This Could Be Anywhere in the World

"This Could Be Anywhere in the World"
Single by Alexisonfire
from the album Crisis
B-side	"Charlie Sheen vs. Henry Rollins"
Released	November 20, 2006
Genre	Post-hardcore, emo
Length	4:00
Label	Distort Entertainment / Vagrant Records
Songwriter(s)	Dallas Green, Jordan Hastings, Wade MacNeil, George Pettit, Chris Steele
Producer(s)	Julius Butty and Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire singles chronology
"Hey, It's Your Funeral Mama" (2005) "This Could Be Anywhere in the World" (2006) "Boiled Frogs" (2006)

"This Could Be Anywhere in the World" is a song recorded by Alexisonfire for their third album Crisis (2006). It was released as the album's second single on November 20, 2006, and became the band's first song to place on the Canadian alternative and rock charts.[1]

The song was certified Gold in Canada in 2018 and Platinum in 2021.[2]

Background

The song was released as the second single from Crisis, after "Boiled Frogs" in July. A music video for the song was released on August 9, 2006.[3] It topped MuchMusic's Countdown for the week of October 13, 2006.[4] The song was nominated at the 2007 MuchMusic Video Awards for MuchLOUD Best Rock Video, People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Group and won the award for Best Cinematography. Alexisonfire performed the song at the award show.[5]

The song was featured on the video game MLB 07: The Show.[6]

Charts

Chart (2006–07)	Peak position
Canada Alternative	12
Canada Rock	35

References

1. Peak positions for Alexisonfire's singles on Canadian Alternative rock Chart:
   • For "Born and Raised" "Media Source - Canadian Active/Alternative Charts". America's Music Charts. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
   • For "The Northern" "Media Source - Canadian Active/Alternative Charts". America's Music Charts. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
   • For "Midnight Regulations" "Media Source - Canadian Active/Alternative Charts". America's Music Charts. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
   • For "The Dead Heart" "Media Source - Canadian Active/Alternative Charts". America's Music Charts. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
2. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
3. Paul, Aubin (August 9, 2006). "Alexisonfire post new video from 'Crisis'". Punknews.org. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
4. "Barry's Hits of All Decades Pop rock n roll Music Chart Hits". hitsofalldecades.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
5. Gormely, Ian (2019-04-22). "Inside the Career of Alexisonfire, Canada's Greatest, Least Likely Success Story". Exclaim!.
6. Leak, Brian (2019-05-09). "The 10 Best Video Game Soundtracks, Ranked". Loudwire. Retrieved 2023-08-28.