Everybody Loves a Lover Columbia catalog number 41195, "Everybody Loves a Lover" first reached the "Billboard" magazine charts on July 21, 1958. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at number 6; on the Best Seller chart, at number 17; and on the Hot 100 composite chart, it reached number 14. The Doris Day version is noteworthy for the third verse, in which, through overdubbing, the first four lines of verse 2 are superimposed on the first four lines of verse 1, creating a counterpoint duet. The two segments end on the same word, "Pollyanna", sung in harmony. The song was Day's last big
Lover for a Day approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 40 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.7/10. On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 76 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Pamela Pianezza of "Variety" called the film "an alluring and very elegantly crafted — though largely predictable — romantic dramedy that should do well in territories where the French auteur is already known and esteemed." "Cahiers du cinéma" placed the film at number 6 on its list of the top 10 films of 2017. Lover for a Day Lover for a Day