Formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1982, Everything but the Girl is an English musical duo that consists of lead singer Tracey Thorn and guitarist Ben Watt. Their early works were categorized as sophisti-pop with jazz influences, but they underwent an electronic turn after the success of their hit single Missing in 1994.
The duo has achieved significant success with four top 10 and 12 top 40 singles in the UK, eight gold and two platinum album BPI certifications in the UK, and one gold album RIAA certification in the US. Their cover of I Don't Want to Talk About It and Missing both reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, with Missing charting high in several countries and reaching No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1995.
Their ninth album, Walking Wounded (1996), set a new career-best by entering the UK albums chart at No. 4 and spawned the top 10 singles Walking Wounded and Wrong. The band went inactive in 2000, with Thorn declaring that she would no longer perform live. Thorn and Watt, who didn't publicize their romantic relationship while active, married in 2009 and both released solo albums. They stated that it was unlikely Everything but the Girl would be active again.
However, after 24 years of silence, the duo announced in November 2022, that their first new material album, Fuse, was recorded and will be released in the second quarter of 2023.
