Anyway (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Anyway


Cover size =
Caption = Martina McBride's single cover for, "Anyway".
Artist = Martina McBride
from Album = Waking Up Laughing
Released = 2006
Format = CD single
Genre = Country/Pop/CCM
Length = 4:46 (Album Version)
4:40 (Single Edit)
4:19 (Radio Fade)
Label = RCA Nashville
Writer = Martina McBride, Brad Warren, Brett Warren
Producer =
Certification =
Last single = "I Still Miss Someone"
(2006)
This single = "Anyway"
(2006)
Next single = "How I Feel"
(2007)"Anyway" is a single by country music artist Martina McBride. The song was released in November of 2006, as the first single from her 2007 album "Waking Up Laughing".

History

The song marks the first time in Martina's career that she has co-written one of her own singles. [ [http://media.www.qcknightnews.com/media/storage/paper564/news/2007/05/10/KnightLife/Martina.Mcbride.Will.Keep.You.Up.Singing.With.Waking.Up.Laughing-2904179.shtml Martina McBride Will Keep You Up Singing With Waking Up Laughing - Knight Life ] ] It is an inspirational song based on a favorite poem of Mother Teresa's, written by Keith Kent, which he originally titled, "The Paradoxical Commandments". [ [http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1557827/20070423/mcbride_martina.jhtml CMT.com : News : 20 Questions : 20 Questions with Martina McBride] ] The song generally means, no matter what puts you down in life, do not give up, do it anyway. At the 2007 Country Music Association Awards, "Anyway" was nominated for Single of the Year and Song of the Year awards, but failed to win either.

"Anyway" was first released at the Country Music Association Awards on November 6, 2006, where McBride performed the song to promote it. However, the single was released to the iTunes Store February 13, 2007.

Kristy Lee Cook in 2008 covered this song with a performance on "American Idol"

Chart performance

"Anyway" was Martina McBride's biggest hit since 2004, reaching the Country top 5, peaking at No. 5 on the Hot Country Songs list in mid-2007. "Anyway" also made the Billboard Hot 100 top 40 at No. 32 and also charted at No. 14 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary tracks, her first single to chart there since 2004 as well.

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