People Everyday & the Family Stone's 1969 hit "Everyday People," with new verses written by lead singer Speech. He also sings the lead, with additional lyrics sung by Dionne Farris, who is not an official member of the group. It also uses a sample from "Tappan Zee" by Bob James. Billboard wrote about the song: "Follow-up to act's breakthrough hit, "Tennessee," is a languid, dancehall-spiced hip-hopper that nicks the hook from Sly & the Family Stone's "Everyday People." Uplifting, unity driven rhymes are delivered with laidback finesse. Tradeoff of rapping and singing works extremely well. Destined for hefty (and much deserved) success."
Everyday (Slade song) ""Everyday" held the secret of the band's future, a crowd-swaying singalong of such scarf-waving majesty that it might well be single-handedly responsible for every great record U2 has ever made." In 2005, BBC Radio 2 ranked the song at No. 9 of 100 in their "Sold on Song" library, commenting on Holder's "decidedly affectionate and most un-Slade-like lyrics". They added: "It was a rare sentimental concession from the band who built their reputation on some of the best-loved rock 'n' roll of the 1970s." Everyday (Slade song) "Everyday" is a song by the British rock band Slade, released in 1974