The Battle for Everything

The Battle for Everything
Studio album by Five for Fighting
Released	February 3, 2004
Genre	Soft rock
Label	Aware Records Columbia Records
Producer	Five For Fighting Gregg Wattenberg Bill Bottrell
Five for Fighting chronology
America Town (2000) The Battle for Everything (2004) Two Lights (2006)
Singles from The Battle for Everything
"100 Years" Released: November 24, 2003 "The Devil in the Wishing Well" Released: 2004 "Silent Night" Released: 2004 "If God Made You" Released: 2005

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(47/100) [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Alternative Addiction	[3]
Billboard	(favorable) [4]
Blender	[1]
Common Sense Media	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	C+ [6]
Melodic.net	[7]
People	[8]
PopMatters	[1][9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
USA Today	[11]

The Battle for Everything is a 2004 album from United States recording artist Five for Fighting, the stage name of John Ondrasik.

Making of the album

Five for Fighting had achieved a hit record with "Superman (It's Not Easy)" in 2001 leading to his America Town album going platinum. For the follow-up, Ondrasik went into the studio with producer Bill Bottrell, best known for his work with Sheryl Crow, in 2003. The Battle for Everything was released on February 3, 2004.

Chart success

The Battle for Everything debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200 album chart in February 2004. Its first single "100 Years" was another top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified Gold in the USA on May 11, 2004 and Platinum on October 19, 2009.^[12] It has sold 958,000 copies in the US as of November 2009.^[13]

Track listing

1. "NYC Weather Report" – 4:53
2. "The Devil in the Wishing Well" – 3:31
3. "If God Made You" – 4:17
4. "100 Years" – 4:05
5. "Angels & Girlfriends" – 3:29
6. "Dying" – 3:18
7. "Infidel" – 3:33
8. "Disneyland" – 3:53
9. "Maybe I" – 4:30
10. "The Taste" – 3:10
11. "One More for Love" – 4:13
12. "Nobody" – 5:10

Bonus Disc

1. "Silent Night" – 3:42
2. "Superman (It's Not Easy)" [Acoustic] – 3:43
3. "Something About You" – 4:01
4. "Sister Sunshine" – 2:58
5. "2 + 2 Makes Five" – 2:41

References

1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
2. The Battle for Everything at AllMusic
3. Alternative Addiction review
4. Billboard review at the Wayback Machine (archived August 16, 2004)
5. Common Sense Media review
6. Entertainment Weekly review
7. Melodic.net review
8. People review
9. PopMatters review
10. Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived February 5, 2008)
11. USA Today review
12. "American album certifications – Five for Fighting – The Battle for Everything". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
13. Gary Trust (November 6, 2009). "Ask Billboard: Swift's Latest 'Fearless' Feat". Billboard.

External links

• Five for Fighting web page
• The Battle for Everything at Metacritic
• Allmusic The Battle for Everything article