All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)

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"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)"
Single by Widelife and Simone Denny
from the album Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Released2003 (2003)
Length2:45
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
  • Ian J Nieman
  • Rachid Wehbi
Producer(s)
  • Ian J Nieman
  • Rachid Wehbi
  • Jeremy Wheatley (add.)
  • Rob Eric (exec.)
Widelife singles chronology
"Body (Reach Out)"
(2002)
"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)"
(2003)

"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" is a song composed by Canadian

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy[1][2] and was an official song of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Release

Released as the lead single for the Queer Eye soundtrack,[3] the song peaked at number five on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart and number 12 in Australia, where it was the 13th-most-successful dance hit of 2004.[4][5][6]

Widelife performed this single on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[citation needed] The song was officially remixed by HQ2 (Hex Hector & Mac Quayle), Barry Harris, and Jason Nevins, and appeared in an episode of South Park, titled "South Park Is Gay!".[1]

Accolades

In 2005, Widelife won the Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year for the single "All Things."[7]

Track listings

Australasian CD single[8]

  1. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (original version) – 2:45
  2. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (H2Q club mix) – 7:32
  3. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (Jason Nevins Big Room remix) – 9:30
  4. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (Jason Nevins Hands Up mix) – 6:42
  5. "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" (Barry Harris Club Interpretation mix) – 9:28

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the US promo CD liner notes.[9]

Studio

Personnel

  • Ian J Nieman, Rachid Wehbi – writing, production
  • Widelife – recording
  • Jeremy Wheatley – additional production, mixing
  • Giulio Pierucci – additional programming
  • Rob Eric – executive production

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 2003 12-inch vinyl Capitol
Australia 22 March 2004 CD [13]

Betty Who version

In 2018, a remixed version by Betty Who was released as the theme song for season two of the Netflix reboot, Queer Eye; however, it was never actually used in any episodes.[14][15] A music video was released featuring the cast of Queer Eye, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, and Tan France.[16][17][18]

References

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  4. ^ a b "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Widelife with Simone Denny – All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2004". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. The JUNO Awards
    . Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  8. ^ All Things (Just Keep Getting Better) (Australasian CD single liner notes). Widelife. Capitol Records, Bravo, Scout Productions. 2004. 5484932.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ All Things (Just Keep Getting Better) (US promo CD liner notes). Widelife. Capitol Records, Bravo, Scout Productions. 2003. DPRO 7087 6 18226 2 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ "Issue 735" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Dance/Mix Show Airplay". Billboard. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  13. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 22nd March 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 22 March 2004. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Betty Who, Fab Five star in video of 'Queer Eye' theme song". Chicago Pride. 2 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  15. ^ Ziss, Sophy. "Can You Believe? This Video Of The 'Queer Eye' Cast Dancing To The New Theme Is SO Good". Bustle. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  16. ^ Wong, Curtis M. (1 June 2018). "Betty Who Helps 'Queer Eye' Guys Give Their Theme Song A Fancy Makeover". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  17. ^ Moniuszko, Sara M (1 June 2018). "Let the Fab 5 and Betty Who brighten your day with a glittering 'Queer Eye' music video". USA TODAY. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  18. ^ "'Queer Eye' Star Antoni Cradles His Avocados in New Music Video for Show's Theme Song, Feat. Betty Who". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2018.