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Everything to Everyone (commonly abbreviated E2E) is the eighth full-length album by Barenaked Ladies and their sixth studio album (not including Disc One's two original tracks). It was released in 2003 and was produced by Ron Aniello.

Well-known tracks from this album are "Another Postcard", "Maybe Katie" and "Testing, 1,2,3."

This album came out in three packages: regular album, limited edition album with 3 bonus acoustic tracks, and a special edition with fancy liner notes, and a bonus DVD called Everything Else (containing DVD-Audio of the album, and video/stereo-audio of an acoustic set featuring 11 of the album's songs, three of which are on the Limited Edition CD); comes in a cardboard case and protective plastic sleeve.

The commonly pictured cover with a white flag with the words "Everything to Everyone" on it is not the actual CD cover. The title of the record is only on the plastic wrapping; once you take it off, the cover is just a white flag. On the special edition's plastic sleeve, the words "Everything to Everyone" do appear, so the flag looks just like in the pictures with the sleeve on.

Also notable is the more open writing process, as front-men Steve Page and Ed Robertson shared their pen with bassist Jim Creeggan and keyboardist Kevin Hearn.

The choice of making "Another Postcard" the first single off the album was a disappointment to many fans. They felt that the record company was trying to imitate the success of "One Week", due to the fact that the former contains "rapping", similar in nature to that of the latter. Fans also felt that non-fans would dismiss BNL as a "joke band", due to the humorous nature of the song.

The second single off the album was "Testing 1, 2, 3". Some people interpret it as an autobiography of themselves. Specifically, their mistakes. During one of the pre-chorus lines, the lyrics say "Better than the last time/With a bunch of really fast rhymes", which could be interpreted as "One Week". During the music video for the song, guitarist Ed Robertson is shown writing the lyrics to "One Week" on a chalkboard in fast motion when the line comes up.

While BNL were aware of their image as jokers, and were trying to move on musically, it seemed much too late. Everything To Everyone performed moderately at retail, entering in the Canadian and US Top 10, but dropping fairly quickly down the charts. It remains the only BNL album to not have at least gone gold in the US, besides 1994's Maybe You Should Drive.

Tracks recorded for this album but left off the finished record are "Statue" (unreleased), "Sign Me Up" (unreleased), "Adrift" (unreleased, speculated to appear on the band's new album set for late 2006), "What a Let Down", (unreleased), "I Can, I Will, I Do" (earlier recorded for Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001, but left off that album, too) and "Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!" (appears on the Everything Else DVD, and on the UK single release for "Celebrity"). The aforementioned song "Sign Me Up" was described as "basically us swearing our heads off for six minutes" and was the "naked track" recorded for the album. In response to the many fans who wanted to hear the song, guitarist Ed Robertson replied by comparing "Sign Me Up" to "puke" and the fans who wanted to listen to it to people who were intrigued as to what a "puke milkshake" would be like.

Track listing

  1. "Celebrity" (Hearn, Page, Robertson) - 3:27
  2. "Maybe Katie" (Creeggan, Page, Robertson) - 2:58
  3. "Another Postcard" (Page, Robertson) - 3:25
  4. "Next Time" (Creeggan, Hearn, Page, Robertson) - 3:51
  5. "For You" (Page, Robertson) - 3:27
  6. "Shopping" (Hearn, Page, Robertson) - 3:34
  7. "Testing 1, 2, 3" (Page, Robertson) - 3:32
  8. "Upside Down" (Page, Robertson) - 3:15
  9. "War on Drugs" (Page, Robertson) - 5:32
  10. "Aluminum" (Page, Robertson) - 4:34
  11. "Unfinished" (Hearn, Page, Robertson) - 3:00
  12. "Second Best" (Hearn, Page, Robertson) - 3:21
  13. "Take It Outside" (Page, Robertson) - 3:49
  14. "Have You Seen My Love?" (Page, Robertson) - 2:55

Bonus tracks on Limited Edition release

  1. "Another Postcard" [acoustic] - 3:35
  2. "Maybe Katie" [acoustic] - 3:09
  3. "Second Best" [acoustic] - 3:31

Personnel

Barenaked Ladies

Additional personnel

  • Ron Aniello - banjo, percussion, electric guitar
  • Charlie Bisharat - violin
  • Chris Bowen - percussion
  • Larry Corbett - cello
  • Joel Derouin - violin
  • Yvonne Gallegos - vocals
  • Matt Goldman - percussion
  • Annabelle Hill - choir
  • Brian Scott - percussion
  • Phil Stanton - percussion
  • Chris Wink - percussion
  • Chris Wonzer - choir

Production

  • Producer: Ron Aniello
  • Engineers: Tim Oberthier, Clint Roth, Eric Sarafin, Ed Thacker
  • Assistant engineers: Daniel Kresco, Brian Wohlgemuth, Chris Wonzer
  • Mixing: Mike Shipley
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Digital Editing: Clint Roth
  • A&R: Jeffrey Aldrich
  • String arrangements: Jim Creeggan
  • String contractor: Suzie Katayama
  • Design: Stephen Walker
  • Collage: Phil Mucci
  • Photography: Phil Mucci
  • Cover painting: Chris Woods
  • Office coordinator: Jonathan Abrams

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2003 Top Canadian Albums 6
2003 Top Internet Albums 10
2004 The Billboard 200 10

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2003 "Another Postcard" Canadian Singles Chart 28
2004 "Another Postcard" Adult Top 40 9
2004 "Another Postcard" The Billboard Hot 100 82
2004 "Testing 1, 2, 3" Adult Top 40 19
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