Everything but the girl
| Everything but the girl | |
|---|---|
 Everything but the Girl in the 1990s |
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| General information | |
| origin | Hull , England |
| Genre (s) | Sophisti-Pop , Pop-Jazz , Downtempo , Drum and Bass , Deep House |
| founding | 1982 |
| resolution | 2000 |
| Website | ebtg.com |
| Last occupation | |
| Tracey Thorn | |
| Ben Watt | |
Everything but the Girl was a British pop duo consisting of Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, which was founded in Kingston upon Hull in 1982 . They had their biggest international hit in the mid-1990s with the single Missing .
history
After Ben Watt (born December 6, 1962 in London , England) contacted Tracey Thorn (born September 26, 1962 in Brookmans Park, England) in 1982 through an advertisement on the notice board at the University of Hull , they founded the company Duo Everything but the Girl. The two became a couple both professionally and personally. They took the band name from the advertising slogan "We'll sell you everything for the bedroom - except for one woman!" From a local furniture store.
In January 1983 the duo made their first appearance at the London Institute for Contemporary Music .
Their first hit single was Each and Every One in the spring of 1984 . For many years the duo was an insider tip. From 1992 to 1993 Everything but the Girl had to take a break because Ben Watt was seriously ill with Churg-Strauss syndrome .
In mid-1994 they released their album Amplified Heart . With the Todd Terry remix of the single Missing , which originally only reached number 68 in the British charts, they achieved worldwide attention in autumn 1995. The following singles Wrong and Walking Wounded were also successes. In the years that followed Everything but the Girl released various studio and remix albums.
In spring 2005, they released their last album, Adapt or Die - 10 Years of Remix , after which the band withdrew.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1984 | Eden | - | - | - |
UK14th  (22 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: May 1984
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| 1985 | Love Not Money |
DE51 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK10 (9 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: April 1985
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| 1986 | Baby, the Stars Shine Bright | - | - | - |
UK22nd (9 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: August 1986
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| 1988 | Idlewild | - | - | - |
UK13 (15 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: February 1988
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| 1990 | The Language of Life | - | - | - |
UK10 (6 weeks)UK |
US77 (18 weeks) US |
First published: February 20, 1990
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| 1991 | Worldwide | - | - | - |
UK29 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 1, 1991
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| 1994 | Amplified Heart |
DE21 (14 weeks) DE |
AT36 (4 weeks) AT |
CH20 (10 weeks) CH |
UK20th (22 weeks)UK |
US46 (32 weeks)US |
First published: June 17, 1994
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| 1996 | Walking Wounded |
DE59 (11 weeks) DE |
AT50 (1 week) AT |
CH33 (8 weeks) CH |
UK4th  (32 weeks)UK |
US37 (16 weeks) US |
First published: May 21, 1996
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| 1999 | Temperamental |
DE65 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK16 (4 weeks) UK |
US65 (7 weeks) US |
First published: September 28, 1999
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Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1993 | Home Movies | - | - | - |
UK5 (8 weeks)UK |
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First published: May 1993
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| 1996 | The best of | - | - | - |
UK23 (24 weeks)UK |
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First published: October 1996
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| 2002 | Like the Deserts, Miss the Rain | - | - | - |
UK58 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 2002
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EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1992 | Covers | - | - | - |
UK13 (6 weeks) UK |
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First published: February 1992
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| 1993 | The Only Living Boy in New York | - | - | - |
UK42 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 1993
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| I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love | - | - | - |
UK72 (1 week) UK |
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First published: June 1993
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more albums
- 1984: Everything but the Girl
- 1992: Essence & Rare 82-92
- 1992: Acoustic
- 2001: Back to Mine
- 2005: Adapt or Die: Ten Years of Remixes
- 2006: The Platinum Collection
- 2007: The Works: A 3 CD Retrospective
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1983 |
Night and Day Essence & Rare 82-92 |
- | - | - |
UK92 (2 weeks) UK |
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First published: August 1983
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| 1984 | Each and Every One Everything but the Girl |
- | - | - |
UK28 (8 weeks) UK |
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First published: April 1984
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| Mine Everything but the Girl |
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UK58 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: July 1984
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| Native Land Everything but the Girl |
- | - | - |
UK73 (4 weeks) UK |
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First published: September 1984
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| 1985 | When All's Well Love Not Money |
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UK77 (2 weeks) UK |
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First published: March 1985
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| Angel Love Not Money |
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UK93 (2 weeks) UK |
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First published: May 1985
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| 1986 | Come on Home Baby, the Stars Shine Bright |
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UK44 (7 weeks) UK |
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First published: July 1986
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| Don't Leave Me Behind Baby, the Stars Shine Bright |
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UK72 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: September 1986
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| 1988 | These Early Days Idlewild |
- | - | - |
UK75 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: February 1988
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| I Always Was Your Girl Idlewild |
- | - | - |
UK87 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: March 1988
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| I Don't Want to Talk About It Idlewild |
- | - | - |
UK3 (9 weeks) UK |
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First published: June 1988
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| 1990 | Driving The Language of Life |
- | - | - |
UK36 (4 weeks) UK |
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First published: January 1990
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| 1994 | Rollercoaster Amplified Heart |
- | - | - |
UK65 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 1994
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| Missing amplified heart |
DE1 (28 weeks)DE |
AT6 (12 weeks) AT |
CH2 (17 weeks) CH |
UK3 (34 weeks)UK |
US2 (55 weeks)US |
First published: August 1994
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| 1996 | Walking Wounded Walking Wounded |
- | - |
CH41 (2 weeks) CH |
UK6 (12 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 1996
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| Wrong Walking Wounded |
DE59 (15 weeks) DE |
- |
CH41 (7 weeks) CH |
UK8 (9 weeks) UK |
US68 (10 weeks) US |
First published: May 1996
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| Single Walking Wounded |
- | - | - |
UK20 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: September 1996
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| 1997 | Before Today Walking Wounded |
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UK25 (2 weeks) UK |
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First published: February 1997
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| 1998 | The Future of the Future (Stay Gold) Temperamental |
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UK31 (2 weeks) UK |
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First release: September 1998
( feat.Deep Dish ) |
| 1999 | Five Fathoms Temperamental |
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UK27 (3 weeks) UK |
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First published: September 1999
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| 2000 | Temperamental Temperamental |
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UK72 (1 week) UK |
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First published: February 2000
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Trivia
In the last episode of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother , the song Downtown Train is used to provide musical accompaniment to the first conversation between the main character Ted Mosby, played by Josh Radnor, and the mother. In contrast to the plot of the episode, this scene is rated very positively by most fans and critics, also because of the music.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Everything but the Girl in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Everything but the Girl at Discogs (English)
- “Everything but the Girl: Life after Pop” , interview with Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, by Christoph Dallach; in Zeit magazine No. 25/2014, June 28, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ SWR3 Daily Pop: January 5, 1983 - Everything But The Girl begin their career ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2010 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.
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Awards: DE UK US
