Absolutely Everybody
single
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ArtistVanessa Amorosi
AlbumThe Power
Released15 November 1999
LabelTransistor
Writer
ProducerAxel Breitung
Prev year1999
Next year2000

"Absolutely Everybody" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vanessa Amorosi, released as the second single from her debut album, The Power (2000), on 15 November 1999 by Transistor Music Australia. The song reached number six in Australia and number 10 in New Zealand, and when released in Europe the following year, it peaked at number seven in the United Kingdom, number one in Hungary, and the top 10 in five other countries.

Song information

"Absolutely Everybody" debuted and peaked at number six on the Australia ARIA Single Charts, her fourth-highest-charting single to date.[2] It was the 74th-best-selling single of 1999 and the 40th-best-selling single for 2000 in that country.[3][4] It remained in the ARIA Singles Chart for over six months after its release.[2] In New Zealand, the single peaked at number 10 on 14 May 2000 and spent 27 weeks in the top 50.[5] Shortly after her performances at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the song was released internationally and reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe.[6][2][7] The song's highest peak was in Hungary, where it reached number one.[8]

For her service to music, Amorosi was later awarded the Australian Centenary Medal by the Government of Australia.[9] "Absolutely Everybody", with its positive lyrics, became an unofficial theme song for various cultural events. The song had four different music videos. The first was released in Australia in 1999, followed by the Australian Millennium version; the other two videos were made for the British and German markets, respectively, in 2000.

Track listings

Australian and Japanese CD single[10][11]

  1. "Absolutely Everybody" (radio version) – 3:42
  2. "Absolutely Everybody" (Latino version) – 3:27
  3. "Absolutely Everybody" (extended version) – 5:16
  4. "Absolutely Everybody" (Latino extended) – 5:22

UK CD single[12]

  1. "Absolutely Everybody" (radio version)
  2. "Absolutely Everybody" (Latino version)
  3. "Absolutely Everybody" (Almighty Mix)
  4. "Absolutely Everybody" (video)

UK cassette single[13]

  1. "Absolutely Everybody" (radio version)
  2. "Absolutely Everybody" (Almighty Mix)

European CD single[14]

  1. "Absolutely Everybody" (radio edit) – 3:42
  2. "Absolutely Everybody" (Latino version) – 3:27

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2001)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15]17
Hungary (Mahasz)[8]1
Poland (Music & Media)[16]14
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[17]67

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Australia (ARIA)[3]74
Chart (2000)Position
Australia (ARIA)[4]40
Germany (Media Control)[18]53
Ireland (IRMA)[19]26
New Zealand (RIANZ)[20]12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]71
UK Singles (OCC)[22]139
Chart (2001)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[23]46
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[24]68

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Australia15 November 1999CDTransistor Music[2]
United Kingdom11 September 2000CD · cassetteUniversal[25]
Japan20 September 2000CD[26]
United States9 April 2001Hot adult contemporary radio[27]
10 April 2001Contemporary hit · rhythmic contemporary radio

References

  1. ^ "Local Artist of the Week". Anthony John Hicks Biography. 92.7 FreshFM. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
  2. ^ aus
  3. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2000". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ nz
  6. ^ uk
  7. ^ ire
  8. ^ "Mahasz Top 20 Rádiós Slágerlista" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Archived 5 February 2001 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. ^ "For some, it has been an honour to die for". The Age. 22 April 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ^ Absolutely Everybody (Australian CD single liner notes). Transistor Music. 1999. SCBK620.
  11. ^ Absolutely Everybody (Japanese CD single liner notes). Universal Records. 2000. UICO-5502.
  12. ^ Absolutely Everybody (UK CD single liner notes). Universal Records. 2000. 158 297-2.
  13. ^ Absolutely Everybody (UK cassette single sleeve). Universal Records. 2000. 158 297-4.
  14. ^ Absolutely Everybody (European CD single liner notes). Universal Records. 2000. 158 097-2.
  15. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 48. 25 November 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Major Market Airplay – Week 06/2001". Music & Media. Vol. 18, no. 6. 3 February 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  17. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 16.08.2025–22.08.2025.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2000" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  19. ^ "Top 100 of 2000". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  20. ^ "End of Year Charts 2000". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2000" (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  22. ^ Zywietz, Tobias (September 2001). "The Top 200 Singles of 2000". Chartwatch. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2 August 2025. – via Zobbel.
  23. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2001" (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  24. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2001" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  25. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting September 11, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 9 September 2000. p. 27. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  26. ^ "エヴリバディ | ヴァネッサ・アモロッシ" [Everybody | Vanessa Amorosi] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1396. 6 April 2001. pp. 40, 47, 79. Retrieved 23 April 2021.