Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Studio album by The Cranberries
Publication (s)	1993
Label (s)	Island Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	12
running time	40 m 10 s
production	Stephen Street
chronology - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? No Need to Argue (1994)

The album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? was the first successful record by Irish rock group The Cranberries . It was released in 1993 under the Island Records label.

album

After the debut EP Uncertain and the pre-released single Dreams , Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? the band's first album. The CD contains a rather calm, catchy mixture of pop and rock as well as influences from the folklore of their Irish homeland, with which The Cranberries distinguished themselves from the then dominant rock genres such as grunge and alternative rock . Singer Dolores O'Riordan's vocals were rather reserved and gentle, and Neil Hogan's guitar work was reminiscent of the style of Johnny Marr from The Smiths . The Cranberries stayed true to this mixture on the following records. "Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?" Was produced by Stephen Street , the lyrics were written by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan. The album sold worldwide more than 7.6 million times, reaching the UK No. 1 on the album charts and in the United States ranked 18th Only the following album " No Need to Argue " was even more successful.

After the success of the second single " Linger ", " Dreams " was released again. It was also a hit and later covered several times by other artists. The Chinese singer Faye Wong covered the song twice: once in Cantonese for the album "Random Thoughts" and once in Mandarin for the album "Sky". The first cover was used by the director Wong Kar-Wai for the film " Chungking Express ". Also Dario G coverte the song beyond "was Dreams " in the soundtrack of the film " em You've Got used".

Andy Earl was responsible for the cover of the album. It shows the musicians sitting on and in front of a couch in front of a black background.

criticism

The album received mostly good reviews. It received 4.5 out of 5 stars from Allmusic Guide , 4.5 from Rolling Stone and 3.75 out of 5 stars from Discogs .

Track list

1. " I Still Do " ( Noel Hogan / Dolores O'Riordan ) - 3:16
2. " Dreams " (Hogan / O'Riordan) - 4:32
3. " Sunday " (Hogan / O'Riordan) - 3:30
4. " Pretty " (Hogan / O'Riordan) - 2:16
5. " Waltzing Back " - 3:37
6. " Not Sorry " (Hogan / O'Riordan) - 4:20
7. " Linger " (Hogan / O'Riordan) - 4:34
8. " Wanted " (Hogan / O'Riordan) - 2:07
9. " Still Can't ... " (Hogan / O'Riordan) - 2:07
10. " I Will Always " - 2:42
11. " How " - 2:51
12. " Put Me Down " (Hogan / O'Riordan) - 3:32

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
United States (RIAA)	5 × platinum	5,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 10 × platinum	5,985,000

Main article: The Cranberries / Music Sales Awards

Web links

• Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? at Allmusic (English)
• Entry at Rollingstone.com ( Memento from May 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Review ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on slantmagazine.com  
2. ↑ Placement according to Allmusicguide.com
3. ↑ The cranberrys  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on fanfiktion.de  
4. ↑ Cover versions of Cranberries songs at Coverinfo.de