Everybody's Changing

Single infobox
Name = Everybody's Changing


Artist = Keane
B-side = "Bedshaped"
"The Way You Want It"
Released = May 12, 2003
Format = CD Single
Recorded = Home recording
Genre = Piano rock
Length = 3:32
Label = Fierce Panda
Writer = Tim Rice-Oxley
Tom Chaplin
Richard Hughes
Producer = Andy Green
Chart position = * #122
Last single = "Wolf at the Door" (2001)
This single = "Everybody's Changing" (2003)
Next single = "This Is the Last Time" (2003)"Everybody's Changing" is a song performed and composed by English piano rock band Keane, from their debut album "Hopes and Fears", on which appears as the fourth track. After a single release on Fierce Panda in May 2003, it was re-released on Island on May 3, 2004, where it reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart.

In August 2006, the song was rated #79 from the top 100 greatest songs in all time by "The Sun". On the same year, English singer Lily Allen recorded a cover of the song released on her single "Littlest Things".

Fierce Panda single

The Fierce Panda release of "Everybody's Changing" was both Keane's first commercial release, and their first release after the departure of guitarist Dominic Scott.

The release arose as a result of Simon Williams attending a Keane gig at London's Betsey Trotwood in December 2002, and liking what he heard so much that he immediately offered to put out a single for the band.

Legend has it that when recording the song for this release, the band recorded it in a back room of the house of Tim Rice-Oxley's parents, on borrowed equipment - which broke, thus meaning the band had to go to another house in order to mix it.

It went on to be selected by Steve Lamacq as his single of the week on Radio 1 on April 19, 2003. This in large part led to the bidding war surrounding the band that led to them being signed to Island.

The CD single was released on May 12, 2003. During the first week 733 copies of the 1500 released were sold, reaching #122 in the UK Singles Chart. [cite web|url=http://www.keaneshaped.co.uk/disco/fp_ec.htm|title=Keaneshaped - Discography - Everybody's Changing|accessdate=July 19|accessyear=2006] However, this release was so limited that nowadays copies can be expected to sell on ebay in the region of £90.

The cover art, designed by Alex Lake, represents Tom Chaplin's shadow filled with the photography of two boats. The typeface used in the cover is different from that used in both the "Hopes and Fears" and the "Under the Iron Sea" publicity campaigns.

Island single

Single infobox
Name = Everybody's Changing (2004 version)


Caption = French CD Single Cover
Artist = Keane
from Album = Hopes and Fears
B-side = "Fly to Me"
"To the End of the Earth"
Released = flagicon|UKMay 3, 2004
flagicon|EUJune 28-July 26, 2004
flagicon|AustraliaSeptember 13, 2004
flagicon|FranceMarch 21, 2005
Format = 7" Vinyl
CD Single
3" Pocket CD
Recorded = Helioscentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex
Genre = Piano rock
Length = 3:36
Label = Island
Producer = Andy Green
Chart position = * #4 UK Singles Chart
Last single = "Somewhere Only We Know" (2004)
This single = "Everybody's Changing" (2004)
Next single = "Bedshaped" (2004)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Hopes and Fears
Type = Studio
prev_track = "We Might as Well Be Strangers"
prev_no = 3(UK)/4
this_track = "Everybody's Changing"
track_no = 4(UK)/5
next_track = "Your Eyes Open"
next_no = 5(UK)/6The 2004 version of "Everybody's Changing", re-recorded during the Heliocentric sessions of winter 2003, is Keane's second major-label release during the "Hopes and Fears" campaign.

The single was released on May 3, 2004, a week before the album, and it sold about 25,000 copies. There were also pocket CDs with two songs and polyphonic ringtones, as well as alternative versions for France, the Netherlands and Germany.

The enhanced CD includes the UK videoclip and wallpapers. This single was only released in Europe and Australia.

Track listings

Fierce Panda CD single

Catalogue number: NING133CD"'
#"Everybody's Changing"
#"Bedshaped"
#"The Way You Want It"

Island CD single

Catalogue number: CID855"'
#"Everybody's Changing"
#"To the End of the Earth"
#"Fly to Me"
#"Everybody's Changing" (Video)

UK 7" Vinyl

Catalogue number: IS855Released May 3, 2004.
#"Everybody's Changing"
#"Fly To Me"

Island promo version

#"Everybody's Changing"

Alternative versions

Some European alternative versions were released after the original British edition, with the same artwork.

