"People Everyday" is a song by American hip hop group Arrested Development, released in July 1992 as the second single from their debut album, 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992).

[1] The song uses the chorus and basic structure of Sly & the Family Stone's 1969 hit "Everyday People", with new verses written by lead singer Speech.

The single of this song, which was released in 1992, features additional singing vocals by DeAnna Fields, also known as Mawakana Auset, who is an extended family member of the group.

The narrator ends the song with a plea for people to treat each other with respect, since there is no way to predict when a verbal dispute might escalate into a fight or a killing.

"[3] Justin Wilson from The Cavalier Daily remarked that the group's "message of harmony and brotherhood" also resonated on songs like "People Everyday".

[4] Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune found that here, Speech "forcefully sets himself apart from the young toughs who roam the streets aiming to bring everyone down to their level.

"[5] A reviewer from Music Week's RM Dance Update declared it as a "great follow-up" to "Tennessee", that "takes us back to its roots.

[8] People Magazine noted that here, the band "scolds men who loiter on street corners, holding their crotches and being obscene".

"[10] Another editor, Rupert Howe, constated that "a track like "People Everyday" contrasts the AD pro-African stance with that of a drug- and violence-addicted 'nigga'.

[14] "People Everyday" was a top-20 hit in Ireland and the Netherlands, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it reached number 12, and it topped the European Dance Radio Chart in October 1992.