{{Short description|1999 single by Sheryl Crow}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox song | name = Anything but Down | cover = Sheryl Crow - Anything But Down.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Sheryl Crow | album = The Globe Sessions | B-side = The Difficult Kind | released = {{start date|1999|2|22}} | recorded = | studio = * Globe (New York City) * Sunset Sound Factory (Los Angeles) | genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres --> | length = 4:18 | label = A&M | writer = Sheryl Crow | producer = Sheryl Crow | prev_title = There Goes the Neighborhood | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = Sweet Child o' Mine | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|JJqmyOeOnWk|"Anything but Down"}}}} }} "'''Anything but Down'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. Released as the third single from her third studio album, ''The Globe Sessions'' (1998), it fared better than its predecessor "There Goes the Neighborhood" in the United States, reaching number 49 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number one on the ''Billboard'' Triple-A chart. The song also reached number 11 in Canada and number 19 in the United Kingdom.
==Music video== The video for this single was directed by Floria Sigismondi, and was later released on the DVD of the CD/DVD release of ''The Very Best of Sheryl Crow''.
==Track listings== '''US 7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Anything but Down|year=1999|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=A&M Records|id=0694970867}}</ref> :A. "Anything but Down" – 4:18 :B. "The Difficult Kind" – 6:19
'''UK CD1'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Anything but Down|year=1999|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=A&M Records, Polydor Records|id=582 827-2}}</ref> # "Anything but Down" (LP version) – 4:18 # "Leaving Las Vegas" (live in Toronto) – 5:33 # "Mississippi" (live) – 3:38
'''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Anything but Down|year=1999|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=A&M Records, Polydor Records|id=582 829-2}}</ref> # "Anything but Down" (LP version) – 4:18 # "Run Baby Run" (live in Milan) – 3:40 # "Riverwide" (live for Wise Buddah) – 4:13
'''UK cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Anything but Down|year=1999|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=A&M Records, Polydor Records|id=582 826-4}}</ref> # "Anything but Down" (LP version) – 4:18 # "Run Baby Run" (live in Milan) – 3:40
==Credits and personnel== Credits are lifted from ''The Globe Sessions'' album booklet.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Globe Sessions|title-link=The Globe Sessions|year=1998|type=US CD album booklet|publisher=A&M Records|id=31454 0959 2}}</ref>
'''Studios''' * Recorded at Globe Studios (New York City) and Sunset Sound Factory (Los Angeles) * Mixed at Sunset Sound Factory (Los Angeles) and Soundtracks (New York City) * Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, US)
'''Personnel''' {{div col}} * Sheryl Crow – writing, vocals, acoustic guitar, production * Jeff Trott – electric guitar * Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar * Dan Rothchild – bass * Benmont Tench – piano * Dan McCarroll – drums * Trina Shoemaker – recording * Husky Höskulds – additional recording * Andy Wallace – mixing * Bob Ludwig – mastering {{div col end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"|Chart (1999) !scope="col"|Peak<br/>position |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|11|chartid=8404|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|14|chartid=8390|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2018}} |- !scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-03-13.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=16|issue=11|page=14|date=March 13, 1999|access-date=August 13, 2020}}</ref> |76 |- !scope="row"|Quebec (ADISQ)<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129063315/http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|url=http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Anglo-Allophone/Anglo-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf|title=Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec|publisher=BAnQ|date=May 8, 1998|access-date=January 6, 2026|archive-date=November 29, 2015|language=fr|url-status=dead}}</ref> |36 |- {{single chart|Scotland|17|date=19990306|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2018}} |- {{single chart|UK|19|date=19990306|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|49|artist=Sheryl Crow|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultalternativesongs|1|artist=Sheryl Crow|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2019}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|7|artist=Sheryl Crow|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|17|artist=Sheryl Crow|rowheader=true|access-date=April 18, 2018}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"|Chart (1999) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9952&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9952.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9952|title=RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref> |70 |- !scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9964&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9964.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9964|title=RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=April 18, 2018}}</ref> |82 |- !scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1999|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=7|issue=52|page=47|date=December 24, 1999}}</ref> |27 |- !scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1999|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=7|issue=52|page=54|date=December 24, 1999}}</ref> |76 |- !scope="row"|US Triple-A (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Best of '99: Most Played Triple-A Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=7|issue=52|page=38|date=December 24, 1999}}</ref> |9 |} {{col-end}}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|United States |February 8–9, 1999 |{{hlist|Adult contemporary|contemporary hit radio}} |A&M |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Anything but Down / New Releases|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1285|pages=37, 48|date=February 5, 1999}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |February 22, 1999 |{{hlist|CD|cassette}} |{{hlist|A&M|Polydor}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1999/Music-Week-1999-02-20.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 22 February, 1999|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=February 20, 1999|access-date=July 16, 2021}}</ref> |}
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Category:1998 songs Category:1999 singles Category:A&M Records singles Category:Music videos directed by Floria Sigismondi Category:Polydor Records singles Category:Sheryl Crow songs Category:Songs written by Sheryl Crow