Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?

Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Studio album by The Cranberries
Released	1 March 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Alternative rock Celtic rock
Length	40:54 59:34 (2002 re-release)
Label	Island
Producer	Stephen Street
The Cranberries chronology
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (1993) No Need to Argue (1994)
Singles from Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
"Dreams" Released: September 1992, April 1994 (re-release) "Linger" Released: February 1993, January 1994 (re-release) "Sunday" Released: 1993 (promo only) "Still Can't..." Released: 1993 (promo only)

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Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is the debut album by Irish rock band The Cranberries. Released in 1993, it was their first full-length album after having released four EPs, and is also their first major label release. The album was written entirely by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan and guitarist Noel Hogan. It reached #9 in the Irish charts and #1 in the UK.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Dolores O'Riordan, all music composed by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan except tracks 5, 10, 11 which are by Dolores O'Riordan.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Still Do"	3:16
2.	"Dreams"	4:32
3.	"Sunday"	3:30
4.	"Pretty"	2:16
5.	"Waltzing Back"	3:38
6.	"Not Sorry"	4:20
7.	"Linger"	4:34
8.	"Wanted"	2:07
9.	"Still Can't..."	3:38
10.	"I Will Always"	2:42
11.	"How"	2:51
12.	"Put Me Down"	3:33
Total length:		40:54

• All Songs Published By Island Music Ltd.

Re-release

The album was re-released in 2002, under the title Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (The Complete Sessions 1991-1993). This version of the album featured bonus tracks as well as B-sides from the singles lifted off the album.

2002 Complete Sessions Edition
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Reason"	2:02
14.	"Them"	3:42
15.	"What You Were"	3:41
16.	"Liar"	2:22
17.	"Pretty" (Prêt-à-Porter Movie Remix)	3:41
18.	"How" (Radical Mix)	2:58
Total length:		59:34

Cover versions and soundtracks

• "Dreams" was covered in Cantonese by Chinese pop diva Faye Wong on her 1994 album Random Thoughts, and later in Mandarin, as "Dream Lover". The Cantonese version was used in the Wong Kar-wai film Chungking Express, in a scene featuring Faye Wong, who co-starred in the movie.
• "Dreams" was covered by the electropop band Passion Pit
• "Dreams" was also covered by Dario G in their song Dream To Me.
• "Dreams" was sampled by mash-up artist Girl Talk in "Let Me See You" on his 2008 album, Feed The Animals. It was set under M.I.A.'s "Boyz".
• "Dreams" is in the movie You've Got Mail.
• "Dreams" is in the movie Boys On The Side.
• "Dreams" is played in JAG Season 4 episode "Yeah, Baby"
• "Dreams" is featured in a trailer for the movie The Baby-Sitters Club.
• "Dreams" is featured briefly in the movie The Next Karate Kid.
• "Dreams" is the background music to the penultimate scene of the film Mission: Impossible.
• "Dreams" is featured briefly in the third episode of the show My So-Called Life.
• "Dreams" is featured in the trailer for the film Mona Lisa Smile.
• "Dreams" was the opening theme song for the pilot episode of the short-lived Malibu Shores.
• "Dreams" is played in "90210" season 2
• "Dreams" was sampled by mash-up artist Girl Talk in "Let Me See You" on his 2008 album, Feed The Animals. It was set under M.I.A.'s "Boyz".
• "How" is featured briefly in the movie "Empire Records".
• "Liar" is featured in the movie "Empire Records".
• "Linger" was covered by Brazilian singer Angélica.
• "Linger" is in the Brazilian soap opera A Viagem.
• "Linger" was covered by American Punk Rock band Screeching Weasel on their album Emo
• "Linger" appears in the movie Click. Dolores interprets it in a different, swing version towards the end of the film.
• "Linger" appears in the movie Camp Nowhere.
• "Linger" was covered once by American singer Kelly Clarkson at a pre-show before her concert.
• "Pretty" appears in the movie "Prêt-à-Porter".

Personnel

The Cranberries

• Dolores O'Riordan: Vocal, Acoustic Guitar
• Noel Hogan: Guitars, Vocal Backing
• Mike Hogan: Bass
• Fergal Lawler: Drums, Percussion

Additional Personnel

• Mike Mahoney: "Sounds" and additional vocals on "Dreams"

References

Preceded by Real Things by 2 Unlimited

UK number one album 25 June 1994 – 1 July 1994

Succeeded by Happy Nation by Ace of Base