Anything (JoJo song)

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“Anything”
“Anything” cover
American cover
Single by JoJo
from the album The High Road
B-side "Do Whatcha Gotta Do", "Get It Poppin'"
Released May 7, 2007 (UK)
May 8, 2007 (U.S.)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded Chaos Theory
(Encino, Los Angeles, California)
Sony Music Studios
(New York City, New York)
Sound Move Studios
(Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California)
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 3:50
Label Universal
Writer(s) Beau Dozier, Mischke Butler, Justin Trugman, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro
Producer Beau Dozier, Justin Trugman
JoJo singles chronology
"How to Touch a Girl"
(2006)		 "Anything"
(2007)		 TBA
(2008/09)
Alternate covers
British cover
British cover
European cover
European cover

"Anything" is a pop–R&B song written by Beau Dozier, Mischke Butler, and Justin Trugman for American singer-songwriter JoJo's second studio album, The High Road (2006). Released as the album's third single in May 2007, the track contains a sample from Toto's 1982 song "Africa"—a former number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100—, written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro. The song premiered on March 19, 2006 on The Second JammX Kids All Star Dance Special.

The single was the second official single from The High Road in European countries and was released in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2007; it began gaining airplay there on March 24, 2007, eventually debuting on BBC Radio 1's playlist under the B-list section. JoJo was in the UK during the first two weeks of May to promote the single; she performed at London's G-A-Y on May 12, and appeared on GMTV on May 8 as part of a series of radio and television interviews. "Anything" remained in the top forty of the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.

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[edit] Critical reception

In About.com's review of The High Road, Bill Lamb called "Anything" a "tasty pop confection".[1]

[edit] Music video

The music video for "Anything" was expected to premiere on May 2, amidst fan speculation about whether there would be a video and if it would have a surprise premiere.[citation needed] The JoJo UK street team had launched a competition for fans to make their own video for "Anything" that would appear on the enhanced CD when the single was released. The competition was won by Joao Vasconcelos. After this, fans believed it would be a budget video.[weasel words] On May 5, JoJo posted on her MySpace page that the video was not completed and that she had asked Blackground Records to facilitate the production process with her and her management. On May 9 it was announced via e-mail that member "TheHighRoad" won the video mission and his video would be placed on the official website, but fans who wanted to watch it would have to buy the CD because it "unlocks" the video.

[edit] Track listing

American CD single
  1. "Anything" (Album Version)
  2. "Anything" (Instrumental)
  3. "Anything" (Call Out Hook)
  4. "Do Whatcha Gotta Do"
British CD single
  1. "Anything"
  2. "Anything (WaWa Club Mix)

Also includes the winning fan videos for "Anything". Insert the CD into your computer and visit jojoonline.co.uk to access the exclusive content.

European CD single
  1. "Anything"
  2. "Anything" (Instrumental)
  3. "Get It Poppin'"
  4. "Too Little Too Late" (Full Phatt Remix featuring Tah Mac)
Promo CD single
  1. "Anything" (Album Version)
  2. "Anything" (Instrumental Version)
  3. "Anything" (Chorus Acapella Version)
  4. "Anything" (Radio Edit)
  5. "Anything" (Wawa Dub)
  6. "Anything" (Wawa Mix)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007)[2] Peak
position
Bulgarian National Top 40 13
European Hot 100 Singles[3] 57
Euro 200[4] 52
Irish Singles Chart 18
Macedonian Airplay Chart 9
Maltese Airplay Chart 6
Portuguese National Top 50 34
UK Singles Chart 21
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[5] 38
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40[6] 39

[edit] References

  1. ^ Review of JoJo's Second Album, The High Road. About.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
  2. ^ JoJo – Anything – Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  3. ^ European Hot 100 Singles. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  4. ^ Euro 200 archives. APC-stats. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
  5. ^ Top 40 Mainstream. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  6. ^ The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives: May 19, 2007. Rock On The Net. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
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