"Everyday I Love You Less and Less" is the opening track on Leeds-based indie band Kaiser Chiefs' first album, Employment (2005). It was released on the B-Unique label as their third single (not counting re-issues) on 16 May 2005, peaking at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, their second top-10 single of the year. Outside the UK, the song peaked at number 52 in the Netherlands.
| "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" | ||||
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| Single by Kaiser Chiefs | ||||
| from the album Employment | ||||
| B-side | "The Letter Song" | |||
| Released | 16 May 2005[1] | |||
| Genre | New wave[2] | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | B-Unique | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Stephen Street | |||
| Kaiser Chiefs singles chronology | ||||
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Background edit
Singer Ricky Wilson described the song as a "hate ballad" and added, "Usually bands release for their third single a love ballad but we decided to do the opposite. It's for anyone who's ever split up with someone and they don't leave you alone. ... I was describing that song the other day, you think it's going to be quite bouncy but it's actually as negative as you can be!"[3]
Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian wrote that the Kaiser Chiefs had been labeled as has-beens by 2003-2004, and they were desperate to build a fanbase to impress record labels: "The need to make an impression while bottom of the bill in a tiny venue explains all the ohhhhhhs and nanananas and oft-repeated choruses that set up shop in the listener's brain after the first listen."[4]
Music video edit
The music video was directed by Tim Pope. It features the band wearing skeleton costumes.[5]
Track listings edit
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UK CD1[6]
UK CD2 and Australasian CD single[7][8]
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UK 7-inch picture disc[9]
European CD single[10]
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Charts edit
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[16] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 14 May 2005. p. 31.
- ^ "The Kaiser Chiefs make a riot in Vancouver | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly". The Georgia Straight. 29 March 2012.
- ^ Webb, Rob (14 April 2005). "Kaiser Chiefs interview". BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (23 September 2005). "Tough at the top". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less and Less (Official Video)" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Everyday I Love You Less and Less (UK CD1 liner notes). Kaiser Chiefs. B-Unique Records. 2005. BUN094CD.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Everyday I Love You Less and Less (UK CD2 liner notes). Kaiser Chiefs. B-Unique Records. 2005. BUN094CDX.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Everyday I Love You Less and Less (Australasian CD single liner notes). Kaiser Chiefs. B-Unique Records. 2005. 9872710.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Everyday I Love You Less and Less (UK 7-inch picture disc sleeve). Kaiser Chiefs. B-Unique Records. 2005. BUN094-7.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Everyday I Love You Less and Less (European CD single liner notes). Kaiser Chiefs. B-Unique Records. 2005. 9872872.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Kaiser Chiefs – Everyday I Love You Less and Less" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "British single certifications – Kaiser Chiefs – Everyday I Love You Less and Less". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 June 2021.