Anything (3T song)

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"Anything"
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Single by 3T
from the album Brotherhood
B-side "What Will It Take"
Released1995
Genre
Length
  • 5:21 (album version)
  • 4:24 (single edit)
Label MJJ
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) 3T
3T singles chronology
"Anything"
(1995)
"24/7"
(1995)
Music video
"Anything" on YouTube

"Anything" is a song written and recorded by American R&B trio 3T, released as the first single from their debut album, Brotherhood (1995). The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It received a gold certification on January 26, 1996.

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Critical reception

Gil L. Robertson IV from Cash Box named "Anything" a "standout track" of the Brotherhood album. [2] Connie Johnson from Los Angeles Times felt the trio's potential is best realized on the song, describing it as "a ballad so yearningly tender that it makes the rest of the album pale by comparison." [3] James Masterton for Dotmusic viewed it as "a perfectly creditable soul record". [4] Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "Though they had the obvious advantage of having Michael Jackson as an uncle, 3T's debut single "Anything" would have been a hit regardless." [5]

Track listings

  1. "Anything" (single edit with acappella intro) – 4:24
  2. "What Will It Take" – 5:16
  1. "Anything" (single edit with acappella intro) – 4:24
  2. "Anything" (Cool Out urban Mix) – 4:00
  3. "Anything" (2B3 Street Level mix) – 4:32
  4. "Anything" (2B3 instrumental mix) – 4:33
  5. "Anything" (Misty funk mix) – 4:22
  6. "Anything" (Cory's R&B smooth mix) – 3:50
  1. "Anything" (2B3 Street Level mix) – 4:32
  2. "Anything" (2B3 instrumental mix) – 4:33
  3. "Anything" (single edit with acappella intro) – 4:24
  4. "Anything" (Misty funk mix) – 4:22
  5. "Anything" (Cool Out urban mix) – 4:00
  6. "Anything" (Cory's R&B smooth mix) – 3:50

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [39] Gold250,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway) [40] Gold 
United Kingdom (BPI) [41] Gold400,000^
United States (RIAA) [42] Gold700,000 [43]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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