Everybody Talks
{{Distinguish|Everybody's Talkin'}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Everybody Talks
| cover = EverybodyTalks.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Neon Trees
| album = Picture Show
| released = December 20, 2011 (digital download)
April 17, 2012 (radio release)
| recorded = 2011
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{flat list|
| length = 2:59
| writer = Tyler Glenn, Tim Pagnotta
| producer = Justin Meldal-Johnsen
| prev_title = Your Surrender
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Lessons in Love (All Day, All Night)
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{External music video|{{Plain list|
- {{YouTube|X5G9tIe84lE|"Everybody Talks"}}
- {{YouTube|-Rgf7enIgoc|"Everybody Talks" (Animated version)}}}}
|header=Music videos}}
}}
"Everybody Talks" is the lead single from the second studio album, Picture Show, by American rock band Neon Trees. It was released on December 20, 2011, in the United States as a digital download on iTunes. It soon became a sleeper hit. The song made it to No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, making this song their highest charting single to date as well as their first Top 10 hit. The song was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen, engineered by Greg Collins, mixed by Billy Bush, and mastered by Joe LaPorta.{{Citation|title=Picture Show - Neon Trees {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/picture-show-mw0002303725/credits|language=en|access-date=2021-05-14}}[http://globalpositioningservices.net/assets/bush.pdf Billy Bush Discography]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
As of October 2012, the song has sold over 2 million digital downloads.{{cite news |first= Paul |last= Grein |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-sept-30-2012-songs-real-horserace-192228889.html |title=Week Ending Sept. 30, 2012. Songs: A Real Horserace For No. 1 |work=Chart Watch |publisher=Yahoo Music |date= October 3, 2012 |access-date=October 3, 2012 }} It also hit No. 7 on the Alternative Songs chart, their first Top 10 hit after Animal. It also hit No. 1 on the Adult Pop Songs, their first song to do so.
"Everybody Talks" was inspired by early 1960s pop music; Tyler Glenn said that "We fell in love with a lot of like Roy Orbison and the Motown music that my dad listens to."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neon-trees-song-premiere-everybody-talks-20111207#ixzz2CnV0FdV5|title=Neon Trees Song Premiere: 'Everybody Talks'|magazine=Rolling Stone}} Glenn later revealed via Twitter, during National Coming Out Day in 2020, that he had written the song while closeted about an ex-girlfriend who had spread rumors that he was gay.{{Cite web|last=Glenn|first=Tyler|date=October 11, 2020|title=Its National Coming Out Day. The first 3 Neon Trees albums I wrote in the closet but I hid queer messages in songs. "Everybody Talks" was about my ex girlfriend spreading rumors that I was gay (Surprise girl) I came out 6 years ago & it was the BEST move for my health & happiness|url=https://twitter.com/tylerinacoma/status/1315355351445901314|access-date=2021-10-20|website=Twitter|language=en}}
Reception
The song has received generally positive reviews from critics. PopCrush gave it 4 of 5 stars stating that they would announced November 20, 2011 at the Habits tour In November 2011 it was their song 2011-2014 "people can relate to 'Everybody Talks'."{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/neon-trees-everybody-talks/ |title=Neon Trees, "Everybody Talks" – Song Review |publisher=Popcrush.com |date=December 7, 2011 |access-date=February 3, 2014}} About.com said it was, "a song that will work with a very wide audience".{{cite web |url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/Neon-Trees-Everybody-Talks.htm |title=Review: Neon Trees - Everybody Talks |publisher=Top40.about.com |date=January 7, 2014 |access-date=February 3, 2014 |archive-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220022424/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/Neon-Trees-Everybody-Talks.htm |url-status=dead }}
Music video
An animated music video to accompany the release of "Everybody Talks" was first released onto YouTube on January 14, 2012, at a total length of three minutes and forty-two seconds.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rgf7enIgoc Neon Trees - Everybody Talks (Animated Version)]. YouTube
The live-action music video for "Everybody Talks" was released on VEVO and YouTube on March 8, 2012. It features the band at a 1950s-esque drive-in watching a movie called Zombie Bikers From Hell. In the film, band members are playing music to the song inside a cabin when they are attacked by a group of zombies who are leather-clad motorcycle riders. Lead singer Tyler Glenn is the only one to escape, while the other band members are slaughtered by the zombies, offscreen, to the horror of the audience members at the drive-in.
