"Anything" is a song by

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that is found on

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's 2000 album ''

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''. It is produced by

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and P. Skam, who

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's "I'll Do Anything" for the track's beat and chorus. The sample from ''

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'' heavily popularized "Anything", as did the ''

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'' sample on "

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", "Anything" was also a bonus track on Jay-Z's album '' Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter'' (UK/Europe edition) as is "Anything (Mr. Drunk Mix)" on the Japanese version of the album. Jay-Z admitted to

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in a 2009 interview on the

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program ''Food for Thought'' that he hoped the song would be a success like "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" due to their similarities but was surprised when it wasn't, even saying "I dropped the record and then nothing". The song did, however, achieve moderate success in the UK reaching #18 on the singles chart. A music video for the song was also released, which was directed by Chris Robinson. "Anything (The Berlin Remixes)"

Formats and track listings

Vinyl 12"

A-side

# "Anything (GBZ Remix)" # "Anything (GBZ Remix Instrumental)"

B-side

# "Anything (

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Remix)" # "Anything (Original Version)" # "Anything (Original Version Instrumental)"

CD

# "Anything (Radio Edit)" # "So Ghetto" # "There's Been a Murder" # "Anything (Video)"

Vinyl

A-side

# "Anything (Radio Edit) (3:47)" # "Anything (LP Version) (4:47)" # "Anything (Instrumental) (4:48)"

B-side

# "

Big Pimpin' "Big Pimpin'" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on April 11, 2000 as the third and final single from his fourth studio album '' Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter'' (1999). It features a guest appearance from Southern hip hop ...

(Radio Edit) (3:56)" # "Big Pimpin' (LP Version) (4:44)" # "Big Pimpin' (Instrumental) (4:59)"

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anything (Jay-Z Song) 2000 singles Jay-Z songs Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director) Songs written by Jay-Z Songs written by Lionel Bart Roc-A-Fella Records singles 2000 songs

Formats and track listings

Vinyl 12"

A-side

B-side

CD

Vinyl

A-side

B-side

Charts

See also

References