Everyday Is a Winding Road - wikipedia Everyday Is a Winding Road `` Everyday Is a Winding Road '' Single by Sheryl Crow from the album Sheryl Crow B - side `` On the Outside '' `` Sad Sad World '' `` In Need '' `` Free Man '' `` Ordinary Morning '' Released November 8, 1996 Format Maxi single Recorded Genre Pop rock Length 4 : 16 Label A&M Songwriter ( s ) Sheryl Crow Jeff Trott Brian MacLeod Producer ( s ) Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow singles chronology `` If It Makes You Happy '' ( 1996 ) `` Everyday Is a Winding Road '' ( 1996 ) `` Hard to Make a Stand '' ( 1997 ) `` If It Makes You Happy '' ( 1996 ) `` Everyday Is a Winding Road '' ( 1996 ) `` Hard to Make a Stand '' ( 1997 ) `` Everyday Is a Winding Road '' is the second single from American singer and songwriter Sheryl Crow 's 1996 eponymous album. Neil Finn, lead singer of Crowded House, provides backing vocals. The song was well - received on the radio and peaked at # 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at # 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Paul Hester, another member of Crowded House, was the inspiration for the song. A music video for this song was directed by Peggy Sirota and filmed in New York City in sepia. It features a toy airplane flying from person to person throughout the city. The song garnered a nomination for Record of the Year at the 1998 Grammy Awards but lost to `` Sunny Came Home '' by Shawn Colvin. The song was covered by Prince on his 1999 album, Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. The song was used in several 2006 and 2007 Subaru commercials as well as the films Erin Brockovich and Phenomenon. However, Phenomenon came out four months before the song 's release and had a special edit for the film. This song also appeared on Nissan Silvia Commercial. In 2018, the song was used in a promo for the HGTV show Home Town. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Chart performance 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Criticism 4 References Track listing US CD single : `` Everyday Is a Winding Road '' - LP version `` Sad Sad World '' - Non LP track `` In Need '' - Non LP track `` On the Outside '' - Live from Shepherd 's Bush Empire UK CD # 1 : ( ltd edition incl 4 postcards ) `` Everyday Is a Winding Road '' - LP version `` Strong Enough '' - LP version `` Ca n't Cry Anymore '' - LP version `` What I Can Do for You '' - LP version UK CD # 2 : `` Everyday Is a Winding Road '' - LP version `` If It Makes You Happy '' - Live BBC Simon Mayo Session `` All I Wanna Do '' - Live BBC Simon Mayo Session `` Run Baby Run '' - Live BBC Simon Mayo Session EU CD single : `` Everyday Is a Winding Road '' - LP version `` Free Man '' - Non LP track `` Run Baby Run '' - Live at Woodstock `` Ordinary Morning '' - LP version Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1997 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 67 Canada ( RPM ) Netherlands ( Mega Top 100 ) 79 Poland ( ZPAV ) 36 United Kingdom ( UK Singles Chart ) 12 US Billboard Hot 100 11 US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 17 US Billboard Adult Top 40 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 28 US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 31 US Billboard Adult Album Alternative Year - end charts Chart ( 1997 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 10 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 60 Criticism Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune said the song `` blatantly swipes '' from the Rolling Stones ' song `` Sympathy for the Devil ''. References Jump up ^ `` Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online ''. Lp3.polskieradio.pl. 1996 - 12 - 13. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 11. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Jump up ^ ( 3 ) Jump up ^ ( 4 ) Jump up ^ ( 5 ) Jump up ^ ( 6 ) Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1997 ''. RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1997 ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 06 - 11. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 28. Jump up ^ Kot, Greg ( August 26, 1997 ). `` Lawdy, Ms. Crow : Top - selling Singer Has Songs But Lacks Emotional Honesty ''. Chicago Tribune. 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Question: who wrote every day is a winding road
Answer: Sheryl Crow