Meanwhile, in the "real life" drive-in, a girl wearing red sunglasses starts seducing various male patrons. Once she and the men are alone in a secluded area, she reveals herself to be a fire-breathing vampire and eats them. In the film, Glenn hitches a ride from a girl in red-sunglasses. As they drive off in a white van, Glenn's fate remains unknown. However, Glenn and the girl are present at the drive-in. The girl who drove up in the van at the end of the movie is in the same van the band drove up to the cabin in.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vevo.com/watch/neon-trees/everybody-talks/USUV71200170|title = Where to Watch Music Videos}}
In popular culture
- The song was covered by Jake Puckerman (Jacob Artist) and Kitty Wilde (Becca Tobin) for the 2012 Glee episode, "The Role You Were Born to Play".{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1327094181/ref=sr_st?redirect=true&field-keywords=Glee+Cast&search-alias=digital-music&rd=1&sort=-releasedate|title=Glee Cast – MP3 downloads|publisher=amazon.com|access-date=September 19, 2012}}
- The song appeared in the 2012 movie American Reunion.{{Cite web|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|date=2012-03-21|title='American Reunion' Soundtrack Details Plus All The Songs In The Film Including Al Green, 2 Live Crew, R. Kelly, Boyz II Men & More|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/03/american-reunion-soundtrack-details-plus-all-the-songs-in-the-film-including-al-green-2-live-crew-r-kelly-boyz-ii-men-more-253204/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=IndieWire|language=en}}
- The song was used in a 2012 Buick television commercial promoting the 2012 model of the Verano.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2012 Buick Verano TV Commercial Ad Tour Bus Featuring The Neon Trees commercial 2019|url=https://www.tvcommercialad.com/watch/TYvrNfbTWSrzjt8|access-date=2021-02-06|website=TV Commercial Ad}}
- The song was used in 2012 in the fifth episode of the second season of American TV series Homeland.{{Cite web|last=Thomas|first=June|date=2012-10-29|title=What Critics and Commenters Said About Homeland 205, "Q&A"|url=https://slate.com/culture/2012/10/week-5-what-critics-and-commenters-said-about-homeland-205-q-a.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Slate Magazine|language=en}}
- The song was used in 2012 uncredited in the third episode of the third season of American TV Series Hawaii Five-0.
- The song was used in 2013 in the ninth episode of the second season of Australian TV series House Husbands.
- In 2014, the song was utilized in television and radio ad campaigns throughout Latin America for services provided by mobile phone operator, Movistar.
- The song appears as a playable track in Guitar Hero Live.{{cite magazine|last=Futter|first=Mike|date=24 November 2015|title=Here Are All Of The Currently Available Guitar Hero Live Tracks|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/11/11/here-are-all-of-the-currently-available-guitar-hero-live-tracks.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121055510/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/11/11/here-are-all-of-the-currently-available-guitar-hero-live-tracks.aspx|archive-date=21 November 2015|access-date=25 November 2015|magazine=Game Informer|df=dmy-all}}
- The song appears as a playable DLC track in Rock Band 4.
- The song appears in the Russian television series Kitchen.
Track listing
{{track listing
|headline = US digital download
|title1 = Everybody Talks
|length1 = 2:59
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2011–2013)
!Peak |
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| {{single chart|Australia|10|artist=Neon Trees|song=Everybody Talks|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Canada|35|artist=Neon Trees|song=Everybody Talks|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadaac|44|artist=Neon Trees|song=Everybody Talks|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|19|artist=Neon Trees|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadahotac|15|artist=Neon Trees|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Czech Republic|18|year=2012|week=50|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Czechdigital|90|year=2014|week=33|accessdate=19 August 2014|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland|39|year=2013|week=07|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|37|artist=Neon Trees|song=Everybody Talks|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|6|artist=Neon Trees|song=Everybody Talks|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|13|artist=Neon Trees|song=Everybody Talks|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|1|artist=Neon Trees|song=Everybody Talks|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|11|artist=Neon Trees|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|3|artist=Neon Trees|song=Everybody Talks|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"|Chart (2013)
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| scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2013.htm |title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2013 |publisher=ARIA |access-date=February 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107125256/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2013.htm |archive-date=January 7, 2014 }}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2013|award=Platinum|number=2|access-date=September 3, 2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|title=Everybody Talks|artist=Neon Trees|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2024|award=Gold|access-date=July 4, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Everybody Talks|artist=Neon Trees|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2023|award=Gold|id=12891|access-date=September 22, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Everybody Talks|artist=Neon Trees|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2023|award=Gold|access-date=June 8, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Everybody Talks|artist=Neon Trees|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2022|award=Platinum|number=2|source=radioscope|access-date=January 6, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Everybody Talks|artist=Neon Trees|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2023|award=Platinum|id=16477-5279-1|access-date=August 4, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Neon Trees|title=Everybody Talks|award=Platinum|number=7|type=single|certyear=2023|access-date=October 28, 2023}}
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