Anything (Hedley song)

"Anything" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Hedley for their fifth studio album, Wild Life (2013). The song was written and produced by Jacob Hoggard and Brian Howes, with additional writing by Jason Van Poederooyen. It was released to Canadian radio on August 19, 2013, through Universal Music Canada as the album's lead single.^[1] "Anything" was serviced to alternative radio in the US through Capitol Records in November 2013 as the band's fifth American single.^[2][3]

Upon release, "Anything" was met with mixed reviews from music critics, but performed well commercially. The song peaked at number 5 on the Canadian Hot 100 and reached the top 10 on three national airplay charts. It also charted at 18 in New Zealand. In September 2016, "Anything" was certified 4× Platinum by Music Canada, making it the band's fastest and best-selling single to date.^[4] The group performed the song at the 2013 Grey Cup half-time show.^[5]

"Anything" is a pop song composed in the key of G and set to a BPM of 76.^[6] Building on the motivational themes of earlier Hedley singles like "Invincible" and "One Life", its lyrics convey a message of resilience and self-belief, encouraging listeners to pursue their goals regardless of societal pressure.^[7][8] The song's bridge features a quote from Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky: "You miss a hundred percent of the shots you never take."

Emma Garland von Alter The Press! gab dem Song eine gemischte Kritik. Obwohl „Anything“ „unglaublich eingängig“ sei, empfinde sie den Refrain „ uh-uh, fuck that “ als „unpassend“ und „schnell nervig“. ^{[ 9 ]} Philip Lickley vom britischen Musikblog All-Noise beschrieb den Song als „stadiontauglichen Mitsing-Song mit einer starken Botschaft“, der „nach Radioeinsätzen schreit“, und vergab 7 von 10 Punkten. ^{[ 10 ]} Die Single wurde bei den Juno Awards 2014 in zwei Kategorien nominiert : Video des Jahres und Produzent des Jahres . ^{[ 11 ]}

Das Musikvideo zu „Anything“ wurde von JP Poliquin in der Great Hall in Toronto , Ontario , gedreht . ^{[ 8 ]} Es feierte am 10. September 2013 auf dem VEVO- Kanal der Band Premiere. ^{[ 12 ]} Hoggard sagte über das Video: „Im Sinne des Songkonzepts dachten wir uns: ‚Moment mal, scheiß drauf, lasst uns einfach machen, worauf wir Lust haben. Ich glaube, das wäre wohl die authentischste Art, die Gefühle des Songs in einem Video auszudrücken.‘“ ^{[ 13 ]}