"Anything but Down" is a song by American singer-songwriter

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. Released as the third single from her third studio album, '' The Globe Sessions'' (1998), it fared better than its predecessor " There Goes the Neighborhood" in the United States, reaching number 49 on the ''

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and number one on the ''Billboard'' Triple-A chart. The song also reached number 11 in Canada and number 19 in the United Kingdom.

Music video

The video for this single was directed by

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, and was later released on the DVD of the CD/DVD release of '' The Very Best of Sheryl Crow''.

Track listings

US 7-inch single :A. "Anything but Down" – 4:18 :B. "The Difficult Kind" – 6:19 UK CD1 # "Anything but Down" (LP version) – 4:18 # "

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" (live in Toronto) – 5:33 # "Mississippi" (live) – 3:38 UK CD2 # "Anything but Down" (LP version) – 4:18 # " Run Baby Run" (live in Milan) – 3:40 # "Riverwide" (live for Wise Buddah) – 4:13

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from '' The Globe Sessions'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at Globe Studios (New York City) and Sunset Sound Factory (Los Angeles) * Mixed at Sunset Sound Factory (Los Angeles) and Soundtracks (New York City) * Mastered at Gateway Mastering (

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, US) Personnel * Sheryl Crow – writing, vocals, acoustic guitar, production * Jeff Trott – electric guitar *

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–

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* Dan Rothchild – bass *

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– piano * Dan McCarroll – drums *

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– recording * S. Husky Hoskulds – recording * Andy Wallace – mixing *

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– mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anything but Down 1998 songs 1999 singles A&M Records singles Music videos directed by Floria Sigismondi Polydor Records singles Sheryl Crow songs Songs written by Sheryl Crow