The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 75 for the week of 27 October 2012, peaking at number 47 in its tenth week on the chart. In the United States, "Anything Could Happen" debuted at number 17 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart on the issue dated 8 September 2012, before rising to number three on 20 October upon its release to radio. As of August 2013, it had sold 326,836 copies in the UK. The single stayed at number five the following week, selling 37,895 copies. "Anything Could Happen" debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart, selling 49,680 copies in its first week. "Anything Could Happen" was ranked number 84 by the Village Voice 's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll. 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." Entertainment Weekly commented that with "Anything Could Happen", Goulding "strikes shimmery synth-pop gold again." Erin Thompson of the Seattle Weekly called the song "lovely" and "impactful", while commending Goulding for "writing songs that unfold like stories".
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". "Anything Could Happen" received positive reviews from critics, with most praising the lyrical content and Goulding's vocals. Goulding's vocals span from G 3 to E 5 in the song.
I hope it will provoke positivity, as opposed to make people really sad." Īccording to the sheet music published at by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "Anything Could Happen" is written in the key of C major and has a moderate tempo of 103 beats per minute. 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." ĭuring 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,' I'm hoping it will make people go out and propose to their girlfriends or go on that holiday they never ended up doing. Goulding appeared on Fearne Cotton's BBC Radio 1 show on 9 August 2012 for the premiere of the song. The song has been covered by The Script, Fun and Fifth Harmony.
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"Anything Could Happen" was used in the Beats by Dre's #ShowYourColor campaign commercial and in the trailer for the second season of the HBO series Girls. The video depicts Goulding and her on-screen boyfriend getting into a car accident. The accompanying music video was directed by Floria Sigismondi and filmed in Malibu, California. Outside the United Kingdom, "Anything Could Happen" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Poland, the top 20 of the charts in Australia, the Czech Republic Ireland and New Zealand and the top 50 of the charts in the United States.
"Anything Could Happen" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart. Written and produced by Goulding and Jim Eliot of English electropop duo Kish Mauve, the song received positive reviews from music critics. It was released on 17 August 2012 as the album's lead single. " Anything Could Happen" is a song by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding from her second studio album, Halcyon (2012).
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