Anything (Jay-Z song)

"Anything"
Single by Jay-Z
from the album The Truth and Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (European version)
Released	February 15, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	4:46
Label	Roc-A-Fella Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Shawn Carter Lionel Bart
Producer(s)	Sam Sneed P. Skam
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" (1999) "Anything" (2000) "Big Pimpin'" (2000)

"Anything" is a song by rapper Jay-Z that is found on Beanie Sigel's 2000 album The Truth. It is produced by Sam Sneed and P. Skam, who sample Lionel Bart's "I'd Do Anything" for the track's beat and chorus. The sample from Oliver! heavily popularized "Anything", as did the Annie sample on "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", "Anything" was also a bonus track on Jay-Z's album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (UK/Europe edition) as is "Anything (Mr. Drunk Mix)" on the Japanese version of the album.

Jay-Z admitted to Angie Martinez in a 2009 interview on the BET program Food for Thought that he hoped the song would be a success like "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" due to their similarities but was surprised when it wasn't, even saying "I dropped the record and then nothing". The song did, however, achieve moderate success in the UK, reaching number 18 on the singles chart. A music video for the song was also released, which was directed by Chris Robinson.