Everything I Own

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Singles
Everything I Own
  UK 32 04/29/1972 (6 weeks)
  US 5 01/29/1972 (13 weeks)

Everything I Own is a 1972 song by Bread that was written and produced by David Gates . It appeared on the album Baby I'm-a Want You .

history

Although many listeners associate the lyrics of the song with a broken love affair, the songwriter David Gates said in an interview that it is dedicated to his late father. “A friend of mine stood by me on the day of the funeral and said to me,“ Your father would be proud of you if you dedicated a song to him. ”I agreed and wrote the song.

The song was released on January 29, 1972, has a length of 3:07 minutes and is soft rock music . In 2010 the song was heard in an advertisement for Werther's Original .

Cover version of Boy George

Chart positions
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Singles
Everything I Own
  DE 8th 04/06/1987 (13 weeks)
  AT 10 05/01/1992 (16 weeks)
  CH 8th 04/19/1987 (11 weeks)
  UK 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 07.03.1987 (9 weeks)

In 1987 Boy George released his cover version of the piece, which became his debut single. Boy George came up with the idea of ​​interpreting the cover in reggae through the version by Ken Boothe and the Culture Club classic Do You Really Want to Hurt Me . The publication coincided with Boy George's arrest for possession of heroin , which had a negative impact on his career and he was able to pay the bail with the proceeds of the single. The cover was released on March 5, 1987, and it became a number one hit in the UK, Ireland and Norway .

Other covers

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charts: Chart statistics for Everything I Own (Bread) on chartsurfer.de, accessed on December 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ Interview on Songfacts.com
  3. ↑ Article in Haz.de
  4. ↑ Sources for chart placements: Chart statistics for Everything I Own (Boy George) on chartsurfer.de, accessed on December 29, 2016.