Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)

"Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)"
Single by Gareth Gates
from the album What My Heart Wants to Say
B-side	Forever Blue
Released	8 July 2002
Format	CD single
Recorded	A-side Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Pop
Length	3:50
Label	BMG
Writer(s)	Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger
Producer(s)	Per Magnusson, David Kreuger
Certification	Gold (BPI)
Gareth Gates singles chronology
"Unchained Melody" (2002) "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" (2002) "Suspicious Minds" (2002)

"Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" is the second single from English pop singer Gareth Gates' debut studio album What My Heart Wants to Say. The song was written by Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, and produced by Magnusson and Kreuger. The single was released in July 2002, entering the UK Singles Chart at No. 1,^[1] while his first single, "Unchained Melody", was still in the charts. The single spent three weeks at No. 1 in the UK,^[1] as well as reaching number one in the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The video for the single was filmed in Venice, Italy.

Cover versions

• In 2002, singer Mathias Holmgren covered the song as "Något Som Kan Hända", with Swedish lyrics by Ulf Georgsson.
• In 2004 the song was covered by South African singer Nicholis Louw.^[2]
• Greek singer Sarbel made a Greek-language cover entitled "Ένας από μας"
• In 2003 German Singer Jens Bogner released a German version titled "Das kann doch jedem mal passieren"(That can happen to anyone) on his album "Alles, was ich will".

Track listing

• UK CD single

1. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" - 3:50
2. "Forever Blue" - 2:56
3. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" (Video) - 3:50
4. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" (Behind The Scenes Footage) - 2:00

• German CD single^[3]

1. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" - 3:50
2. "Forever Blue" - 2:56
3. "Unchained Melody" - 3:53
4. "Unchained Melody" (Music Video) - 3:53

• German Mini CD single^[4]

1. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" - 3:50
2. "Forever Blue" - 2:56

• Australian CD single^[5]

1. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" - 3:50
2. "What My Heart Wants To Say" (Single Remix) - 4:12
3. "Unchained Melody" - 3:53
4. "Unchained Melody" (Music Video) - 3:53

• Unchained Melody UK CD single^[6]

1. "Unchained Melody" - 3:53
2. "Evergreen" - 3:41
3. "Anything Is Possible" - 4:05

• Unchained Melody German CD single^[7]

1. "Unchained Melody" - 3:53
2. "What My Heart Wants To Say" (Single Remix) - 4:12
3. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" (Live Version) - 4:09
4. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" (Video) - 3:50
5. "What My Heart Wants To Say" (Video) - 4:12
6. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" (Behind The Scenes Footage) - 2:00

• Unchained Melody German Mini CD single^[8]

1. "Unchained Melody" - 3:53
2. "Evergreen" - 3:41

• Unchained Melody Australian CD single^[9]

1. "Unchained Melody" (Australian Radio Mix) - 3:20
2. "Unchained Melody" - 3:53
3. "Evergreen" - 3:41
4. "Anything Is Possible" - 4:05

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position[10] Austrian Singles Chart 6 Belgium Singles Chart 3 Danish Singles Chart 1 Dutch Singles Chart 1 Irish Singles Chart 2 German Singles Chart 3 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[11] 3 Norwegian Singles Chart 1 Philippine Singles Chart 1 Swedish Singles Chart 1 Turkish Singles Chart 1 UK Singles Chart[1] 1 Year-end charts Chart (2002) Peak position[10] UK Singles Chart 6 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Peak position UK Top 100 Songs of the Decade 61

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Gold 581,000[13] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 675. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. "Covers by Nicholis Louw". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
3. "Anyone Of Us: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
4. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake): Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
5. "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake): Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
6. "Unchained Melody: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
7. "Unchained Melody: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
8. "Unchained melody [Single-CD]: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
9. "Customer Image Gallery for Unchained Melody". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
10. ""A Charts" positions". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
12. "British single certifications – Gareth Gates – Anyone of Us". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Anyone of Us in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
13. Adam Miller (3 March 2015). "20 of the biggest selling singles of the 2000's you've already forgotten". Entertainmentwise. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics