279:. She said of the song, "I think every girl has met an Anthonio, or will do at some point at least! There's an Anthonio in every city and you're sure to meet him when you least expect it!" In the song, Annie describes a brief but passionate encounter between herself and the namesake of the song, Anthonio. Annie's character in the song never sees Anthonio again and is rebuffed by her attempts to contact him. The song concludes with the final couplet "It may come as a surprise/My baby has your eyes", revealing that Annie gave birth to Anthonio's child.
367:'s Chris Gaerig viewed it as "a much less jagged and reflexive affair. The sharp and ominous electronic punches of 'Anthonio' are replaced by an underscored melodic march and slowed pace; a more fitting landscape for Annie's soft, volumeless vocals. And the slowly crescendoing accompaniment during the chorus is more similar to the kind of happy-go-lucky charm of
400:. The song was inspired by a 14-year-old fan of Annie's whose ferret got lost and died. Annie said, "I shouldn't laugh But she was crying. I was with Richard and Hannah, so we wrote a song called 'Ferret Summer'. It's about a ferret going into the sea and being lost for ever." A thirty-second clip of the single was premiered by
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363:'s Chart Blog described it as "hauntingly good". The Fred Falke remix of "Anthonio" also received attention; Matthew Richardson from Prefix felt that the remix "completely sea change the hurt tone of the original, and make Annie's questions sound curious as opposed to pleading", while
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402:Digital Spy
353:Digital Spy
293:answer song
283:Answer song
173:Producer(s)
106:Italo disco
1478:2009 songs
1467:Categories
1326:Mix albums
1309:Don't Stop
1199:Don't Stop
1182:24 October
959:Chart Blog
910:Popjustice
732:Spin Media
681:References
617:Don't Stop
585:2014-09-15
549:2009-04-20
502:2009-05-04
472:2009-05-04
449:Fred Falke
432:2009-05-11
321:Fred Falke
297:Heartbreak
267:Background
240:Don't Stop
76:2009-05-04
50:Don't Stop
22:"Anthonio"
1391:Heartbeat
1098:The Times
659:position
634:Richard X
397:The Times
379:The Guest
329:CD single
317:Richard X
263:formats.
253:digitally
245:Richard X
178:Richard X
157:Richard X
1412:Anthonio
1302:Anniemal
983:. Prefix
817:Beatport
728:Idolator
665:UK Indie
536:Beatport
370:Anniemal
335:and two
325:Beatport
277:Carnival
231:Anthonio
206:Anthonio
101:Synthpop
84:Recorded
69:Released
1362:Singles
1157:13 June
1135:8 March
1070:13 June
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