Everybody Knows (John Legend song)

"Everybody Knows" is the third single taken from John Legend's third studio album, Evolver. The song was released as a download only single in the UK on 23 March 2009, which coincided with his UK tour for Evolver.

"Everybody Knows"
Single by John Legend
from the album Evolver
Released	23 March 2009 (UK)[1]
Recorded	2008
Genre	Soul R&B pop
Length	4:35
Label	GOOD Sony Music
Songwriter(s)	John Stephens Kawan Prather James Ho Terrence Smith Demetria McKinney
Producer(s)	Malay KP
John Legend singles chronology
"Magnificent" (2009) "Everybody Knows" (2009) "Whatever U Want" (2009)

Music video

The music video for "Everybody Knows" premiered on 20 January 2009.^[2] It was directed by Anthony Mandler. The video for "Everybody Knows" features Legend walking through city streets and a park along with a couple arguing and making up in the street, an elderly couple sitting on a bench in the park, reading a book along with other situations featuring couples. The video is portrayed as being set in New York City, however, much of it was filmed in Providence, Rhode Island.

Formats and track listings

UK Digital Download^[3]

1. "Everybody Knows" [4:35]
2. "Everybody Knows" (Live from World Cafe) [5:24]
3. "Green Light" (Karmatronic Club Mix) (featuring Andre 3000) [6:21]

Official Versions^{[citation needed]}

1. Everybody Knows (Album Version) [4:35]
2. Everybody Knows (Afroganic Radio Edit) [3:39]
3. Everybody Knows (Live from World Cafe) [5:24]
4. Everybody Knows (Love to Infinity Radio Edit) [4:02]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–2009)	Peak position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4]	10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5]	80
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6]	64

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7]	97

References

1. Releases: John Legend - Everybody Knows Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine So-Urban.com. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
2. Video Premiere: John Legend's Everybody Knows^{[permanent dead link]} Ace Showbiz. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
3. Everybody Knows: John Legend: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
4. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 52, 2008" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
5. "John Legend – Everybody Knows" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
6. "John Legend Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
7. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2008". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

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