Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?
"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" | ||||
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Single by Stevie Nicks | ||||
from the album Rock a Little | ||||
B-side | "I Can't Wait" (Dub Mix) | |||
Released | May 12, 1986 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 4:38 | |||
Label | Modern | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stevie Nicks, Keith Olsen | |||
Producer(s) | Rick Nowels | |||
Stevie Nicks singles chronology | ||||
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"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" is a song written by Stevie Nicks and Keith Olsen off the 1985 album Rock a Little. The song was also released as a single in 1986, peaking at No. 60 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.
During the VH1 Storytellers series, Nicks explained that "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" was written about the death of Joe Walsh's eldest daughter, Emma Kristen, and his subsequent penning of "Song for Emma" for the album So What.[1]
Billboard called it a "low, throaty ballad with acoustic piano and reflective imagery."[2]
"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" appears on the 1991 compilation album Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks.[3]
Track listing
UK 7 inch Single – EMI 5574
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" | Stevie Nicks, Keith Olsen | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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2. | "I Can't Wait" (Dub Mix) | Eric Pressly, Rick Nowels, Stevie Nicks |
UK 12 inch Single – 12 EMI 5574
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" | Stevie Nicks, Keith Olsen | 4:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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2. | "No Spoken Word" | Stevie Nicks | |
3. | "I Can't Wait (Dub Mix)" | Eric Pressly, Rick Nowels, Stevie Nicks |
Reception
Mike DeGagne of AllMusic retrospectively applauded Nicks for her "wholehearted approach" on "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?".[3]
References
Sources
- DeGagne, Mike (2001), "Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks", All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music (4 ed.), Hal Leonard Corporation, ISBN 9780879306274
- Hay, Carla (23 August 1998), "The Eye", Billboard, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., vol. 110, no. 36, ISSN 0006-2510
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