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"Anywhere Is" is a song by Irish singer Enya, taken from her fourth studio album The Memory of Trees. It became a top-ten hit in Austria, Iceland, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Background

"Anywhere Is" is developed from a staccato line that Enya has described had a "march feel". Initially it was a track that she and producer Nicky Ryan wanted to reject for the album The Memory of Trees. But it was developed further after Rob Dickins, then chairman of Warner Music UK who had signed Enya, was invited to Ireland in August 1995 to listen to the album, roughly one year-and-a-half into the recording process.^[2] It was only its backing tracks that had been put down, but Dickins sensed the song had the makings of a hit single and encouraged them to complete it; it was the final track of the new album to be worked on. Enya's melody for the song inspired Roma Ryan to write lyrics about, as Billboard magazine put it, "the search for the temporal heaven all cultures call 'home'", a subject that Enya felt was important as she only writes and rehearses her songs in Ireland. Dickins received a dedication on the album's sleeve in Gaelic.^[3]

Release

It was released as the album's lead single on 20 November 1995. The lyrics of the song are in English. "Anywhere Is" peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart in November 1995. In Iceland the song reached number three, and in Austria and Ireland it reached number eight.

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."^[4]

Music video

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/anywhere-is-uk-1-mw0001012597|title= Anywhere Is [UK #1]|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=21 September 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://enyabookofdays.com/articles/tmot-2.htm|title=Enya: Conjuring up More Studio Magic|journal=Music Week|first=Paul|last=Gorman|date=20 November 1995|accessdate=25 February 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Enya Dreams|first=David|last=Gritten|date=7 January 1996|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=6 January 2016|url=http://www.enyabookofdays.com/articles/tmot-13.htm}}
4. ^{{cite magazine|first= Dave |last= Sholin |title= Gavin Picks > Singles |magazine= Gavin Report |issue= 2082 |date= 24 November 1995 |page= 46 |accessdate= 16 April 2018 |url= http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Gavin-Report/90/95/Gavin-1995-11-24.pdf}}
5. ^{{cite web|url= https://imvdb.com/video/enya/anywhere-is|title=Anywhere Is (1995) by Enya|publisher=IMVDb.com|accessdate=18 October 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-12-16.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|publisher=Music & Media|accessdate=12 March 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://timarit.is/files/12279012.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (23.12.1995-05.01.1996)|publisher=Dagblaðið Vísir - Tónlist|accessdate=4 February 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/notowania/?numer=726-727|title=Notowanie nr726-727|publisher=LP3|language=Polish|date=5 January 1996|accessdate=19 March 2019}}