I'd Go with You Anywhere explained

I'd Go with You Anywhere
Cover:I'd Go with You Anywhere (2015 Birds of Tokyo single).png
Type:single
Artist:Birds of Tokyo
Album:Playlist
Released:25 September 2015
Label:EMI
Chronology:Birds of Tokyo
Prev Title:Anchor
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Brace
Next Year:2016

"I'd Go with You Anywhere" is the first single from Australian alternative rock band Birds of Tokyo's compilation album, Playlist. It was co-written by the group's members, Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, and Adam Weston, and was released on 25 September 2015.[1] "I'd Go with You Anywhere" debuted at No. 40 on the ARIA singles chart and peaked at No. 18 five weeks later,[2] becoming Birds of Tokyo's third Top 20 hit after "Plans" (2010) and "Lanterns" (2013).

Band member Ian Kenny said "the song is all about our own journey, where we’re going and where we can take things. It’s all about possibility, and I like the idea of the romance that we can go anywhere."[3] At the APRA Music Awards of 2017 the song won Rock Work of the Year.[4]

Track listing

  1. "I'd Go with You Anywhere" (Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston)[4] - 3:19

Music video

The song's accompanying music video was directed by Josh Logue and released on 8 October 2015 via YouTube.[5] It features band member Kenny strolling across a range of urban and natural Australian landscapes before having dealings with a flock of birds.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I'd Go With You Anywhere – Single. 25 September 2015 . iTunes. 8 November 2015.
  2. Web site: I'd Go With You Anywhere (song). australian-charts.com. 8 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Birds of Tokyo Wrote Us an Exclusive Track-by-Track for Tomorrow's 'Playlist' Release. themusic.com.au. 5 November 2015. 25 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Rock Work of the Year . APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) . 2017 . 1 October 2021 .
  5. Web site: Birds of Tokyo – I'd Go With You Anywhere (Official Video). YouTube. 8 November 2015.
  6. Birds Of Tokyo Unleash New 'I'd Go With You Anywhere' Video, Announce Compilation Album. Music Feeds. Mack. Emma. 9 October 2015. 9 November 2015.
  7. Web site: ARIA Australian Artist Singles Chart (week commencing 9 November 2015). ariacharts.com.au. 2015-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032122/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/chart/download/australian-artist-singles. 17 November 2015. dead.