"Anything" is a song by American singer JoJo from her second studio album, '' The High Road'' (2006). It was released as the album's third and final single on March 20, 2007. Written by Beau Dozier, Mischke, and Justin Trugman, the track contains a sample from Toto's 1982 song "

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", written by

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and

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. The song premiered on March 19, 2007, on ''The Second JammX Kids All Star Dance Special''. The single served as 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

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there on March 24, 2007, eventually debuting on

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'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

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on May 12, and appeared on ''

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'' on May 8 as part of a series of radio and television interviews. "Anything" remained in the top 40 of the

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for three weeks. On September 4, 2013, a remix of the song was released featuring American rapper

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and Italian musician Francesco.

Critical reception

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's review of ''The High Road'', Bill Lamb called "Anything" a "tasty pop confection."

Music video

The music video for "Anything" was expected to premiere on May 2, 2007. JoJo's UK street team had launched a competition for fans to create their own video for "Anything" that would appear on the

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when the single was released. It was announced 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. JoJo posted on her Myspace page that an official video was not completed and that she had asked

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to facilitate the production process with her and her management. An official video never surfaced.

Track listings

*UK CD single #"Anything" – 3:50 #"Anything" (WaWa Club Mix) – 7:07 Also includes the winning fan videos for "Anything". *German CD single #"Anything" – 3:50 #"Anything" (instrumental) – 3:51 #"Get It Poppin'" – 3:41 #"

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" (Full Phatt Remix featuring Tah Mac) – 4:24

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of '' The High Road''.

Recording

* Recorded at Chaos Theory ( Encino, California), Sony Studios (New York City, New York) and Sound Moves Studios ( Sun Valley, California) * Mixed at

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, California) * Mastered at Oasis Mastering (

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)

Management

* Published by Like Father Like Son Music adm. by Zomba Songs, Inc. ( BMI), mischkemusic (

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), E&J 113 Music/Koala Bear Music/ Sony/ATV Publishing (BMI), Hudmar Publishing (BMI), Rising Storm Music (BMI)

Personnel

* JoJo – vocal arrangement, lead vocals, background vocals * Beau Dozier – production, recording * Justin Trugman – production * Dave Russell – mixing * Michael Woodrum –

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engineering * Scott Somerville – engineering assistance * Gene Grimaldi – mastering

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anything (Jojo Song) 2006 songs 2007 singles Blackground Records singles JoJo (singer) songs Songs written by Beau Dozier Songs written by David Paich Songs written by Jeff Porcaro