The Who тобының «Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere» әні туралы

1965 6 5 (US)
| recorded = 13–14 April 1965
| studio = IBC, London
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| genre = hlist|Rock|power pop

"Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" has a significant similarity to "Out in the Street", which appears on their debut album My Generation. Both songs feature a three chord strum before "blasting into an uptempo rhythm"; Despite this, "Out in the Street" is a marginally older song, and both tracks originate from the same recording sessions between 13 and 14 April 1965. The use of feedback throughout the song was crucial, according to Townshend, who stated that the group "were trying to achieve the sound which we get on the stage at present, all in a commercial song that will sell." He would later claim that "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" was an attempt to write a very spiritual song. Brett Milano of udiscovermusic. com rated Townsend's guitar solo as one of the 100 all time greatest, "cramming all kinds of great noises – guitar feedback, air raid sirens, and good old guitar destruction – into the brief space he had."

"Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" was released on 21 May 1965. In the US, the feedback present in the recording startled Decca Records, who believed they'd received a faulty tape of the song. The song was released on 5 June 1965 in the US. The single became the Who's second top ten single after "I Can't Explain", reaching number ten on the UK Singles Chart. It remained in the top forty for eleven weeks, with six weeks in the top twenty, and one in the top ten. It also became a top forty single in France, reaching number thirty eight, but it failed to match the success that "I Can't Explain" had in the US: whereas that was a top hundred hit (peaking at 93), "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was rarely played live for most of the Who's career past 1965, but since 1999 has become a staple for their live shows; it appears on the album Live at the Royal Albert Hall. It can also be found on BBC Sessions and The Kids Are Alright.

When first released in the UK, "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" featured the B side "Daddy Rolling Stone", a cover of blues singer Otis Blackwell's debut B side from 1953. Upon release in the US on 5 June 1965, it was replaced by a cover of the Garnet Mimms ballad "Anytime You Want Me". Both songs were included on the 2002 reissue of My Generation.

David Bowie recorded a version of this song for his Pin Ups album in 1973. The Flaming Lips recorded a version of this song which appeared on a Mojo magazine CD of Who covers called Mojo: The Who Covered. A version of this song has also been recorded by Ocean Colour Scene for the Who tribute album Substitute – The Songs of The Who.