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"Anything Could Happen"
Song

"Anything Could Happen" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding, released as the lead single from her second studio album, Halcyon (2012). The song was written and produced by Goulding and Jim Eliot.

Goulding is featured performing the song in the latest Beats by Dre commercial as part of their #ShowYourColor campaign, which debuted in September 2012. The commercial also features Miami Heat player LeBron James, fellow Universal Music Group artists MGK and Lil Wayne and disney star Zendaya, among other celebrities.[1] It was also used in the trailer for the second season of the HBO series Girls.[2]

Background

Goulding appeared on Fearne Cotton's BBC Radio 1 show on 9 August 2012 for the premiere of the song.[3] She told Cotton, "I've been with this song a long time and I've had to listen to it a lot to get it just how I wanted it."[4]

During a behind-the-scenes featurette for the "Anything Could Happen" music video, Goulding told MTV News, "I suppose it's one of those songs where I sort of talk about bits of my childhood, but also about my friendship with this person, and, um, I suppose it's a song of realization [...] And it's called 'Anything Could Happen,' [so] I'm hoping it will make people go out and propose to their girlfriends or go on that holiday they never ended up doing. I hope it will provoke positivity, as opposed to make people really sad."[5]

Critical reception

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave "Anything Could Happen" four out of five stars, stating, "'After the war we said we'd fight together/ I guess we thought that's what humans do,' the electro-folk starlet serenades over a booming bass synth and choppy piano, before bursting into a sky-soaring chorus that manages to keep up with her haunting, high-pitched "ooohs". The result is a gothic love anthem that, truth be told, we'd happily see replace 'Puppy Love' at wedding receptions for years to come."[6] Erin Thompson of the Seattle Weekly called the song "lovely" and "impactful", while commending Goulding for "writing songs that unfold like stories".[7]

Commercial performance

"Anything Could Happen" debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart, selling 49,680 copies in its first week.[8] The single stayed at number five the following week, selling 37,895 copies.[9] In the United States, "Anything Could Happen" debuted at number seventeen on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles on the issue dated 8 September 2012,[10] before rising to number three on 20 October upon its release to radio.[11] The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number seventy-five for the week of 27 October 2012, peaking at number forty-seven in its tenth week on the chart.[12]

Music video

The official music video was directed by Floria Sigismondi.[13] In an interview with Carson Daly on his 97.1 AMP Radio show on 6 August 2012, Goulding stated that the official music video for "Anything Could Happen" would be filmed the following day in Malibu, California.[14] The video revolves around a couple's car crash near a Malibu beach. "I find myself on a rock, with no idea how I've been there", she told Fuse. "I've been in a car crash. I end up being a mermaid-type thing." She added, "I wanted to do a big video with big effects by the ocean [...] I wanted to do something really epic."[15] In late August 2012, it was reported that Goulding declined offers of a stuntwoman to help her shoot the video, and would instead perform her own stunts, such as being dropped onto a roof.[16]

On 5 September the official video for "Anything Could Happen" was released via both Goulding's VEVO and YouTube channel. The video shows Goulding in a car with her on-screen boyfriend as they observe waves crashing on a beach. Then, Goulding is seen waking up on the beach, singing to the song, and walking around the beach finding silver floating spheres and triangled shaped mirrors. Goulding is also seen close up crying while singing and then bleeding out of her nose. The video continues to show Goulding and the on-screen boyfriend in a car crash, meeting up again in their "after life" on the beach. Later Goulding is shown looking on to the car crash from above, while observing her blood-covered boyfriend, with a big fluffly pink ball holding her up by ropes. The video ends as Goulding floats away from the crash scene.

Lyric video

In late July 2012, Goulding invited fans via Facebook to contribute to a lyric video for "Anything Could Happen" by submitting photos related to the song's lyrics using Instagram.[17] The lyric video premiered on Goulding's YouTube channel on 9 August 2012.[18]

Ben & Ellie Edit

A second music video, titled the Ben & Ellie Edit, was released on Goulding's official YouTube channel on 9 October 2012. This version of the video is the album version of Goulding's song, and it is all shot close up and cross fading into different scenes. The video begins with the text, "Ellie Goulding," and flashes of a car driving and Goulding in multiple shots of her body. Once the song begins, Goulding starts singing, mutiple shots of her being shown, close up, side view, and bright lights, singing along.[19]

Track listings

  • Digital EP – Remixes[20]
  1. "Anything Could Happen" – 4:46
  2. "Anything Could Happen" (Birdy Nam Nam Remix) – 4:01
  3. "Anything Could Happen" (Submerse Remix) – 5:02
  4. "Hanging On" (Sigma Remix) – 4:40
  • US limited edition 7" promo single[21]
A. "Anything Could Happen" – 4:46
B. "Anything Could Happen" (White Sea Remix) – 5:06

Personnel

Credits adapted from Halcyon album liner notes.[22]

  • Ellie Goulding – vocals, producer
  • Graham Archer – choir engineer
  • Ben Baptie – additional engineer, mixing assistant
  • Jim Eliot – drums, drum programming, percussion, piano, producer, sound effects, synthesiser
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing
  • London Community Gospel Choir – choir
  • Sally Herbert – choir arrangement and conducting
  • Joel M. Peters – assistant choir engineer

Charts

Release history

Region Date Label Format
United Kingdom[3] 9 August 2012 Polydor Records Contemporary hit radio
Australia[40] 17 August 2012 Digital download
Belgium[41]
France[42]
Germany[43]
Sweden[44]
Canada[45] 21 August 2012
United States[46] Cherrytree Records, Interscope Records
Ireland[47] 27 September 2012 Polydor Records Digital EP – Remixes
United Kingdom[20]
United States[48] 2 October 2012 Cherrytree Records, Interscope Records Contemporary hit radio

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