The Battle for Everything

The Battle for Everything
Studio album by Five for Fighting
Released February 3, 2004
Genre Soft rock
Length 48:02
Label Aware, Columbia
Producer Bill Bottrell, Gregg Wattenberg, John Ondrasik, Curt Schneider
Five for Fighting chronology
America Town
(2000)America Town2000		 The Battle for Everything
(2004)		 Two Lights
(2006)Two Lights2006
Singles from The Battle for Everything
  1. "100 Years"
    Released: November 24, 2003
  2. "The Devil in the Wishing Well"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Silent Night"
    Released: 2004
  4. "If God Made You"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(47/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Addiction[3]
Billboard(favorable)[4]
Blender[1]
Common Sense Media[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[6]
Melodic[7]
People[8]
PopMatters[1][9]
Rolling Stone[10]

The Battle for Everything is the third studio album by American singer Five for Fighting, released on February 3, 2004 by Aware Records and Columbia Records.

Background and recording

Five for Fighting had achieved a hit record with "Superman (It's Not Easy)" in 2001 leading to his America Town album going Platinum. For the follow-up, Ondrasik went into the studio with record producer Bill Bottrell, best known for his work with Sheryl Crow, in 2003. The Battle for Everything was released on February 3, 2004.

Commercial performance

Battle for Everything debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart in February 2004. Its first single, "100 Years" was another top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album was certified Gold in the United States on May 11, 2004 and Platinum on October 19, 2009.[11] It has sold over 958,000 copies in the United States as of November 2009.[12]

Track listing

All songs written by John Ondrasik, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."NYC Weather Report" (Ondrasik, Curt Schneider, Andrew Williams)4:53
2."The Devil in the Wishing Well"3:31
3."If God Made You"4:17
4."100 Years"4:05
5."Angels & Girlfriends"3:29
6."Dying"3:18
7."Infidel"3:33
8."Disneyland"3:53
9."Maybe I"4:30
10."The Taste"3:10
11."One More for Love" (Ondrasik, Bill Bottrell, Schneider, Williams)4:13
12."Nobody"5:10

Bonus disc

  1. "Silent Night" – 3:42
  2. "Superman (It's Not Easy)" [Acoustic] – 3:43
  3. "Something About You" – 4:01
  4. "Sister Sunshine" – 2:58
  5. "2 + 2 Makes Five" – 2:41

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Battle For Everything by Five For Fighting".
  2. ↑ The Battle for Everything at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Alternative Addiction review
  4. ↑ Billboard review at the Wayback Machine (archived August 16, 2004)
  5. ↑ "The Battle for Everything - Music Review".
  6. ↑ "The Battle for Everything". 6 February 2004.
  7. ↑ Melodic.net review
  8. ↑ "Picks and Pans Review: The Battle for Everything – Vol. 61 No. 6". 16 February 2004.
  9. ↑ "Five for Fighting: The Battle for Everything".
  10. ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived February 5, 2008)
  11. ↑ "American album certifications – Five for Fighting – The Battle for Everything". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  12. ↑ Gary Trust (November 6, 2009). "Ask Billboard: Swift's Latest 'Fearless' Feat". Billboard.
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