Any Way You Want It
"Any Way You Want It" is a song by American rock band Journey, released in February 1980 as the lead single from the band's sixth album Departure (1980). Written by lead singer Steve Perry and guitarist Neal Schon, it peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
| "Any Way You Want It" | ||||
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| Single by Journey | ||||
| from the album Departure | ||||
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| Released | February 22, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | November 1979 | |||
| Studio | The Automatt, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Perry Neal Schon | |||
| Producer(s) | Geoff Workman Kevin Elson | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Any Way You Want It" on YouTube | ||||
The song also appears on all four of the band's live albums Captured, Greatest Hits Live, Live in Houston 1981: The Escape Tour, and Revelation on DVD. It remains a live staple for the band as well as a heavily rotated song on classic rock radio and a signature song for the band. The song appears briefly in the film Caddyshack, is featured as a multi-language acapella cover in Pitch Perfect 2, it is performed in a mash-up with "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' for the season one finale of Glee, and it is featured briefly in "Fun and Games", an episode of the sixth season of Better Call Saul. The song was also used in promotional material for the 2024 film “The Fall Guy.”