Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime

Song written by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Carlo Karges and Dalbello.

Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann

‘Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime’ is based on the German song ‘Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann’, written by Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen and Carlo Karges and featured on Nena’s third studio album ‘Feuer und Flamme’ which was released on June 25, 1985. Released as a single, it was a hit in Germany and the Netherlands.

Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime – Nena version

In 1985, Nena recorded ‘Anyplace, anywhere, anytime’ as a band. It was included on the English version of the ‘Feuer und Flamme’ album entitled ‘It’s All in the Game’ released on 11 November 1985.

Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime – Nena & Kim Wilde version

In 2002, Nena released the album ‘Nena feat. Nena’. The album celebrated Nena’s 20 years as a recording artist, and featured new recordings of her most well-known songs. Some of the tracks were performed as duets.
Nena and Kim Wilde re-recorded ‘Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime’ as a duet in the summer of 2002 for the album. The track was subsequently released as the fourth single from the album in May 2003. It became a top 10 hit in Austria, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

Formats

‘Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime’ was released on CD-single.
See also this page in the discography.

Music video

A music video was filmed to promote the single. It was directed by Marcus Sternberg.
Go to this page for more information.

Remixes and live versions

There are two versions of ‘Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime’: the album version and the radio version. Nena and Kim Wilde also performed the song live together numerous times. One of their performances, on 11 October 2002 at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt (Germany), was recorded and released: first on a bonus cd with the double DVD ‘Nena Feat. Nena Live’, later on a DVD-Audio with the same title.

Live performances

‘Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime’ was performed live by Kim during her live gigs in 2005 and 2006, during the Perfect Girl tour, during festival gigs in 2008, during Kim’s 2009 live tour, during the Come out and play tour, during the Snapshots & Greatest Hits tour, during tours in the Netherlands in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and during the Return of the aliens tour.
She also performed the song live together with Nena in 2004 and 2014.

Cover versions

‘Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime’ was covered by Church Brothers, Radspitz and Symphonicity.
The song was also recorded in Dutch dialect with alternate lyrics as ‘De Trimklup’ by Harry en de Gebroeëke Zwiêgelkes.

Chart performance

Austria: 1 (14 weeks)
Belgium: 2 (19 weeks)
Denmark: 19 (2 weeks)
Germany: 3 (15 weeks)
Netherlands: 1 (19 weeks)
Switzerland: 9 (21 weeks)


Lyrics

Im Sturz durch Raum und Zeit
Richtung Unendlichkeit
Fliegen Motten in das Licht
Genau wie du und ich

Wrap your fingers ’round my neck
You don’t speak my dialect
But our images reflect
Drawn together by the flame
We are just the same
Embrace the wind and fall into
Another time and space

Gib’ mir die Hand
Ich bau dir ein Schloss aus Sand
Irgendwie irgendwo irgendwann

If we belong to each other, we belong
Anyplace anywhere anytime

Im Sturz durch Zeit und Raum
Erwacht aus einem Traum
Nur ein kurzer Augenblick
Dann kehrt die Nacht zurûck
Bits and pieces from your storm
Rain upon me as they form
Melt into my skin and I feel warm
Sweep upon me like a wave
We are young and brave
Embrace the wind and float into
Another time and space

Gib’ mir die Hand
Ich bau dir ein Schloss aus Sand
Irgendwie irgendwo irgendwann

If we belong to each other, we belong
Anyplace anywhere anytime
I’m going to any world you’re coming from
Anyplace anywhere anytime

(Drawn together by the flame)
(We are just the same)
(Embrace the wind and fall)
(Into another time and space)

If we belong to each other, we belong
Anyplace anywhere anytime
I’m going to any world you’re coming from
Anyplace anywhere anytime