Everytime
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Template:Single infobox "Everytime" is the third single from pop music singer Britney Spears released from the album In the Zone in April 2004.
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The song
"Everytime" was another Spears-produced and -written track, dealing primarily with the loss of a loved one. It exposes a very personal insight into her emotions. The song is a piano ballad with a haunting feel, and its lyrics—"everytime I try to fly I fall / without my wings I feel so small / I guess I need you, baby"—are generally thought to be about Spears' breakup with singer Justin Timberlake. The controversial music video for the song was originally supposed to depict Spears's character dying in a bathtub from an "accidental" overdose of pills and alcohol.
When word leaked out about the video's content, protests quickly changed it. The released video exists in two versions, the American version being slightly cleaned up, and the international version showing more skin and blood than deemed normally acceptable by MTV's standards. The video also features Stephen Dorff as her estranged boyfriend. The video portrays the couple arriving at a hotel in Las Vegas, where they are hounded by a group of photographers and fans, one of which pulls Spears from the back and causes her to get a concussion, something that the star does not notice until later in the video. After the couple reaches their suite and have an argument, Spears disappears into the bathroom, where she realizes that the back of her head is bleeding, and then drowns in the bathtub that she is lying in. In the US version, she dreams that she is reincarnated and wakes up at the end after her boyfriend discovers her body and Spears' ghost is shown walking through a hospital room where a woman is shown dying in one cubicle and a baby is being born in the next, symbolizing the reincarnation. In the international version she is reincarnated but does not wake up at the end.
Chart success
"Everytime" proved to be another successful track from Spears, peaking within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and top 5 of the Top 40 Mainstream. With aid of digital downloads, the song eventually earned a gold certification.
Internationally, the song was another enormous success, peaking at #2 in Canada and #1 in both the UK and Australia.
Charts
"Everytime" was ranked #83 on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Charts (2004)
"Everytime" was Spears' fifth #1 single on the UK Singles Chart
"Everytime" was Spears' fifth #1 single on the ARIA Singles Chart
US Charts
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2004 | "Everytime" | Billboard Hot 100 | #15 |
| 2004 | "Everytime" | Top 40 Mainstream | #4 |
| 2004 | "Everytime" | Top 40 Tracks | #7 |
| 2004 | "Everytime" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #17 |
| 2004 | "Everytime" | Hot Dance Singles Sales | #23 |
| 2004 | "Everytime" | Adult Top 40 | #25 |
International Charts
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 2004 | "Everytime" | UK Singles Chart | #1 (1 week) |
| 2004 | "Everytime" | Canadian Singles Chart | #2 |
| 2004 | "Everytime" | ARIA Singles Chart | #1 (1 week) |