Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

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Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Everybody else is doing it so why can't we (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
The Cranberries
Released1 March 1993
Recorded1992–1993
StudioWindmill Lane Studios (Dublin), Surrey Sound Studios (Leatherhead)
Genre
Length40:54
LabelIsland
ProducerStephen Street
The Cranberries chronology
Uncertain
(1991) 		Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
(1993) 		No Need to Argue
(1994)
Singles from Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
  1. "Dreams"
    Released: 29 September 1992
  2. "Linger"
    Released: 23 February 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB[8]
The Irish Times4/5 stars[9]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[10]
Q4/5 stars[11]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[12]
Slant Magazine4/5 stars[13]
The Village VoiceA−[14]

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries.[15] Released on 1 March 1993 after four EPs, it is both the band's first full-length album and major label release.[16] The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan and guitarist Noel Hogan.[16] It reached number one on both the UK and Irish albums charts.[16] The album spent a total of 86 weeks on the UK chart.[17] On 24 June 1994, it became the fifth album in rock history to reach number one more than a year after release.[18] At the end of 1995, it ranked as the 50th best selling album in Australia.[19] It reached number 18 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and stayed on this chart for 130 weeks;[20] the album shipped six million copies there.[16]

On 7 March 2018, the band's three remaining members announced they were releasing a special 25th anniversary newly remastered anniversary edition of the album, with previously unreleased material as well as other bonus material from the era of the album.[21][22] However, it was delayed until late 2018, following the death of O'Riordan.[23]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Dolores O'Riordan, except for "(They Long to Be) Close to You" written by Hal David.

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? – Standard edition[24]
No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1."I Still Do"
Stephen Street3:16
2."Dreams"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street4:32
3."Sunday"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street3:30
4."Pretty"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street2:16
5."Waltzing Back"O'RiordanStreet3:38
6."Not Sorry"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street4:20
7."Linger"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street4:34
8."Wanted"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street2:07
9."Still Can't..."
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street3:38
10."I Will Always"O'RiordanStreet2:42
11."How"O'RiordanStreet2:51
12."Put Me Down"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street3:33
Total length:40:54
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (The Complete Sessions 1991–1993) – 2002 re-release[25]
No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
13."Reason"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street2:02
14."Them"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Pearse Gilmore3:42
15."What You Were"O'RiordanStreet3:41
16."Liar"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street2:22
17."Pretty" (remix) (from Prêt-à-Porter, 1994)
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street3:41
18."How" (radical mix)O'RiordanStreet2:58
Total length:59:34
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (Super Deluxe) – 2018 re-release (disc two) – Album out-takes[26][nb 1]
No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Íosa"O'RiordanStreet4:09
2."What You Were" (demo)O'RiordanStreet3:42
3."Linger" (Dave Bascombe mix)
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street4:40
4."How" (alternate version)O'RiordanStreet2:52
Single b-sides[26]
No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
5."Liar"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street2:24
6."What You Were"O'RiordanStreet3:41
7."Reason"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street2:02
8."How" (radical mix)O'RiordanStreet2:58
9."Them"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street3:42
10."Pretty" (remix) (from Prêt-à-Porter, 1994)
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Street3:41
Debut EP[26]
No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
11."Uncertain"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Pearse Gilmore3:06
12."Nothing Left at All"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Gilmore3:54
13."Pathetic Senses"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Gilmore3:36
14."Them"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Gilmore3:44
Early demos[26]
No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
15."Dreams" (unmixed)
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
Gilmore4:06
16."Sunday"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
The Cranberries4:52
17."Linger"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
The Cranberries5:10
18."Chrome Paint"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
The Cranberries3:35
19."Fast One"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
The Cranberries3:32
20."Shine Down"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
The Cranberries4:12
21."Dreams" (pop mix)
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
The Cranberries4:08
Total length:77:46
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (Super Deluxe) – 2018 re-release (disc three) – Live at Cork Rock (June 1, 1991)[26]
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Put Me Down"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
2:55
2."Dreams"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
4:10
3."Uncertain"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
2:54
Live at Féile, Tipperary (July 31, 1994)[26]
No.TitleMusicLength
4."Pretty"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
2:37
5."Wanted"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
2:08
6."Daffodil Lament"O'Riordan4:40
7."Linger"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
4:50
8."I Can't Be with You"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
3:13
9."How"O'Riordan2:56
10."Ode to My Family"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
4:53
11."Not Sorry"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
3:55
12."Waltzing Back"O'Riordan3:46
13."Dreams"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
4:37
14."Ridiculous Thoughts"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
4:32
15."Zombie"O'Riordan5:23
16."(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Carpenters cover)Burt Bacharach3:09
Total length:60:38
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (Super Deluxe) – 2018 re-release (disc four) – Dave Fanning, RTÉ Radio Session, 1991[26]
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Dreams"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
4:11
2."Uncertain"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
3:29
3."Reason"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
1:58
4."Put Me Down"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
2:53
John Peel, BBC Radio 1 Session, 1992[26]
No.TitleMusicLength
5."Waltzing Back"O'Riordan3:34
6."Linger"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
3:25
7."Wanted"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
2:12
8."I Will Always"O'Riordan2:41
Dave Fanning, RTÉ Radio Session 1993[26]
No.TitleMusicLength
9."The Icicle Melts"O'Riordan3:12
10."Wanted"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
2:03
11."Like You Used To"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
2:34
12."False"
  • O'Riordan
  • Hogan
2:28
Total length:34:40

Personnel[]

The album's liner notes credit the following personnel:[27]

The Cranberries

  • Dolores O'Riordan – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Noel Hogan – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Mike Hogan – bass guitar
  • Fergal Lawler – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

  • Mike Mahoney – additional vocals (2)

Production

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[40] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[41] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[42] Gold 100,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[43] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[44] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[45] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[46] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Tracks 15-21 of disc two were recorded under the name The Cranberry Saw Us.

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