Anything Goes (Randy Houser song)
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| Single by Randy Houser | |||||||
| from the album Anything Goes | |||||||
| Released | June 2, 2008 | ||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||
| Genre | Country | ||||||
| Length | 3:04 | ||||||
| Label | Universal South | ||||||
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"Anything Goes" is the title of a debut song written by Brice Long and John Wiggins, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Houser. It was released in May 2008 as the lead-off single and title track from his debut album Anything Goes.
Content
"Anything Goes" is a mid-tempo ballad, mostly accompanied by piano and Hammond B-3 organ, with pedal steel guitar flourishes. In it, the narrator recalls a one-night stand with a woman whom he has met a bar. He states that he does not feel guilty about the encounter, because his lover has left him.
Music video
A music video was made for the song in October 2008. Directed by Vincenzo Giammanco, the video starts with Houser walking into a bar to drink a beer. Scenes also show him playing guitar in the bar. In the second verse of the song, Houser is seen sitting on a bed, with his one-night stand still asleep. At the end of the video, Houser places his guitar into a fire.
Reception
The song has received mixed reception from music reviewers. Brady Vercher of Engine 145, stated in his review of the album that Houser "showed a lot of promise" in this song.[1] He also described it as "similar in theme to Jamey Johnson's 'Mary Go Round', only from a slightly different perspective."[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described "Anything Goes" as "melodic and tightly constructed, but not quite memorable."[2] Allen Jacobs of Roughstock gave the song a mixed review, thinking that the verses "stumbled", but described Houser's vocal performance favorably.[3]
Chart performance
"Anything Goes" was released in May 2008.[4] It debuted at #56 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated June 21, 2008. It reached its peak of #16 on the country chart dated December 6, 2008.
| Chart (2008–09) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 92 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 16 |
References
- 1 2 Vercher, Brady (2008-11-20). "Randy Houser - "Anything Goes"". Engine 145. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen. "Randy Houser - "Anything Goes" album review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ↑ Jacobs, Allen. "Randy Houser - "Anything Goes" review". Roughstock. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ↑ "Randy Houser dishes out first single". Country Standard Time. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ↑ "Randy Houser – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Randy Houser. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ↑ "Randy Houser – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Randy Houser. Retrieved January 31, 2011.