Anyone (Roxette song)

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"Anyone"
Single by Roxette
from the album Have a Nice Day
Released8 May 1999 (1999-05-08)
RecordedSeptember 1998
StudioAtlantis (Stockholm, Sweden)
GenrePop
Length4:32
Label
  • Roxette Recordings
  • EMI
Songwriter(s)Per Gessle
Producer(s)
Roxette singles chronology
"Wish I Could Fly"
(1999) 		"Anyone"
(1999) 		"Stars"
(1999)
Music video
"Anyone" on
YouTube

"Anyone" is a song by Swedish pop music duo

double A-side
with "Pay the Price", although no music video was created for that song.

The music video for "Anyone" was directed by

MTV Europe
. As a result of this, the song performed poorly on national record charts, becoming a top 30 hit in Belgium, Spain and Switzerland. Its performance on European charts led to EMI UK deciding against releasing the single there.

Composition and style

"Anyone" was composed by

B-side on this single differs from the original demo, with all trace of "I Love How You Love Me" removed.[3] The original demo was later released on The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06, and also as a bonus track on the 2009 reissue of Have a Nice Day
.

Spector was an influence on the song's production aesthetic.

verse consists of two repetitions of an A–F♯m–C♯m–D–E sequence, followed by a further two repetitions of B–A–Fm–E. The chorus is made up of two sequences of A–F♯m–E, while the bridge consists of E–D–B–A–F♯m–D–B–E.[5]

Release and promotion

In Japan, "Anyone" was released as a

MTV Europe and other European TV stations as it ended with a scene in which a distressed Fredriksson attempted to commit suicide by drowning herself in the ocean.[1]

Critical reception

Jørn Holmen from Norwegian newspaper Gjesdalbuen called the song "beautiful and pompous" in his review of Have a Nice Day.[10] Hege I. Hanssen from Nordlys described it as an "absolute candlelight-schläger".[11] Brendon Veevers from Renowned for Sound stated that the song is "one of Roxette’s finest recordings". He wrote, "Heartbreak drips from every note on this track with Marie desperately trying to convey to the listener the pain of losing someone that you love and delivering moving lines like “lying awake in an ocean of teardrops, I float away”. The instrumentation of the track is truly epic – the strings are out in full force here and they complement the feeling of despair within this gem."[12]

Commercial performance

The song became a moderate airplay hit on charts across Europe, charting within the top 25 of the Spanish Airplay Chart.

promotional CD-Rs to various radio stations, DJs and media. Conversely, it performed well in parts of South America, with the Spanish-version of the track – titled "Alguien" – receiving substantial amounts of airplay.[3]

Formats and track listings

All songs written by Per Gessle, except "You Don't Understand Me" written by Gessle and Desmond Child.

  • CD single (Europe 8868922)
  1. "Anyone" (Radio Edit) – 3:59
  2. "Anyone" (Tits & Ass Demo, 29 July 1998) – 4:13
  • Japanese CD single (TOCP-40118)
  1. "Pay the Price" – 3:48
  2. "Anyone" – 4:32
  3. "Cooper" (Closer to God Version) – 4:20
  4. "Anyone" (Tits & Ass Demo) – 4:13
  • CD-Maxi (Europe 8868920)
  1. "Anyone" – 4:32
  2. "Anyone" (Tits & Ass Demo) – 4:13
  3. "Cooper" (Closer to God Version) – 4:20
  4. "You Don't Understand Me" (Abbey Road Version, 15 November 1995) – 3:43
  5. "Wish I Could Fly" (Enhanced Music Video) – 4:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Ballad Hits.[1]

Musicians

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 30
Czech Republic (IFPI)[17] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 62
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[18] 20
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[19] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 73
Spanish Airplay (AFYVE)[13] 23
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 35
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 30

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Lindström, Sven (2002). The Ballad Hits (CD liner notes). Roxette. Capitol Records. 72435 42798-2 9.
  2. ^ "Per Gessle | About Songs". RoxetteBlog. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-9197189484
    .
  4. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  5. Ultimate-Guitar.com
    . Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. ^ "ペイ・ザ・プライス | ロクセット" [Pay the Price | Roxette] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Roxette – Anyone". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. Ballad & Pop Hits - The Complete Video Collection (DVD liner notes). Roxette. EMI. 2003. 7243 4 90946-9 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
    )
  9. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  10. ^ Holmen, Jørn (3 March 1999). "MUSIKK". Gjesdalbuen (in Norwegian). p. 7. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  11. ^ Hanssen, Hege I. (5 March 1999). ""Crush" på Roxette". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 45. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  12. ^ Veevers, Brendon (12 December 2013). "TOP 10 ROXETTE BALLADS". Renowned for Sound. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  13. ^
    ISBN 84-8048-639-2
    .
  14. ^ a b "Roxette – Anyone" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Roxette – Anyone". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Roxette – Anyone" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Hitparada radia - 34/1999" (in Czech). IFPI CR. Archived from the original on 29 August 1999. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 330 Vikuna 1.7. - 8.7. 1999)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 | Roxette - Anyone". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Roxette – Anyone" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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