Written as a sequel to Better Days, the originally titled “Even Better Days” was set to be recorded in 2018 for the greatest hits album Meer Sirkus Applous. When time ran out, the single was shelved only temporarily, but filming of its music video in 2019 earmarked the song as back in production. Further delays meant that the song would only be recorded in June 2020, and Everything We Say (ft Algorrid3m) eventually saw its release in December that year.

The single failed to take off, despite being a favourite in many countries around the globe, with New York listed on Spotify as the city in which the song has been most popular with listeners. Disappointed by the response, the song was shelved and no further promotion took place.

Fast forward to early 2022, and the opportunity arose to re-record the track with producer Sandy Robbie. The original plan was to include the song on the album Sirkus Applous Encore, but when it was passed on in favour of its Afrikaans counterpart, Pyn, it once again seemed to be the end of the song. Pyn was not completed in time for Sirkus Applous Encore, and the album saw a release with 10 songs versus the planned 13.

When the artist’s 20th anniversary in the music industry neared. a decision was made to release an album consisting of 20 songs. Choosing 20 hits proved difficult, but this made for the opportunity to revisit older songs that never had their chance to shine, and Everything We Say was locked in for the project. Despite Pyn originally sharing the same melody, the production and arrangement, and eventual altered melody lines, meant that both Pyn and Everything We Say would work together on the new collection called Koeksister Pop.