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"
Released8 July 2002 (2002-07-08)[1]
StudioA Side (Stockholm, Sweden)
Length3:48
LabelRCA, 19, S, BMG
Songwriter(s)Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger
Producer(s)Per Magnusson, David Kreuger
Gareth Gates singles chronology
"Unchained Melody"
(2002)
"Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)"
(2002)
"The Long and Winding Road" / "Suspicious Minds"
(2002)
Music video
"Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" on YouTube

"Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" is the second single from English pop singer Gareth Gates' debut studio album, What My Heart Wants to Say (2002). It was written by Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, and David Kreuger and produced by Magnusson and Kreuger. The single was released on 8 July 2002, entering the UK Singles Chart at No. 1 and staying there for three weeks, going platinum for sales exceeding 600,000 copies. It was then released in mainland Europe in 2003, reaching No. 1 on the Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish charts. The video for the single was filmed in Venice, Italy.

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

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Credits are lifted from the What My Heart Wants to Say album booklet.[8]

Studios

  • Recorded at A Side Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Strings recorded at Soundtrade Studios (Solna, Sweden)
  • Mixed at Mono Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Mastered at The Calling Room (Stockholm, Sweden)

Personnel

  • Jörgen Elofsson – writing
  • Per Magnusson – writing, keyboards, production, arrangement
  • David Kreuger – writing, programming, production, arrangement
  • Anders von Hofsten – backing vocals
  • Jeanette Olsson – backing vocals
  • Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar
  • Tomas Lindberg – bass
  • Gustave Lund – percussion
  • Stockholm Session Strings – strings
  • Ulf Janson – string arrangement, conducting
  • Henrik Janson – string arrangement, conducting
  • Magnus Andersson – recordings (strings)
  • Bernard Löhr – mixing
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[35] Gold 150,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[36] Platinum 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Platinum 581,000[37]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake) (UK CD single liner notes). Gareth Gates. RCA Records, 19 Recordings, S Records, BMG. 2002. 74321 950602.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake) (UK cassette single sleeve). Gareth Gates. RCA Records, 19 Recordings, S Records, BMG. 2002. 74321 950604.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake) (European CD single liner notes). Gareth Gates. RCA Records, 19 Recordings, S Records, BMG. 2002. 82876 508562.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake) (European CD single liner notes). Gareth Gates. RCA Records, 19 Recordings, S Records, BMG. 2002. 74321 984532.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake) (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Gareth Gates. RCA Records, 19 Recordings, S Records, BMG. 2002. 82876 509022.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake) (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Gareth Gates. RCA Records, 19 Recordings, S Records, BMG. 2002. 74321 980652.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ What My Heart Wants to Say (UK CD album booklet). Gareth Gates. RCA Records, 19 Recordings, S Records, BMG. 2002. 74321 975172.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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