Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?

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"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"
Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?.jpg
Single by Stevie Nicks
from the album Rock a Little
B-side"I Can't Wait" (Dub Mix)
ReleasedMay 12, 1986
GenreSoft rock
Length4:38
LabelModern
Songwriter(s)Stevie Nicks, Keith Olsen
Producer(s)Rick Nowels
Stevie Nicks singles chronology
"I Can't Wait"
(1986) 		"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"
(1986) 		"Imperial Hotel"
(1986)

"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" is a song written by Stevie Nicks and Keith Olsen off the 1985 album Rock a Little. The song was also released as a single in 1986, peaking at No. 60 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

During the VH1 Storytellers series, Nicks explained that "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" was written about the death of Joe Walsh's eldest daughter, Emma Kristen, and his subsequent penning of "Song for Emma" for the album So What.[1]

"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?" appears on the 1991 compilation album Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks.[2]

Track listing[]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"Stevie Nicks, Keith Olsen4:38
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."I Can't Wait" (Dub Mix)Eric Pressly, Rick Nowels, Stevie Nicks 

Reception[]

Mike DeGagne of AllMusic retrospectively applauded Nicks for her "wholehearted approach" on "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?".[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Hay 1998, p. 122.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b DeGagne 2001, p. 283.

Sources[]

  • DeGagne, Mike (2001), "Timespace: The Best of Stevie Nicks", All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music (4 ed.), Hal Leonard Corporation, ISBN 9780879306274
  • Hay, Carla (23 August 1998), "The Eye", Billboard, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 110 (36), ISSN 0006-2510

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