Anyone (Roxette song)

Infobox Single |
Name = Anyone
Artist = Roxette
from Album = Have A Nice Day
Released = 1999
Genre = Pop
Length =
Writer = Per Gessle
Last single = "Wish I Could Fly"
(1999)
This single = "Anyone"
(1999)
Next single = "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 another 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 to "Roxette-ish" for a comeback single, and they decided to 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 untypical 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 (including MTV), because of a scene in which Marie attempts suicide by drowning herself in the sea. The clip was only broadcast after 10pm in many countries, because some believed it suggested 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)