Everybody in the Place

"Everybody in the Place"
Single by the Prodigy
from the album Experience
B-side	"Crazy Man" "G-Force" (Energy Flow) "Rip up the Sound System"
Released	23 December 1991 (1991-12-23)[1]
Studio	C.W.S. (Essex, England)
Genre	Breakbeat hardcore techno rave[2]
Songwriter(s)	Liam Howlett
Producer(s)	Liam Howlett Chaz Stevens
The Prodigy singles chronology
"Charly" (1991) "Everybody in the Place" (1991) "Fire/Jericho" (1992)
Music video
"Everybody in the Place" on YouTube

"Everybody in the Place" is the second official single released by the British electronic dance band the Prodigy from their debut album, Experience (1992). It was released on 23 December 1991 through XL Recordings in the UK.

The single features the "Fairground Remix" version of the song. The version on the album is the "155 & Rising Version", which is significantly longer and faster in beats per minute than the original mix featured on the What Evil Lurks EP.

The single peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, beaten to number one by the re-release of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" following the death of Freddie Mercury.[3]

The original CD single was released with five tracks, which went against British chart regulations. The track "Rip Up the Sound System" was removed on the re-issue to comply with the chart regulations,^[citation needed] but is still available on the 12" vinyl. The cover features a photograph of the now dismantled Corkscrew roller coaster at Alton Towers.[4]

The song was released six months later on 18 June 1992 as a double A-side with first single "Charly" through Elektra Records in the United States. The single is featured on the band's greatest hits compilation Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Everybody in the Place" was shot in December 1991[5] during a trip to New York, during which they also played at the Limelight Club. It features the band dancing in a fast-paced succession of short shots.[6] The video ends with the band appearing to be pursued by the police but escaping.

Legacy

In 1998, DJ Magazine ranked "Everybody in the Place" number 88 in their "Top 100 Club Tunes".[7] In 2022, Classic Pop ranked it number 31 in their list of the top 40 dance tracks from the 90's.[8]

Track listings

• 7-inch vinyl record

A. "Everybody in the Place" (Fairground Edit) (3:49)

B. "G-Force" (Energy Flow) (4:41)

• 12-inch vinyl record

A1. "Everybody in the Place" (Fairground Remix) (5:08)

A2. "Crazy Man" (Original Version) (4:01)

B1. "G-Force" (Energy Flow) (Original Version) (5:18)

B2. "Rip up the Sound System" (Original Version) (4:04)

• CD1

1. "Everybody in the Place" (Fairground Edit) (3:51)
2. "G-Force" (Energy Flow) (5:18)
3. "Crazy Man" (4:01)
4. "Rip up the Sound System" (4:04)
5. "Everybody in the Place" (Fairground Remix) (5:08)

• CD2

1. "Everybody in the Place" (Fairground Edit) (3:51)
2. "G-Force" (Energy Flow) (5:18)
3. "Crazy Man" (4:01)
4. "Everybody in the Place" (Fairground remix) (5:08)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991–1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[9] 125 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 10 Europe (European Dance Radio)[11] 11 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 65 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 52 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 2 UK Dance (Music Week)[16] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position UK Singles (OCC)[17] 46

Media references

The artist Jeremy Deller used the title for Beats, a film about UK rave culture, even though the band does not appear in it.[18]

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 21 December 1991. p. 25. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
2. "Best of Rave [Westwood]". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
3. SPIN Media LLC (September 2001). PRODIGY Experience: Expanded: Remixes & B-Sides. p. 166. ISSN 0886-3032. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
4. Sim, Nick (26 August 2013). "Tales from the Towers: How the Corkscrew catapulted Alton Towers to prominence". Theme Park Tourist. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
5. "1991.12.13 – The Limelight, New York, USA". www.theprodigyontour.com. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
6. Roach, Martin (24 July 2010). The Prodigy: The Official Story - Electronic Punks. John Blake. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-78418-964-8.
7. "For those of you that thought good music died in the 90s, this is for you… part one [April 1998]". 909originals.com. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
8. "90s Dance – The Essential Playlist". Classic Pop. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
9. "ARIA chart peaks". 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
10. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 5. 1 February 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
11. "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 50. 11 December 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Everybody in the Place". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
13. "The Prodigy – Everybody in the Place" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Prodigy" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
16. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 4 January 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
17. "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 8.
18. Muggs, Joe (25 April 2020). "An Interview With Jeremy Deller". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

External links

• "Everybody in the Place" music video on YouTube
• Everybody in the Place single at MusicBrainz (list of releases)