Everything Now (song)

"Everything Now" is a song by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire. It was released on June 1, 2017, as the first single from the band's fifth studio album, Everything Now (2017). It was produced by Thomas Bangalter, Steve Mackey and the band itself. The song samples "The Coffee Cola Song" by Francis Bebey. "Everything Now" is Arcade Fire's first number-one hit on a Billboard chart.

Release
Before playing "Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels)" during their Sunday headlining set at the 2016 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans, Arcade Fire recorded the audience singing a melody off their upcoming album, which became "Everything Now". The first release of the song came during the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain on May 31, 2017. At the festival, a limited edition orange 12" vinyl single was made for sale at a merchandise stand. "Everything Now" acted as the A-side and its instrumental acted as the B-side. Digital versions of the song were released on the following day. On June 9, the 12" single became available again at record stores in the United States and United Kingdom.

Music video
A music video for "Everything Now" was released on June 1, 2017 through YouTube. It was directed by The Sacred Egg and shot in Los Angeles and in parts of the Karoo, in South Africa.

Credits and personnel
Arcade Fire
 * Win Butler – lead vocals, bass guitar
 * Régine Chassagne – piano, backing vocals
 * Richard Reed Parry – electric guitar, backing vocals
 * William Butler – keyboards, backing vocals
 * Tim Kingsbury – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
 * Jeremy Gara – drums

Additional musicians
 * Harmonistic Praise Crusade – choir
 * Thomas Bangalter – synthesizer
 * Rebecca Crenshaw – strings
 * Helen Gillet – strings
 * Owen Pallett – strings, orchestral arrangements
 * Sarah Neufeld – strings
 * Patrick Bebey – flute

Recording personnel
 * Thomas Bangalter – production
 * Steve Mackey – production
 * Arcade Fire – production, mixing
 * Mark Lawson – engineering
 * Iain Berryman – engineering
 * Florian Lagatta – engineering
 * Eric Heigle – engineering
 * Max Prior – assistant engineering
 * Craig Silvey – mixing
 * Greg Calbi – mastering