# Anything (SWV song)

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{{Short description|1994 single by SWV}}
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{{Infobox song
| name          = Anything
| cover         = SWV-Anything.jpg
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [SWV](/source/SWV)
| album         = [It's About Time](/source/It's_About_Time_(SWV_album)) ''and'' [Above the Rim (soundtrack)](/source/Above_the_Rim_(soundtrack))
| B-side        = You're Always on My Mind
| released      = 1994
| recorded      =
| studio        = 
| venue         = 
| genre         =
| length        =
* 2:48 (album version)
* 4:06 (soundtrack version)
| label         = [RCA](/source/RCA_Records)
| writer        = [Brian Alexander Morgan](/source/Brian_Alexander_Morgan)
| producer      = Brian Alexander Morgan
| prev_title    = You're Always on My Mind
| prev_year     = 1993
| next_title    = [You're the One](/source/You're_the_One_(SWV_song))
| next_year     = 1996
}}

"'''Anything'''" is a song by American [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) vocal trio [SWV](/source/SWV) from their debut studio album, [''It's About Time''](/source/It's_About_Time_(SWV_album)) (1992), and the [soundtrack](/source/Above_the_Rim_(soundtrack)) to the 1994 film ''[Above the Rim](/source/Above_the_Rim)''. It was written and produced by [Brian Alexander Morgan](/source/Brian_Alexander_Morgan).

Originally included on ''It's About Time,'' the song was later remixed for the ''Above the Rim'' soundtrack. This resulted in the song 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](/source/U-God), [Ol' Dirty Bastard](/source/Ol'_Dirty_Bastard), and [Method Man](/source/Method_Man) from the [Wu-Tang Clan](/source/Wu-Tang_Clan). Method Man's final verse incorporates a brief sample of Wu-Tang Clan's 1994 single "[C.R.E.A.M.](/source/C.R.E.A.M.)". Released as a single in 1994, the song became a top-20 hit on the US [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100), peaking at number 18 whilst also peaking at number four on the ''Billboard'' [Hot R&B Singles](/source/Hot_R%26B_Singles) chart, becoming the group's fifth top-40 hit on the pop charts and their sixth top-10 hit on the R&B charts. The single also found success on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart), peaking at number 30, becoming the group's fifth top-40 hit.

== Critical reception ==
[James Hamilton](/source/James_Hamilton_(DJ_and_journalist)) from ''[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)'''s ''RM'' Dance Update described the song as a "[EnVogue](/source/En_Vogue)-ishly wailed jolting funky roller".<ref>{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-05-28.pdf |title= Dj directory |magazine= [Music Week](/source/Music_Week), in [Record Mirror](/source/Record_Mirror) (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= May 28, 1994 |page= 5 |accessdate= April 17, 2021 |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}</ref>

== Track listings ==
* '''US 7-inch single'''
# "Anything" – 4:20
# "You're Always on My Mind" – 4:36

* '''US 12-inch single'''
# "Anything" (12-inch Old Skool version) – 5:00
# "Anything" (Old Skool Party mix) – 5:15
# "Anything" (Bonus) – 3:37
# "Anything" (LP remix version featuring [Joe](/source/Joe_(singer))) – 5:02

* '''UK CD maxi single'''
# "Anything" (Old Skool mix featuring [Wu-Tang Clan](/source/Wu-Tang_Clan)) – 4:57
# "Anything" (album remix) – 5:04
# "Anything" (Old Skool Party mix) – 5:17
# "Anything" (album instrumental) – 5:34

* '''US cassette single'''
# "Anything" (Old Skool radio) – 4:20
# "Anything" (LP remix) – 5:02

== Charts ==
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=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!Chart (1994)
!Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia ([ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts))<ref name="ARIA history pages">{{cite web|url=https://imgur.com/a/u5ytqU8 | title=SWV ARIA Chart history (complete) to 2024|publisher=[ARIA](/source/ARIA)|via=[Imgur](/source/Imgur)|access-date= July 28, 2024}}  N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>
|align="center"|156
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|49|artist=SWV|song=Anything|rowheader=true|access-date=July 8, 2019|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|30|artist=SWV|artistid=28807|rowheader=true|access-date=July 8, 2019|refname=}}
|-
!scope="row"|UK Dance (''[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-06-11.pdf |title= Dance Singles |magazine= [Music Week](/source/Music_Week) |date= June 11, 1994 |page= 26 |access-date= April 25, 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
!scope="row"|[UK Club Chart](/source/Record_Mirror_Club_Chart) (''[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-05-21.pdf|title=The ''RM'' Club Chart|magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week), in [Record Mirror](/source/Record_Mirror) (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=May 21, 1994|page=4|access-date=May 15, 2023}}</ref> 
|align="center"|21
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|18|artist=SWV|rowheader=true|access-date=July 8, 2019|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|1|artist=SWV|rowheader=true|access-date=May 19, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|4|artist=SWV|rowheader=true|access-date=July 8, 2019|refname=}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|4|artist=SWV|rowheader=true|access-date=July 8, 2019|refname=}}
|}
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=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!Chart (1994)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="usyearend">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-12-24.pdf|title=The Year in Music: 1994|work=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|date=December 24, 1994|access-date=May 22, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|78
|-
!scope="row"|US Maxi-Singles Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA50|title=The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|volume=106|issue=52|page=YE-76|date=December 24, 1994|access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref>
|align="center"|36
|}
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== References ==
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