Everything Is Everything (Lauryn Hill song)

"Everything Is Everything" received widespread critical acclaim, both upon its release and retrospectively. In 2008, About.com ranked it at number 66 on their "100 Greatest Rap Songs" list.Adaso, Henry. [http://rap.about.com/od/top10songs/ss/Top100RapSongs_4.htm 100 Greatest Rap Songs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405180314/http://rap.about.com/od/top10songs/ss/Top100RapSongs_4.htm |date=2015-04-05 }}. About.com. Retrieved July 11, 2010. In 2018, Complex ranked the song at number two on their list of the 20 greatest Lauryn Hill songs,{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/08/the-best-lauryn-hill-songs/everything-is-everything|title=The Best Lauryn Hill Songs|first=Victoria|last=Johnson|work=Complex|date=August 25, 2018|accessdate=April 23, 2022}} and in 2022, American Songwriter ranked the song at number four on their list of the ten greatest Lauryn Hill songs.{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-top-10-lauryn-hill-songs/|title=The Top 10 Lauryn Hill Songs|first=Jacob|last=Uitti|work=American Songwriter|date=February 10, 2022|accessdate=April 23, 2022}}

"Everything Is Everything" reached number 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100, spending 18 weeks on the chart. It peaked at number 14 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, spending 24 weeks on the chart. The song also peaked at number 18 on the Rhythmic Top 40, where it charted for 14 weeks. Internationally, it peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, also reaching the top 20 in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 15. A month after its release as a single, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of 500,000 units in the United States.{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|access-date=April 17, 2021|website=RIAA|language=en-US}}

The accompanying music video for "Everything Is Everything" was directed by Sanji.{{Citation|title=Lauryn Hill: Everything Is Everything (Video 1999) - IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6814738/|language=en|access-date=2021-04-17}} The video depicted Hill on the streets of New York City, which is seen as a huge vinyl record on a turntable spinning around playing the music. She runs down the street in various scenes and stages sidestepping the turntable needle as it scratches back and forth through the city until the end; Hill stands on the spinning record appearing in her name on the label.{{Cite web|date=August 25, 2018|first=Trent|last=Fitzgerald|title=Lauryn Hill - 'Everything Is Everything': Today's Throwback Video|url=https://theboombox.com/lauryn-hill-everything-is-everything-throwback-video/|access-date=April 17, 2021|website=The Boombox|language=en}}

The video made its television debut on BET and VH1 during the week ending June 20, 1999.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jAgEAAAAMBAJ&q=everything+is+everything&pg=PA7|title=Video Monitor|date=July 3, 1999|work=Billboard|access-date=May 23, 2022}} The following week, the video debuted on MTV and The Box.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jggEAAAAMBAJ&q=everything+is+everything|title=Video Monitor|date=July 10, 1999|work=Billboard|access-date=May 23, 2022}} Critically acclaimed, it was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards (2000). The same year, it also received a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award nomination and three MTV Video Music Award nominations–Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Direction, and Best Special Effects.{{Cite web|date=August 24, 2018|first=Tamara |last=Palmer|title=The Miseducation's Music Videos Showcase Lauryn Hill in Ascension|url=https://theboombox.com/the-miseducation-lauryn-hill-music-videos/|access-date=April 17, 2021|website=The Boombox|language=en}}

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; UK CD1 single

1. "Everything Is Everything" (radio edit) – 3:56
2. "Ex-Factor" (live on Radio 1) – 6:51
3. "Everything Is Everything" (instrumental) – 4:57

; UK CD2 single

1. "Everything Is Everything" (album version) – 4:57
2. "Lost Ones" (live on Radio 1) – 5:13
3. "Tell Him" (live on Radio 1) – 4:40

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; US maxi CD single

1. "Everything Is Everything" (radio edit) – 3:56
2. "Everything Is Everything" (album version) – 4:57
3. "Everything Is Everything" (instrumental) – 4:57
4. "Ex-Factor" (A Simple Mix) – 4:37
5. "Ex-Factor" (A Simple Breakdown) – 4:10

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.{{cite AV media notes|author=Hill, Lauryn|title=The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill|year=1998|publisher=Ruffhouse Records, Columbia Records|type=CD|id=CK 69035}}

• Lauryn Hill – vocals, production, songwriting
• Johari Newton – songwriting
• John Legend – piano

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