Everyday I Love You Less and Less
single
CoverEveryday_I_Love_You_Less_and_Less.jpg
ArtistKaiser Chiefs
AlbumEmployment
B-sideThe Letter Song
Released16 May 2005[1]
Recorded2004
GenreNew wave[2]
Length3:37
LabelB-Unique
Writer
ProducerStephen Street
Prev year2005
Next year2005

"Everyday I Love You Less and Less" is a song by English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It is the opening track on their debut album, Employment (2005), and was released on the B-Unique label as the album's third single (not counting re-issues) on 16 May 2005. The song peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, their second top-10 single of the year. Outside the UK, the song peaked at number 52 in the Netherlands.

Background

Singer Ricky Wilson described the song as a "hate ballad" and added, "Usually bands release for their third single a love ballad but we decided to do the opposite. It's for anyone who's ever split up with someone and they don't leave you alone." Guitarist Simon Rix added: "You think it's going to be quite bouncy but it's actually as negative as you can be!"[3]

Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian wrote that the Kaiser Chiefs had been labeled as has-beens by 2003-2004, and they were desperate to build a fanbase to impress record labels: "The need to make an impression while bottom of the bill in a tiny venue explains all the ohhhhhhs and nanananas and oft-repeated choruses that set up shop in the listener's brain after the first listen."[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Tim Pope. It features the band wearing skeleton costumes.[5]

Track listings

UK CD1[6]

  1. "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" (Spike Stent remix)
  2. "Another Number" (the Cribs cover)

UK CD2 and Australasian CD single[7][8]

  1. "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" (Spike Stent remix)
  2. "Seventeen Cups"
  3. "Not Surprised"
  4. "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" (video)

UK 7-inch picture disc[9]

A. "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" (Spike Stent remix)
B. "The Letter Song"

European CD single[10]

  1. "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" (Spike Stent remix)
  2. "Take My Temperature" (live at Pinkpop)
  3. "Modern Way" (live at Pinkpop)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
UK Singles (OCC)[11]82

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 14 May 2005. p. 31.
  2. ^ "The Kaiser Chiefs make a riot in Vancouver | Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly". The Georgia Straight. 29 March 2012.
  3. ^ Webb, Rob (14 April 2005). "Kaiser Chiefs interview". BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (23 September 2005). "Tough at the top". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less and Less (Official Video)". – via www.youtube.com.
  6. ^ Everyday I Love You Less and Less (UK CD1 liner notes). B-Unique Records. 2005. BUN094CD.
  7. ^ Everyday I Love You Less and Less (UK CD2 liner notes). B-Unique Records. 2005. BUN094CDX.
  8. ^ Everyday I Love You Less and Less (Australasian CD single liner notes). B-Unique Records. 2005. 9872710.
  9. ^ Everyday I Love You Less and Less (UK 7-inch picture disc sleeve). B-Unique Records. 2005. BUN094-7.
  10. ^ Everyday I Love You Less and Less (European CD single liner notes). B-Unique Records. 2005. 9872872.
  11. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.