Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour

"Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour..." (often shortened to "Anything Can Happen") is a song by English electronic rock band Enter Shikari, the track was released as the second single from their album Take to the Skies. It was released on 18 February 2007 for digital download and on 5 March 2007 on both CD and 7" vinyl. It is the band's highest charting single, charting at #27 in the UK single chart, and number 1 on the UK indie chart.^[2] There are two remixes of the song, Colon Open Bracket Remix and Grayedout Mix. Both are up for download on their official download store.^[3]

"Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour..."
Single by Enter Shikari
from the album Take to the Skies
Released	18 February 2007[1]
Recorded	The Outhouse, Reading, UK, 2006 - 2007
Genre	Trance metalcore post-hardcore
Length	4:40
Label	Ambush Reality
Songwriter(s)	Chris Batten, Rou Reynolds, Rob Rolfe, Rory Clewlow
Enter Shikari singles chronology
"Sorry You're Not a Winner/OK Time for Plan B" (2006) "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour..." (2007) "Jonny Sniper" (2007)

Track listing

• CD

1. "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour..." (Rou, Enter Shikari) - 4:40
2. "Kickin' Back on the Surface of Your Cheek" (Rou, Enter Shikari) - 3:50
3. "Keep It on Ice" (Rou) - 2:51

• 7"

1. "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour..." (Rou, Enter Shikari) - 4:40
2. "Kickin' Back on the Surface of Your Cheek" (Rou, Enter Shikari) - 3:50

Original version

In the original version of the song, a sample is heard from the introduction of the popular 1960s TV series Stingray in which the character says "Anything can happen in the next half hour". This is, however, not heard in the re-recorded version.

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Japan[4]	173
UK Indie Chart	1
UK Rock Chart	1
UK Singles Chart[5]	27

Personnel

Enter Shikari

• Roughton "Rou" Reynolds - vocals, electronics
• Liam "Rory" Clewlow - guitar
• Chris Batten - bass, vocals
• Rob Rolfe - drums

Production

• Enter Shikari - production
• John Mitchell - recording
• Ben Humphreys - recording
• Martin Giles - mastering
• Keaton Henson - illustration, design