"I'd Do Anything" is a song by Canadian

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. It was released on September 16, 2002, as the second single from their debut album, '' No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls''. It features vocals from

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Content

The song is about a

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and the singer's attempts to get the person back. In a 2004 interview, guitarist Sébastien Lefebvre revealed the song is "about how in high school you've got a crush on girl, but she doesn't know you even exist." "I'd Do Anything" was one of the first songs singer

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and drummer

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wrote as Simple Plan; the two had previously collaborated in Reset, an earlier iteration of the band. The group recorded their earliest demos, including one for "Anything", at a small studio in Montreal. The song features backing vocals from

. The "na na na" refrain was written specifically for Hoppus. His inclusion on the song stemmed from Bouvier and Comeau's longtime love of Blink-182. Reset had played with the trio when they toured through Montreal in the mid-1990s. As a fan, Comeau would travel to where Blink was playing and would wait by their tour bus to get Hoppus' attention and share the band's

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. Eventually, Hoppus acquiesced and the two began communicating by email in 2001; he thought "Anything" was a particularly strong demo, and the band offered him a spot on the song. Lava was prepared to compensate Hoppus but he declined the payment, offering the feature as a gesture of goodwill to the upstart band.

Chart performance

On the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, "I'd Do Anything" peaked at number 51. It also charted on the ''Billboard''

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chart, where it reached number 15. Internationally, the song reached number 78 in the United Kingdom and number 92 in Australia.

Music video

The music video for the song revolves around kids trying to get into a Simple Plan concert by first impressing the doorman. Hoppus also appears in the video.

Track listing

# "I'd Do Anything" (album version) # "I'm Just a Kid" (single version) # "Grow Up" # "My Christmas List" # "I'm Just a Kid" (enhanced video)

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Release history

References

{{Authority control 2001 songs 2002 singles Lava Records singles Simple Plan songs Songs written by Pierre Bouvier Songs written by Chuck Comeau Songs written by Arnold Lanni Songs written by Sébastien Lefebvre Songs written by Jeff Stinco