It began with a whisper, it ended with a billion performs and counting. Neon Bushes’ “Everybody Talks” has joined the Spotify Billions Membership, having surpassed the billion mark on the streaming platform.
The Provo, Utah pop-rockers launched “Everybody Talks” within the waning weeks of 2011 because the lead single from their sophomore album, 2012’s Image Present. The music would go on to grow to be their greatest hit up to now, marking a continuation of upward momentum for the group. Having reached No. 13 on the Billboard Scorching 100 with their 2010 debut single “Animal,” Neon Bushes climbed even greater with “Everybody Talks.” The music reached a peak of No. 6, giving them their first Prime 10 single. It was an particularly massive radio hit, reaching No. 1 on the Grownup Pop Airplay chart and No. 3 on the overall Pop Airplay rating.
Frontman Tyler Glenn says “Everybody Talks” was impressed by Nineteen Sixties pop hits beloved by his father, songs by the likes of Roy Orbison and the Motown Information steady. Along with producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Neon Bushes put a contemporary spin on that traditional sound, one which linked at a variety of radio codecs from Grownup Modern to Various Rock. As for the subject material, on Nationwide Coming Out Day in 2020, Glenn revealed that the lyrics check with an ex-girlfriend who unfold rumors that he was homosexual at a time when he was nonetheless within the closet.
For the music video, Neon Bushes sought to tie into the escapism theme of Image Present as a complete. Impressed by grindhouse cinema and the movie Jennifer’s Physique, the clip was set at a retro drive-in movie show, the place a zombie bike gang assaults the band. The video additionally incorporates Trixie, a recurring character from all through the album, who seduces males however seems to be a fire-breathing vampire.
Lengthy after it receded from the higher reaches of the charts, “Everybody Talks” was a fixture of popular culture within the years after its launch. The music appeared in TV exhibits similar to Homeland and Hawaii 5-0 and the Rock Band and Guitar Hero online game franchises, and it was reinterpreted in an episode of Glee.
