THROWBACK THURSDAY Michelle Branch "Everywhere "

As the new millennium dawned in music , a new wave of female singer'songwriters brandishing guitars and armed with radio friendly melodies became quite pandemic.
Alanis Morisette led the way in the 90's after the massive success of Jagged Little Pill. Following her success , there was many a woman scorned singer/songwriers to come.
Jewel, Sarah McLachlan , Fiona Apple, Natalie Imbruglia  and Meredith Brooks all had their moments in the commercial sun before fizzling out as the Noughties approached.

Pop rock would prove to be big business in the early part of the new decade as Avril Lavigne and Pink would soon attest.
The first to strike commercial gold would be Arizona singer/songwriter Michelle Branch. The breezy , acoustic FM friendly bop of Everywhere would become a staple of pre-reality show era MTVin the summer of 2002.

The track was less gritty and bad tempered than the likes of Fiona Apple et al. It was catchy , relatable to teen girls and Branch's inoffensive , girl next door image , helped the song peak at Number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
It's accompanying album The Spirit Room , would go platinum and spawn a Top 10 hit in follow up single All You Wanted.

But it's Everywhere that proves most memorable 13 years on , not least for its inclusion in 'that scene' in American Pie 2. When Jim has his little mishap involving superglue and a VHS porn tape.
The video for the track would win the Viewers Choice Award at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards , where she beat out the likes of Avril Lavigne.
In 2003 , Branch was shortlisted for the prestigious Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards , but lost out to Norah Jones. However she did win a Grammy alongside Santana for their hit collaboration Game Of Love.

Hotel Paper , her second studio album arrived in 2003 , with mixed reviews and failed to capture the public imagination.
Twelve years on , fans are still waiting on her long delayed third studio album , after Branch's brief detour into country music in the late Noughties as part of duo The Wreckers.

However , it's the infectious , pop rock strum of Everywhere for which she'll continue to be best remembered.


Revisit Michelle Branch's Everywhere below