=Dutch CD single=

Released July 23, 2004.
#"Everybody's Changing"
#"Fly to Me"

=French CD single=

Released March 21, 2005.
#"Everybody's Changing"
#"Somewhere Only We Know" (Live) (Forum, London, May 10, 2004)

UK 3" CD

Catalogue number: CIDP855"'
Released July 19, 2004. It included a link for download polyphonic and true ringtones for the songs.
#"Everybody's Changing"
#"Fly to Me"

Composition and recording

Composed in 2001 by Tim Rice-Oxley, just after guitarist Scott had left the band.

Recording took place at the Helioscentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex. The version appearing on the Fierce Panda release was a home recorded song, supposedly recorded in a single room.

"Everybody's Changing" uses similar instrumentation as is used throughout "Hopes and Fears".The style of "Everybody's Changing" has been described as "piano rock", a style of rock in which the piano is the main instrument instead of the guitar.After the main piano riff, the piano is not used until the second verse. Throughout the song, a synthesizer is played in the background.

Meaning

B-sides

Bedshaped

Originally appeared on Fierce Panda release only. See "Bedshaped" main page for composition details.

Instrumentation

*Bass (Fender Jazz)
*Drums (Yamaha)
*Piano (Yamaha CP70)
*Synthesizer (vox, distortion)
*Vocals (by Tom Chaplin)

The Way You Want It

An acoustic piano track that appears only on the Fierce Panda single. It also appears on "Strangers", though is not credited. It was played live during late 2003.

Instrumentation

*Piano (Yamaha CP70)
*Vocals (by Tom Chaplin)

Fly to Me

Widely considered a fan favourite, but to date has never fully been played live. The chorus has been performed during some shows of the 2007 Under The Iron Sea arena tour, with the arena name put into it.

During an interview for a fanzine, Margaret Rice-Oxley (Tim's mother) is quoted as saying that she and Tim's father cried the first time they heard this song.

Official sheet music for this song is available in the Wise Publication book of "Hopes and Fears".

Instrumentation

*Bass (Fender Jazz)
*Drums (Yamaha)
*Organ (Hammond Mk2)
*Piano (Yamaha CP70)
*Synthesizer (strings)
*Vocals (by Tom Chaplin and Tim Rice-Oxley)

To the End of the Earth

Composed by Tim Rice-Oxley and Dominic Scott in 2000. The song was originally composed on guitar, and a regular feature of live gigs before Scott's departure. This version was posted by the band on their website in early 2001 so fans could hear it - this version is still in circulation on the net.

After Scott's departure, Rice-Oxley recomposed the song for the piano. It was re-recorded for the CD single. It is one of only three songs from the pre-"Hopes and Fears" era to survive the transition from the "guitar" Keane to "piano" Keane - the other songs being "She Has No Time" and "Allemande". ["The Happy Soldier" is the only song played with guitar during the piano era (2001)]

Instrumentation

Released version
*Bass (Fender Jazz)
*Drums (Yamaha)
*Piano (Yamaha CP70)
*Vocals (by Tom Chaplin)

Demo Version
*Bass
*Drums
*Electric guitar
*Vocals (by Tom Chaplin)

Technical information on songs

oundtrack usage

This song was featured in the NBC Program "Scrubs" in the fifth season episode "My Day at the Races". It was also used in Flight 29 Down in "See Ya".

Music videos

There are three videos for this song

International version

Keane are playing in a white room, and proceed to change into other persons.

United States version

Keane appear on a scene representing a sunset - their performance is broken up with clips of gigs in London, Mexico City and United States.

Unreleased version

This video was directed by Mark Pellington, but was shelved after the band apparently (according to rumour) decided it didn't fit with the tone of the song.Fact|date=February 2007 This video has since been released and has gained some popularity on the internet. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4LBvhBQWr8]

Running at seven minutes long, the video is in the style of "verbatim theatre", with people talking directly to camera. It primarily focuses on people retelling their experiences of losing a loved one - including Pellington, who discusses losing his wife, and how the song helped him cope with his loss. During the course of the song, we then witness the people who have retold their stories, remembering their experiences while apparently listening to the song.

Chart performance

Notes

External links

* [http://www.keanemusic.com Official site]
* [http://www.keaneshaped.co.uk/disco/fp_ec.htm Keaneshaped - Information about record (Fierce Panda)]
* [http://www.keaneshaped.co.uk/disco/ec.htm Keaneshaped - Information about record (Island)]
* [http://www.keane.fr/groupe.php?choix=disco/everybodyschanging Keane.fr - Information about record in French (Island)]
* [http://www.keane.fr/groupe.php?choix=disco/fpec Keane.fr - Information about record in French (Fierce Panda)]