Everywhere That I'm Not

"Everywhere That I'm Not" was a hit single for San Francisco group Translator in 1982, from the Columbia/415 album Heartbeats And Triggers.

"Everywhere That I'm Not"
US vinyl single
Single by Translator
from the album Heartbeats and Triggers
Length	4:03 (album version) 3:46 (single version)
Label	Columbia/415
Songwriter(s)	Steven Barton
Producer(s)	David Kahne

It is said by many fans and critics that the band's signature song was mourning the loss of John Lennon,^[1] but this is a mistaken claim.^[2] The band's memorial to Lennon was actually another of their songs; the similarly titled "Everywhere", from the same album this single comes from. Coincidentally, the songs' producer, David Kahne, would later produce records for Paul McCartney.^[3]

The song was a hit on US college radio but achieved only moderate commercial success. Lamenting this, musician and critic Scott Miller wrote: "From the jazzy, almost dissonant opening riff to the absolutely unforgettable chorus, this is one of music's most glaring should-be-classics."^[4]