Everyday Girl

"Everyday Girl" is a song by German girl group Preluders. It was written by Fredrik Björk and Per Eklund and produced by Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Gena Wernik for their debut studio album, Girls in the House (2003). The song was released as the album's lead single on 17 November 2003 and reached number one on the German Singles Chart while peaking within the top five in Austria and Switzerland.

"Everyday Girl"
Single by Preluders
from the album Girls in the House
Released	17 November 2003 (2003-11-17)[1]
Length	3:23
Label	Cheyenne Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Fredrik Björk Per Eklund
Producer(s)	Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen Gena Wernik
Preluders singles chronology
"Losing My Religion" (2003) "Everyday Girl" (2003) "Bal privé" (2004)

Music video

A music video for "Everday Girl" was directed by Joern Heitmann.^[2] Produced by Katapult Filmproduktion, it references British singer George Michael's videos for "Freedom! '90" (1990), directed by David Fincher, with Tertia Botha, Miriam Cani, Anh-Thu Doan, Rebecca Miro, and Anne Ross replacing supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington, and Cindy Crawford.^[2]

Track listing

Maxi single^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Everyday Girl" (radio version)	Fredrik Björk Per Eklund	Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen Gena Wernik	3:25
2.	"Everyday Girl" (remix)	Björk Eklund	Fahrenkrog-Petersen Wernik	3:41
3.	"Wonderful Christmas Time" (Preluders single version)	Paul McCartney	Perky Park	3:35
4.	"Everyday Girl" (instrumental)	Björk Eklund	Fahrenkrog-Petersen Wernik	3:28

Credits and personnel

Miriam Cani – vocals Anh-Thu Doan – vocals Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen – production, mixing Manfred Faust – additional mixing Artemis Gounaki – vocal arrangement Nik Hafemann – supervising producer

Rebecca Miro – vocals Anne Ross – vocals Patricia Sadowski – vocals Jörg Sander – guitar Felix Schönewald – vocal recording Gena Wernik – production, mixing

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Everyday Girl" Chart (2003) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 5 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 10 Germany (GfK)[1] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 4

Year-end charts 2003 year-end chart performance for "Everyday Girl" Chart (2003) Position Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 71 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 97 2004 year-end chart performance for "Everyday Girl" Chart (2004) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 64 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 89 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 99

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Everyday Girl"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[11]	Gold	150,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Preluders – Everyday Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
2. "Preluders – Everyday Girl". crew-united.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
3. "Preluders – Everyday Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
4. "The ARIA Report: European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 1st December 2003" (PDF). ARIA. 1 December 2003. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
5. "Preluders – Everyday Girl". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
6. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2003" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
7. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
8. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2004". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2020.
9. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2004" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
10. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
11. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Preluders; 'Everyday Girl')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 November 2021.