"Everyday Girl" is a song by German girl group Preluders. It was written by Fredrik Björk and Per Eklund and produced by Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Gena Wernik for their debut studio album, Girls in the House (2003). The song was released as the album's lead single on 17 November 2003 and reached number one on the German Singles Chart while peaking within the top five in Austria and Switzerland.

"Everyday Girl"
Single by Preluders
from the album Girls in the House
Released17 November 2003 (2003-11-17)[1]
Length3:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Fredrik Björk
  • Per Eklund
Producer(s)
Preluders singles chronology
"Losing My Religion"
(2003)
"Everyday Girl"
(2003)
"Bal privé"
(2004)

Music video edit

A music video for "Everday Girl" was directed by Joern Heitmann.[2] Produced by Katapult Filmproduktion, it references British singers George Michael's videos for "Freedom! '90" (1990), directed by David Fincher, with Tertia Botha, Miriam Cani, Anh-Thu Doan, Rebecca Miro, and Anne Ross replacing supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington, and Cindy Crawford.[2]

Track listing edit

Maxi single[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Everyday Girl" (radio version)
  • Fredrik Björk
  • Per Eklund
3:25
2."Everyday Girl" (remix)
  • Björk
  • Eklund
  • Fahrenkrog-Petersen
  • Wernik
3:41
3."Wonderful Christmas Time" (Preluders single version)Paul McCartneyPerky Park3:35
4."Everyday Girl" (instrumental)
  • Björk
  • Eklund
  • Fahrenkrog-Petersen
  • Wernik
3:28

Credits and personnel edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications and sales for "Everyday Girl"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[11] Gold 150,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Preluders – Everyday Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Preluders – Everyday Girl". crew-united.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Preluders – Everyday Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. ^ "The ARIA Report: European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 1st December 2003" (PDF). ARIA. 1 December 2003. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Preluders – Everyday Girl". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2003" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2004". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2004" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Preluders; 'Everyday Girl')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 November 2021.