"Anything but Down" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. Released as the third single from her third studio album, ''

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'' (1998), it fared better than its predecessor " There Goes the Neighborhood" in the United States, reaching number 49 on the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 and number seven on the ''Billboard''

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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 ''

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''.

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 ''

'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded at Globe Studios (New York City) and

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(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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– pedal steel guitar * Dan Rothchild – bass *

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– piano * Dan McCarroll – drums *

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– recording * Huksy Hoskolds – additional recording * Andy Wallace – mixing * Bob Ludwig – 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