"Anymore" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Travis Tritt. It was released in September 1991 as the second single from his album It's All About to Change. It peaked at No. 1 in both the United States and Canada, becoming his second of such in the United States, and his fourth in Canada. The song was written by Tritt and Jill Colucci.

Content and history

Tritt co-wrote the song with Jill Colucci, who also wrote his 1990 hit "I'm Gonna Be Somebody", when the two were together on an airplane ride. Colucci presented Tritt with a melody and the two began writing lyrics together. As they had not finished writing the lyrics at the time the airplane landed, they reunited in the studio six weeks later to finish writing.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jack Cole. The song tells the story of Tritt portraying an Army veteran named Mac Singleton, who is a paraplegic after being injured in the Vietnam War. "Anymore" was the first of three music videos in a trilogy, the second being "Tell Me I Was Dreaming" in 1995, and the third being "If I Lost You" in 1998. In the first trilogy video, Mac is a patient at a military clinic. After awakening from a PTSD-related dream, he meets a fellow disabled veteran named Al, who assures him that such dreams are common. At the same time, Mac is struggling with the fear of ultimately having to face his wife Annie; he purposely refuses to return her phone calls and reply to her letters out of shame and embarrassment due to his physical limitations. Eventually feeling distressed from pressuring himself to prove that he is independently content without Annie, Mac is convinced by Al that it is not worth trying to deal with his pain alone, and he encourages Mac to contact Annie and let her back into his life. Annie then arrives at the clinic and is reunited with Mac, who is now eager to return home with her. As they leave, Al looks on with a sense of pride knowing that he succeeded in helping a friend cope with their situation.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

Chart positions

"Anymore" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 14, 1991.

Year-end charts