Everyday Is a Winding Road

"Everyday Is a Winding Road" is the second single from American singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow's 1996 eponymous album. Neil Finn, lead singer of Crowded House, provides backing vocals. Paul Hester, another member of Crowded House, was the inspiration for the song.

"Everyday Is a Winding Road"
Single by Sheryl Crow
from the album Sheryl Crow
B-side
  • "On the Outside"
  • "Sad Sad World"
  • "In Need"
  • "Free Man"
  • "Ordinary Morning"
ReleasedNovember 8, 1996
Recorded1996
GenreRock
Length4:16
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow singles chronology
"If It Makes You Happy"
(1996)		 "Everyday Is a Winding Road"
(1996)		 "Hard to Make a Stand"
(1997)

The single was well-received on the radio and peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and became Crow's fourth and final number-one single in Canada. The song earned a nomination for Record of the Year at the 1998 Grammy Awards but lost to "Sunny Came Home" by Shawn Colvin. A music video for this song was directed by Peggy Sirota and filmed in New York City in sepia. It features a toy airplane flying from person to person throughout the city.

Criticism

Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune said the song "blatantly swipes" from the Rolling Stones' song "Sympathy for the Devil".[1]

Track listing

US CD single

  1. "Everyday Is a Winding Road" - LP version
  2. "Sad Sad World" - Non LP track
  3. "In Need" - Non LP track
  4. "On the Outside" - Live from Shepherd's Bush Empire

UK CD 1 (limited edition including 4 postcards)

  1. "Everyday Is a Winding Road" - LP version
  2. "Strong Enough" - LP version
  3. "Can't Cry Anymore" - LP version
  4. "What I Can Do for You" - LP version

UK CD 2

  1. "Everyday Is a Winding Road" - LP version
  2. "If It Makes You Happy" - Live BBC Simon Mayo Session
  3. "All I Wanna Do" - Live BBC Simon Mayo Session
  4. "Run Baby Run" - Live BBC Simon Mayo Session

EU CD single

  1. "Everyday Is a Winding Road" - LP version
  2. "Free Man" - Non LP track
  3. "Run Baby Run" - Live at Woodstock
  4. "Ordinary Morning" - LP version

Charts

Covers

The song was covered by Prince on his 1999 album, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. In addition, Prince made an appearance at the Toronto stop of the 1999 Lilith Fair festival tour to perform the song alongside Crow.

The song was featured in the films Erin Brockovich and Phenomenon. However, Phenomenon came out four months before the song's release and included a special edit of the song.

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References
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