Anywhere Is

"Anywhere Is"
Single by Enya
from the album The Memory of Trees
Released November 20, 1995[1]
Format
Recorded 1994
Genre
Length 4:25, 3:58 (album), 3:47 (edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Enya singles chronology
"Marble Halls"
(1994)		 "Anywhere Is"
(1995)		 "On My Way Home"
(1996)
Music video
"Anywhere Is" on YouTube

"Anywhere Is" is a song by Irish singer Enya, taken from her fourth studio album The Memory of Trees.

Release

It was released as the album's lead single on 20 November 1995. it peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1995. The lyrics of the song are in English.

Critical reception

The Gavin Report wrote about the song: "It's often easy to compare one artist to another, but Enya has developed a truly distinctive style. Those of us who became fans early on love to convert the unitiated, and this song is bound to bring many more into the flock. Count on another magnificent video to accompany this very commercial track."[2]

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart) 34
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 50
Canada (RPM)[5] 62
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[6] 36
Germany (Media Control Charts) 44
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[7] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 19
Scotland (Official Charts Company) 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 31
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 7

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "Anywhere Is [UK #1]". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Sholin, Dave (24 November 1995). "Gavin Picks > Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. No. 2082. p. 46. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Enya – Anywhere Is" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Enya – Anywhere Is" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "RPM (04 March, 1996)". RPM. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.12.1995-05.01.1996)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Anywhere Is". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Enya - Anywhere Is". Top40.nl. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "British single certifications – Enya – Anywhere Is". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Enter Anywhere Is in the search field and then press Enter.


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