Everything I'm Not

**Everything I'm Not** is the second single released in 2005 from The Veronicas' album The Secret Life Of… It reached #7 on the ARIA Singles Charts and has been certified Gold (over 35,000 units shipped).

## Critical Reception

   Kelefa Sanneh from the New York Times named it amongst some of the excellent songs on the album, calling it "loud and melancholy".

Preston Jones from Slant Magazine stated that it felt "like the estrogenically inclined counterparts to the boy-toy confection that is the Click Five's Greetings From Imrie House."

Ryan Dombal from Entertainment Weekly reviewed the remix version of "Everything I'm Not", stating that the track might finally break them into the US mainstream.

## Chart Performance

Everything I'm Not was released in Australia on 22 November 2005. The song made its debut on the chart on issue date 4 December 2005 at number thirteen. After a steady climb up the charts for eight weeks, the song made its peak at number seven on 22 January 2006, where it stayed for one week before it slowly moved off the top 50. The single was certified gold with shipments of over 7,500 copies.

In New Zealand the single made its chart debut at number ten but only remained on the chart for nine weeks, its last position at number twenty-one. In Europe it peaked at number fourteen on the Belgium Ultratip charts at number three.

## Alternative Remixes:

"Everything I'm Not" (Jason Nevins Remix edit) – 3:31

"Everything I'm Not" (Claude Le Gache edit) – 3:59

"Everything I'm Not" (Claude Le Gache Mixshow) – 6:02

Everything I'm Not" (Jason Nevins extended mix) – 6:12

"Everything I'm Not" (Jason Nevins Electromagnetic dub) – 6:13

"Everything I'm Not" (Claude Le Gache club mix) – 7:08

"Everything I'm Not" (Eddie Beez Mix) – 8:57

"Everything I'm Not" (Live at 2006 Revolution Tour)

"Everything I'm Not" (Live At Revenge Is Sweeter Tour}

## Track listings

1. "Everything I'm Not" – 3:22
2. "4ever" (Claude le Gache extended vocal) – 7:16
3. "4ever" (Mac Quayle Break Mix) – 7:17
* **European CD single**
1. "Everything I'm Not" – 3:22
2. "4ever" (Claude le Gache extended vocal) – 7:16
* **Digital download EP**
1. "Everything I'm Not" (Jason Nevins Remix edit) – 3:31
2. "Everything I'm Not" (Claude Le Gache edit) – 3:59
3. "Everything I'm Not" (Claude Le Gache Mixshow) – 6:02
1. "Everything I'm Not" (Jason Nevins extended mix) – 6:12
2. "Everything I'm Not" (Jason Nevins Electromagnetic dub) – 6:13
3. "Everything I'm Not" (Claude Le Gache club mix) – 7:08
4. "Everything I'm Not" (Eddie Beez Mix) – 8:57
* **iTunes EP**
1. "Everything I'm Not" – 3:22
2. "Everything I'm Not" (Claude le Gache Mixshow) – 6:02
3. "4ever" (E Smoove club)
4. "4ever" (Claude le Gache dub)
5. "Everything I'm Not" (video)

## Lyrics

Oh no
Don't go changing
That's what you told me from the start
Thought you where something different
That's when it all just fell apart
Like you're so perfect
And I can't measure up
Well I'm not perfect
Just all messed up
I was losing myself to somebody else
But now I see
I don't wanna pretend
So this is the end of you and me
Cause the girl that you want
She was tearing us apart
Cause she's everything
Everything I'm not
It's not like I need somebody
Telling me where I should go at night
Don't worry you'll find somebody
Someone to tell how to live their life
Cause your so perfect
And no one measures up
Yeah all by yourself
All messed up
I was losing myself to somebody else
But now I see
I don't wanna pretend
So this is the end of you and me
Cause the girl that you want
She was tearing us apart
Cause she's everything
Everything I'm not
Now wait a minute
Because of you
I never knew all the things that I had
Hey don't u get it
I'm not going anywhere with you tonight
Cause this is my life
I was losing myself to somebody else
But now I see
I don't wanna pretend
So this is the end of you and me
Cause the girl that you want
She was tearing us apart
Cause she's everything
Everything I'm not
But now I see
I don't wanna pretend
So this is the end of you and me
Cause the girl that you want
She was tearing us apart
Cause she's everything
Everything I'm not