Everyday (MC Lyte song)

{{short description|1996 single by MC Lyte}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Everyday

| cover = File:Everyday MC Lyte.jpg

| caption =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = MC Lyte

| album = Bad as I Wanna B

| B-side = "Everyday" (Remix)

| released = August 6, 1996{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/everyday-vinyl-single--mr0000059997|title=MC Lyte - Everyday (Vinyl Single - EastWest #64264)|website=AllMusic}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = East Coast hip hop

| length = 3:35

| label = EastWest America (US), Atlantic Records (UK and Europe)

| writer =

• Lana Moorer
• Jermaine Dupri
• Prince Rogers Nelson{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/390507503|title=ASCAP Repertory entry for this song |work=ASCAP|accessdate=July 14, 2021 }}

| producer = Jermaine Dupri, Carl So-Lowe

| chronology = MC Lyte

| prev_title = Keep On Keepin' On

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Cold Rock a Party

| next_year = 1996

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|YczlVaKCDMCX1WMz|"Everyday"}}}}

}}

"Everyday" is a song by American rapper MC Lyte, released on August 6, 1996 via EastWest Records, as the second single from her fifth studio album, Bad as I Wanna B. The track was produced by Jermaine Dupri and co-produced by Carl So-Lowe, with backing vocals by Xscape's Kandi Burruss. This single is based on a sample of "The Walk" by the funk rock group The Time, for which Prince, the composer of that song, is also credited on "Everyday".{{cite AV media notes | date=1997 | title=Bad As I Wanna B | type=track listing | publisher=EastWest/First Priority Music | id=7559-61781-2}}

Blending hip-hop and R&B influences, it showcases MC Lyte’s assertive lyrical style, addressing themes of self-respect and high expectations in relationships.{{cite book |last= Fonseca|first= Anthony J. |date= 2019 |title= Listen to Rap!: Exploring a Musical Genre|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GY7CEAAAQBAJ&dq=MC+Lyte+Everyday+1996&pg=RA1-PA1925 |publisher=Greenwood |page=1925 |isbn=9798216112006}}{{cite web |author1=John Alroy |author-link=John Alroy |last2=Wilson |first2=David Bertrand |url=https://www.warr.org/mclyte.html |title=MC Lyte Album Reviews: Lyte As A Rock - Eyes On This - Act Like You Know - Ain't No Other - Bad As I Wanna B - Seven & Seven - Da Undaground Heat, Vol. 1 |website=warr.org |access-date=April 4, 2019 }} "Everyday" is Lyte's third release as lead artist to chart on the UK Singles Charts, peaking at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 81.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29615/mc-lyte/|title=MC Lyte Chart History (UK Singles Chart)|website=Official Charts |access-date=September 9, 2020}} Despite not having been commercially released in the United States, it peaked {{abbr|No.|Number}} 44 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and {{abbr|No.|Number}} 40 on the Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mc-lyte/chart-history/rbm/ |title=MC Lyte - US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay |publisher=Billboard |access-date=2 February 2021}}