Anything (SWV song)

"Anything"
Single by SWV
from the album It's About Time and Above the Rim (soundtrack)
B-side"You're Always on My Mind"
Released1994
Recorded1992
Genre
Length2:48 (album version)
4:06 (soundtrack version)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Brian Alexander Morgan
Producer(s)Brian Alexander Morgan
SWV singles chronology
"You're Always on My Mind"
(1993) 		"Anything"
(1994) 		"You're the One"
(1996)

"Anything" is a song recorded by American R&B vocal trio SWV for their debut studio album, It's About Time (1992) and the soundtrack to the 1994 film Above the Rim. It was written and produced by Brian Alexander Morgan.

Originally featured on It's About Time, the song was later remixed to be featured on the Above the Rim soundtrack. This resulted in the song's shifting from a slow, R&B ballad to a faster, new jack swing record (which is labelled the "Old Skool Mix") and features U-God, Ol' Dirty Bastard, and Method Man from the Wu-Tang Clan). Method Man’s final verse incorporates a brief sample of Wu-Tang Clan’s 1994 single “C.R.E.A.M.”. Released as a single in 1994, the song became a top-20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 18 whilst also peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the group's fifth top forty hit on the pop charts and its sixth top ten hit on the R&B charts. The single also found success in the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart, peaking at number five, the group's highest peak along with Right Here/Human Nature, and the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 30, becoming the group's fifth top 40 hit.

Critical reception

James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described the song as a "EnVogue-ishly wailed jolting funky roller".[1]

Track listing and formats

  • US 7" single
  1. "Anything" - 4:20
  2. "You're Always on My Mind" - 4:36
  • US 12" single
  1. "Anything" (12" Old Skool Version) - 5:00
  2. "Anything" (Old Skool Party Mix) - 5:15
  3. "Anything" (Bonus) - 3:37
  4. "Anything" (LP Remix Version) [Featuring Joe] - 5:02
  • UK CD maxi single
  1. "Anything" (Old Skool Mix) [Featuring Wu-Tang Clan] - 4:57
  2. "Anything" (Album Remix) - 5:04
  3. "Anything" (Old Skool Party Mix) - 5:17
  4. "Anything" (Album Instrumental) - 5:34
  • US cassette single
  1. "Anything" (Old Skool Radio) - 4:20
  2. "Anything" (LP Remix) - 5:02

Charts

References

  1. ^ Hamilton, James (May 28, 1994). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 5. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "SWV ARIA Chart history (complete) to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  3. ^ "SWV – Anything". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "SWV: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. June 11, 1994. p. 26. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). May 21, 1994. p. 4. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "SWV Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "SWV Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "SWV Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  10. ^ "SWV Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  11. ^ "The Year in Music: 1994" (PDF). Billboard. 24 December 1994. Retrieved 22 May 2015.