"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 (2005-05-16) | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 3:37 | |||
Label | B-Unique | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Stephen Street | |||
Kaiser Chiefs singles chronology | ||||
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"Everyday I Love You Less and Less" is a song by English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It is the opening track on their first album, Employment (2005), and was released on the B-Unique label as the album's third single (not counting re-issues) on 16 May 2005. The song peaked 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.
Background
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." Guitarist Simon Rix added: "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!"
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."
Music video
The music video was directed by Tim Pope. It features the band wearing skeleton costumes.
Track listings
UK CD1
UK CD2 and Australasian CD single
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UK 7-inch picture disc
European CD single
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) | Platinum | 600,000 |
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "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.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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: 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 23 December 2024.
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Related articles |
- 2004 songs
- 2005 singles
- Kaiser Chiefs songs
- British new wave songs
- Music videos directed by Tim Pope
- Song recordings produced by Stephen Street
- Songs written by Andrew White (musician)
- Songs written by Nick "Peanut" Baines
- Songs written by Nick Hodgson
- Songs written by Ricky Wilson (singer)
- Songs written by Simon Rix
- UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles