Anyone (song)

"Anyone"
Single by Roxette
from the album Have A Nice Day
Released	May 10, 1999
Genre	Pop
Length	4:31
Label	EMI
Writer(s)	Per Gessle
Producer(s)	Clarence Öfwerman
Roxette singles chronology
"Wish I Could Fly" (1999) "Anyone" (1999) "Stars" (1999)

"Anyone" is the second single from Swedish duo Roxette's Have a Nice Day album. It was released in May 1999.

Song information

"Anyone" is like its predecessor 'Wish I could fly' a ballad, with instruments including piano, saxophone and strings. "Anyone" was initially planned to be the first single from Have A Nice Day, but the group feared it would sound too "Roxette-ish" for a comeback single, and they chose "Wish I Could Fly" instead. After the success of "Wish I Could Fly", fans believed the next single release would be "Stars" or "Crush On You" (both are dance songs a-typical for Roxette). But in the end, it was "Anyone" that was picked as the second single. The B-sides are the demo of "Anyone", "Cooper" (a track from Have A Nice Day), and "You Don't Understand Me (Abbey Road Sessions 1995)". The maxi-single includes the video of "Wish I Could Fly". In Japan, a double A-side with "Pay The Price" was released, although there is no video for this song.

Chart Success

"Anyone" is often regarded as a flop, because in Europe it never achieved as much success as its predecessor. It charted only in The Netherlands at #73, Germany (peaking outside the Top 50), Sweden (where it failed to reach the Top 30), and Switzerland, where it was a modest success, spending two weeks in the Top 30. EMI UK refused to release "Anyone" because of the poor chart results of the single in Europe. However, in South America, "Anyone" gained far more attention and the country's radio stations later even airplayed the Spanish version, "Alguien".

Music video

The video of "Anyone", directed by Jonas Åkerlund, was banned by some TV stations (although it achieved videplay on MTV Europe) because of a scene in which Marie Fredriksson attempts suicide by drowning herself in the sea. The video was recorded in Portugal in the peninsula of Tróia. The clip was only broadcast after 10pm in many countries, because some believed it encouraged young people to commit suicide.

Track listing

Anyone (CDM) Released: 1999-05-10 // Roxette Recordings / 8868920

1. "Anyone"
2. "Anyone" (T&A demo, July 29, '98)
3. "Cooper" [Closer to God]
4. "You Don't Understand Me" (Acoustic Abbey Road version, November 15, '95)
5. "Wish I Could Fly" (video)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Roxette singles
Pearls of Passion	"Neverending Love" "Goodbye to You" "Soul Deep" "I Call Your Name"
Look Sharp!	"Dressed for Success" "Listen to Your Heart" "Chances" "The Look" "Dangerous"
Joyride	"Joyride" "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)" "The Big L." "Spending My Time" "Church of Your Heart"
Tourism	"How Do You Do!" "Queen of Rain" "Fingertips '93"
Crash! Boom! Bang!	"Sleeping in My Car" "Crash! Boom! Bang!" "Fireworks" "Run to You" "Vulnerable"
Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus!	"You Don't Understand Me" "The Look '95" "June Afternoon" "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
Baladas En Español	"Un Día Sin Ti" "No Sé Si Es Amor"
Have a Nice Day	"Wish I Could Fly" "Anyone" "Stars" "Salvation"
Room Service	"The Centre of the Heart" "Real Sugar" "Milk and Toast and Honey"
Charm School	"She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" "Speak to Me" "Way Out" "No One Makes It on Her Own" (Promo only)
Travelling	"It's Possible" "Touched by the Hand of God" "Lover, Lover, Lover"
Soundtrack	"It Must Have Been Love" "Almost Unreal"
Other	"A Thing About You" "Opportunity Nox" "The Rox Medley" "One Wish" "Reveal" "The Sweet Hello, the Sad Goodbye" (Bassflow remake)
Related articles	Singles discography
Book: Roxette