Everything You Want (Vertical Horizon album)

Everything You Want
Everything You Want
Studio album by Vertical Horizon
Released	June 15, 1999
Recorded	1998
Genre	Alternative rock; post-grunge; pop rock;
Length	45:45
Label	RCA
Producer	Mark Endert; Ben Grosse; David Bendeth; Matt Scannell;
Vertical Horizon chronology
Singles from Everything You Want
	"We Are"; Released: April 26, 1999; "Everything You Want"; Released: October 19, 1999; "You're a God"; Released: June 13, 2000; "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)"; Released: January 8, 2001;

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	^[5]
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Everything You Want is the third studio album by Vertical Horizon^[6] and its first major label effort.^[7] Released in 1999, it was a breakthrough album for the band.^[8] Four singles were released from the album.^[9] The second single, "Everything You Want", became one of the most played singles of 2000, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2001, the album was certified double platinum by the RIAA, having sold two million copies in the United States, making it the band's best selling album.^[10]

Background

In the late 1990s, Vertical Horizon's indie albums began to attract record executives from several record labels.^[11] The band signed with RCA Records in 1998.^[11]

Release and commercial success

The album was released on June 15, 1999.^[12] The album's first single was "We Are", which managed to reach the Modern Rock Tracks chart and peaked at no. 21.^[13] The album's second single was "Everything You Want". The song became a massive hit, reaching number one at the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Adult Top 40 chart and becoming Billboard's Most Played Single of 2000.^[8] "Everything You Want" remains Vertical Horizon's most successful single.^[14] Two other singles from the album, "You're a God" and "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)", were also hits; they peaked at 23 and 58, respectively, at the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[15]

The album peaked at number 40 at the Billboard 200 albums chart and number three at the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.^[15]

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Scannell, except "Shackled" by Keith Kane.

"We Are" – 4:00
"You're a God" – 3:38
"Everything You Want" – 4:17
"Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" – 4:30
"You Say" – 3:58
"Finding Me" – 4:32
"Miracle" – 4:22
"Send It Up" – 3:42
"Give You Back" – 4:22
"All of You" – 3:04
"Shackled" – 5:19

Personnel

Vertical Horizon^[16]

Matt Scannell – lead vocals (tracks 1–10), backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, producer (tracks 2, 6)
Keith Kane – lead vocals (track 11), backing vocals, acoustic guitars
Sean Hurley – bass guitar
Ed Toth – drums, percussion

Additional personnel^[16]

Mark Endert – producer (tracks 1–3, 5–7), additional production (tracks 4, 8, 9), mixing (tracks 2–9), additional engineering, programming, editing, keyboards
Ben Grosse – producer (tracks 1, 3–11), mixing (tracks 10, 11), engineering, programming, editing
David Bendeth – producer (track 2)
Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (track 1)
Scott Gormley, Alan Mason, Jenny Knotts, Dan Jurow, John Siket, Mike Tocci, Glen Tavachow – recording assistants
Michael Tuller – programming, editing
Mark Dufour – programming, editing, drum technician
Luis Resto – keyboards
Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
Chris Sobchack – drum technician
Ted Jensen – mastering
Paul Angelli – mastering assistant
John Heiden – art direction, art design
Bunny Yeager – cover photograph
Danny Clinch – band photographs

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Everything You Want*
Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[17]	66
US Billboard 200^[18]	40
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[19]	3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Everything You Want*
Chart (2000)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[20]	190
US Billboard 200^[21]	82

Certifications

Certifications for *Everything You Want*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[22]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[23]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Vertical Horizon Moves Up with ACA Debut 'Everything'". Billboard. Vol. 11, no. 20. May 15, 1999. p. 14. ...on April 26 RCA shipped the first radio single, 'We Are,' to modern rock, mainstream rock, triple-A, and modern adult formats...
^ "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1321. October 15, 1999. p. 204.
^ "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1354. June 9, 2000. p. 122.
^ "Hot AC: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1382. December 22, 2000. p. 72.
^ Allmusic review
^ "Christina Aguilera to Enrique Iglesias: No.1 Songs From 2000". Billboard.
^ Tribune, Allison Stewart Special to the. "Vertical Horizon is enjoying their hard-won success". chicagotribune.com.
^ ^a ^b "Vertical Horizon to headline World Food & Music Festival in Des Moines". Des Moines Register. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ Moser, John J. "REVIEW: Vertical Horizon at Musikfest Cafe strong, but not everything you want; Tonic still has kick". mcall.com.
^ "Gold and Platinum Database Search". Retrieved June 18, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 12, 2001 – via Google Books.
^ "Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "Artist Search for "vertical horizon"". AllMusic.
^ "Vertical Horizon". Billboard.
^ ^a ^b "Album Search for "everything you want"". AllMusic.
^ ^a ^b Everything You Want (booklet). RCA. 1999.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 294.
^ "Vertical Horizon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "Vertical Horizon Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want". Music Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ "American album certifications – Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[1] "Vertical Horizon Moves Up with ACA Debut 'Everything'". Billboard. Vol. 11, no. 20. May 15, 1999. p. 14. ...on April 26 RCA shipped the first radio single, 'We Are,' to modern rock, mainstream rock, triple-A, and modern adult formats...

[2] "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1321. October 15, 1999. p. 204.

[3] "Alternative: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1354. June 9, 2000. p. 122.

[4] "Hot AC: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1382. December 22, 2000. p. 72.

[5] Allmusic review

[6] "Christina Aguilera to Enrique Iglesias: No.1 Songs From 2000". Billboard.

[7] Tribune, Allison Stewart Special to the. "Vertical Horizon is enjoying their hard-won success". chicagotribune.com.

[DesMoines-8] "Vertical Horizon to headline World Food & Music Festival in Des Moines". Des Moines Register. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.

[9] Moser, John J. "REVIEW: Vertical Horizon at Musikfest Cafe strong, but not everything you want; Tonic still has kick". mcall.com.

[RIAA-10] "Gold and Platinum Database Search". Retrieved June 18, 2009.

[books.google.com-11] "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 12, 2001 – via Google Books.

[12] "Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.

[13] "Artist Search for "vertical horizon"". AllMusic.

[14] "Vertical Horizon". Billboard.

[allmusic.com-15] "Album Search for "everything you want"". AllMusic.

[liner_notes-16] Everything You Want (booklet). RCA. 1999.

[17] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 294.

[ac_Billboard200_Vertical_Horizon-18] "Vertical Horizon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Vertical_Horizon-19] "Vertical Horizon Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[20] "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

[21] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[CanadaVertical_HorizonEverything_You_WantalbumCertRef-22] "Canadian album certifications – Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want". Music Canada. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

[United_StatesVertical_HorizonEverything_You_WantalbumCertRef-23] "American album certifications – Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 3, 2022.

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