Everybody Knows (Dave Clark Five song)

"Everybody Knows"
"Everybody Knows"
Single by Dave Clark 5
from the album Everybody Knows
B-side	"Concentration Baby" (UK); "Inside and Out" (U.S.);
Released	December 1967
Recorded	1967
Genre	Pop
Length	2:10
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Les Reed, Barry Mason
Producer(s)	Dave Clark
Dave Clark 5 singles chronology

"Everybody Knows" is a 1967 song by the Dave Clark Five, also known as "Everybody Knows (You Said Goodbye)", to avoid confusion with their 1964 song, "Everybody Knows (I Still Love You)." The song features lead vocals by Lenny Davidson, unusual among their songs.

The song was a major hit in their native UK, where it reached number two. It was also a Top 10 hit in Ireland and New Zealand, peaking in both nations at number six. "Everybody Knows" narrowly missed the Top 40 in the U.S., where it reached #43 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their final entry of two dozen hits.

Chart history[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1967–68)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set)	42
Ireland (IRMA)^[1]	6
New Zealand (Listener)^[2]	6
UK (OCC)^[3]	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[4]	43
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 ^[5]	41

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1967)	Rank
UK ^[6]	32
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[7]	290

Cover versions[]

"Everybody Knows" was covered by Engelbert Humperdinck in 1967. It was entitled "Everybody Knows (We're Through)." The song was included on his Last Waltz LP, and is sung with a same-sex perspective. His version reached #11 in South Africa.^[8] It was also covered by Dan Mendova in 1998.

References[]

^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Everybody Knows". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
^ Flavour of New Zealand, 26 January 1968
^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1967-11-07. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 13, 1968". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
^ "Sixties City - Pop Music Charts - Every Week of the Sixties".
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Listen to "Everybody Knows" on YouTube (Engelbert Humperdinck version)

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[sc_Ireland2_-1] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Everybody Knows". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 26, 2018.

[2] Flavour of New Zealand, 26 January 1968

[3] "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1967-11-07. Retrieved 2018-08-27.

[4] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[5] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 13, 1968". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2018.

[6] "Sixties City - Pop Music Charts - Every Week of the Sixties".

[7] Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

[8] "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.

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