Everything You Want (Vertical Horizon song)
"Everything You Want" is a song by American alternative rock band Vertical Horizon, the title track and second single from their third studio album.[5] First released to alternative radio in October 1999, the single reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 on July 15, 2000, following a commercial release on June 27, 2000. It also peaked atop the Billboard Adult Top 40 and was Billboard's "Most Played Single" of 2000.[5] It remains the band's most successful single.[6]
"Everything You Want"
- "The Man Who Would Be Santa"
- "You're a God"
October 19, 1999[1]
- 4:17 (album version)
- 4:06 (radio mix)
Music video[edit]
A music video for the single was directed by Clark Eddy in Los Angeles.[9] Throughout the video, a split screen effect depicts two versions of Scannell acting differently in mirror environments. Lyrics flash across the screen as the band performs the song in a bright, illuminated room with black, vertical pinstripes. Couples are shown arguing, with various messages appearing across the screen such as "every six seconds you think about sex" and "there are two sides to every story." Finally, the view blurs with a message reading "everything you want is not everything you need" as the video comes to a close.
In January 2000, the video was chosen as "Inside Track" of the month by VH1.[10]