Say Anything (Marianas Trench song)

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"Say Anything"
Single by Marianas Trench
from the album Fix Me
ReleasedJune 13, 2006 (2006-06-13)
GenrePop rock[1]
Length3:49
Label604
Songwriter(s)Josh Ramsay
Producer(s)Dave Genn
Marianas Trench singles chronology
"Say Anything"
(2006)
"Decided to Break It"
(2006)
Music video
"Say Anything" on YouTube

"Say Anything" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench. It was released on June 13, 2006 as the lead single from their debut studio album Fix Me.[2] The song peaked at number three on the Canadian Singles Chart.[3]

Background and composition[edit]

"Say Anything" was written by Josh Ramsay and was produced by Dave Genn. Ramsay described the track as "metaphorical."[4]

"It's sad that someone can be in a situation where they feel so threatened or the textbook layout would be that they 'feel so numb so that they're cutting themselves so that they can feel anything,' and I can definitely relate, because I think that once you look at it, everyone has their own masochistic tendencies, regardless of whether they’re physical or not."[4]

When asked about the song's meaning, Ramsay stated that "[it's about] when his girlfriend deserted him while he was going through a difficult time with depression."[4] The track runs at 179 BPM and is in the key of G# major.[5] The band performed the song on the American science fiction television series, Kyle XY.[6]

Release[edit]

"Say Anything" was first released on the band's MySpace page on March 6, 2006.[7] The song was released as a single to digital retail music stores on June 13, 2006.[2] The song was later released as a CD single on July 24, 2006.[8]

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Say Anything" was released in 2006. The video depicts scenes of flash dancing, tea parties with stuffed animals, modeling, and black mail.[9] The music video was directed by Kyle Davison and Brendan Steacy.[10]

Track listing[edit]

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Say Anything"3:49
2."Shake Tramp"3:35
3."Feeling Small"3:27
CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Say Anything" (radio edit)3:56
2."Say Anything" (album version)3:49

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Say Anything"
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Canadian Singles Chart (Nielsen Soundscan)[3] 3

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Canada June 13, 2006 Digital download 604 Records [2]
July 24, 2006 CD [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matthew Chisling. "Fix Me Review by Matthew Chisling". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Say Anything - Single by Marianas Trench". 604 Records. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Canadian Singles Chart - Top 20". Jam! Canoe. Archived from the original on November 2, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b c "Marianas Trench - Say Anything". Genius. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Key and BPM of Say Anything - Marianas Trench". Musicstax.com. October 3, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Marianas Trench - Tunefind". TuneFind. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Kaj Roth (March 6, 2006). "Marianas Trench New Single Online". Melodic. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Say Anything - Marianas Trench". AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  9. ^ Amanda Hather (June 27, 2013). "Throwback Thursday #2 – Marianas Trench – Say Anything". Canadian Beats. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "Marianas Trench - Say Anything (Official Video)". VEVO. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

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