All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)

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"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)"
Widelife & Simone Denny - All Things (Just Keep Getting Better).jpg
Single by Widelife and Simone Denny
from the album Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Released2003 (2003)
Length2:45
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
  • Ian J Nieman
  • Rachid Wehbi
Producer(s)
  • Ian J Nieman
  • Rachid Wehbi
  • Jeremy Wheatley (add.)
  • Rob Eric (exec.)
Widelife singles chronology
"Body (Reach Out)"
(2002) 		"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)"
(2003)

"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" is a 2003 song composed by Widelife with Simone Denny on vocals. It was the theme song for the television series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy[1][2] and was an anthem for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer tournament.

Release[]

"All Things" was released as the lead single for the Queer Eye soundtrack.[3] The song peaked at number five on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and number 12 in Australia, where it was the 13th-most-successful dance hit of 2004.[4][5][6]

Widelife performed this single on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[citation needed] The song was officially remixed by HQ2 (Hex Hector & Mac Quayle), Barry Harris, and Jason Nevins. The song was featured in an episode of South Park, titled "South Park Is Gay!".[1]

Accolades[]

In 2005, Widelife won the Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for the single "All Things."[7]

Track listings[]

US promo CD[8]

  1. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)"

Australasian CD single[9]

  1. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (original version) – 2:45
  2. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (H2Q club mix) – 7:32
  3. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (Jason Nevins Big Room remix) – 9:30
  4. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (Jason Nevins Hands Up mix) – 6:42
  5. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (Barry Harris Club Interpretation mix) – 9:28

Credits and personnel[]

Credits are taken from the US promo CD liner notes.[8]

Studio

Personnel

  • Ian J Nieman, Rachid Wehbi – writing, production
  • Widelife – recording
  • Jeremy Wheatley – additional production, mixing
  • Giulio Pierucci – additional programming
  • Rob Eric – executive production

Charts[]

Betty Who version[]

In 2018, a remixed version by Betty Who was released as the theme song for season two of the Netflix reboot however it was never actually used in any episodes, Queer Eye.[13][14] A music video was released featuring the cast of Queer Eye, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, and Tan France.[15][16][17]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Paoletta, Michael (6 March 2004). "A Winner for Widelife". Billboard. Vol. 116 no. 10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ Taylor, Chuck (13 December 2003). "Singles: Dance". Billboard. Vol. 115 no. 50. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ Duralde, Alonzo (30 March 2004). Tunes Queer for the Straight Ear. The Advocate. Here Publishing. p. 61. ISSN 0001-8996.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Widelife Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australian-charts.com – Widelife with Simone Denny – All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2004". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ^ "2005 | Dance Recording of the Year | Widelife with Simone Denny | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b All Things (Just Keep Getting Better) (US promo CD liner notes). Widelife. Capitol Records, Bravo, Scout Productions. 2003. DPRO 7087 6 18226 2 5.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ All Things (Just Keep Getting Better) (Australasian CD single liner notes). Widelife. Capitol Records, Bravo, Scout Productions. 2004. 5484932.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Issue 735" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Widelife Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Widelife Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Betty Who, Fab Five star in video of 'Queer Eye' theme song". Chicago Pride. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  14. ^ Ziss, Sophy. "Can You Believe? This Video Of The 'Queer Eye' Cast Dancing To The New Theme Is SO Good". Bustle. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  15. ^ Wong, Curtis M. (1 June 2018). "Betty Who Helps 'Queer Eye' Guys Give Their Theme Song A Fancy Makeover". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  16. ^ Moniuszko, Sara M (1 June 2018). "Let the Fab 5 and Betty Who brighten your day with a glittering 'Queer Eye' music video". USA TODAY. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  17. ^ "'Queer Eye' Star Antoni Cradles His Avocados in New Music Video for Show's Theme Song, Feat. Betty Who". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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