Grazing in the Grass". Mark McGrath explained to MTV News, "We referenced 'Suavecito' because growing up in California, you know, that was just like the low rider anthem. Any car show or swap meet you'd ever go by, you'd always hear that [song] and that just stuck in your mind." He added, "We actually came up with that part, and it was very similar to Malo's part. We were sort of imitating it, and then we said, 'Let's just leave it, we're gonna change it later.' It really makes the song – we think – so we just left it."[3]

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Track listing

U.S. Single
  1. Every Morning 3:39
  2. Even Though 2:35
U.S. Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
UK / Australia Single
  1. Every Morning 3:39
  2. Rivers 2:50
  3. Aim For Me (Main Version) 2:29

Chart positions

Peak positions

Chart (1998-1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 17
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 1
Canadian Alternative (RPM) 21
Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] 86
Ireland (IRMA) 24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 17
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 3
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
Canadian RPM Singles Chart[7] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 8

Preceded by
"What It's Like" by Everlast		 Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks number-one single
February 20–26, 1999
March 6 - April 9, 1999 		Succeeded by
"My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit

References

  1. ↑ "Top Singles". RPM 68 (20). March 8, 1999. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (7th ed.). p. 612.
  3. ↑ "Sugar Ray Coasts Low-Riding Groove For "Every Morning"". MTV. January 26, 1999. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – {{{artist}}} – Every Morning". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > {{{artist}}} > Every Morning – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  6. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – {{{artist}}} – Every Morning". Top 40 Singles.
  7. ↑ "Top Singles". RPM 70 (8). December 13, 1999. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Billboard. 1999. Retrieved 2010-08-28.

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