# Anything for You (Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine song)

"Anything for You" is a 1988 ballad written by Cuban-American singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan and sung by Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The song appeared on their 1987 album Let It Loose. After years of fluctuating success in the United States, "Anything for You" marked a breakthrough for the group when it topped the Billboard magazine Hot 100 chart on May 14, 1988, and remained there for two weeks. It was the first of three number-ones for Estefan. Due to the success of the single, the album Let It Loose was re-released with the title Anything For You outside North America . The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at #3 on the Hot Latin Tracks on June 25, 1988.
In the UK, "Anything for You" was released in July 1988 and entered at #87, beginning a steady twelve-week climb which peaked at #10 by September 1988.

## Background

The A-side of the single contained a longer fade than the version on the album. The B-side of the single was a Spanglish version of the song, with Estefan alternating the verses and chorus between English and Spanish. The song also appeared on the compilation album Exitos de Gloria Estefan, sung completely in Spanish and retitled "No Te Olvidaré (I Won't Forget You)." The song was re-released in its original form in The Essential Gloria Estefan and in a slightly extended version in Gloria Estefan Greatest Hits (the 7" single version).

## Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media described the song as "a glowing and highly atmospheric ballad in a glamorous production."

## Music video

The music video for "Anything for You" was directed by Maurice Phillips.

## Charts and certifications
### Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

## Official versions

Original versions
* Album Version — (3:42)
* Single/Video Version — (4:02)
* Spanish Version ("No Te Olvidaré") — (4:02)
* English/Spanish Version — (4:03)

## Release history

| Region | Date |
| U.S. | March 1988 (1988-03) |
| Japan | May 21, 1988 (1988-05-21) |
| U.K. | June 1988 (1988-06) |
| Europe | June 1988 (1988-06) |
| Europe (Reissue) | February 1989 (1989-02) |

## Cover versions

* Lea Salonga for her second studio album, Lea (1988).
* Nina
* Aiza Seguerra
* Charice from her Chapter 10 album.
* Sharon Cuneta, Taglish version from the Buy One Take One soundtrack album
* El Poder Del Norte

## Footnotes

* ↑ Breihan, Tom (May 3, 2021). "The Number Ones: Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine's "Anything For You". Stereogum. Retrieved November 11, 2023. Anything For You" is a fine, solid sentimental normie ballad. But its production choices...anchor it to a deeply boring moment for pop balladry.
* ↑ Greatest Hits (US CD liner notes). Gloria Estefan. Epic Records. 1992. EK 53046.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
* ↑ Let It Loose (US CD liner notes). Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. Epic Records. 1987. EK 40769.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
* ↑ Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits - revised & enlarged. New York: Billboard Books. pp. 698. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9.
* ↑ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. July 16, 1988. p. 22. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
* ↑ "Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine: Anything for You (1988)". IMDb. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
* ↑ "Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
* ↑ "Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
* ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
* ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 10, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
* ↑ "Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
* ↑ "Gloria Estefan: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
* ↑ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
* ↑ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
* ↑ "Gloria Estefan Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
* ↑ "End Of Year Chart - Top 100 Singles of 1988". Retrieved August 19, 2012.
* ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1989". Ultratop. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
* ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1989". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
* ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
* ↑ "American single certifications – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound – Anything for You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 6, 2023.