"Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour..." (often shortened to "Anything Can Happen") is the second physical single, and third overall, by Enter Shikari

Enter Shikari

Enter Shikari are a British band, that combine post-hardcore with elements of various electronic genres, formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The band is named after a boat belonging to Roughton "Rou" Reynolds' uncle, and a character in a play which he wrote before forming the band, both of...

 and the first single to be released from their debut album Take to the Skies

Take to the Skies

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. Their previous two singles, "Mothership

Mothership (song)

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" and "Sorry You're Not a Winner/OK Time for Plan B

Sorry You're Not a Winner/OK Time for Plan B

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" were not directly taken from the album; however, re-recorded versions of the tracks were included on it. It was released on March 5, 2007 on both CD and 7" Vinyl. Currently it is the band's highest charting single, charting at #27 in the UK single chart, and number 1 on the UK indie chart. There are two remixes of the song, Remix and Grayedout Mix. Both are up for download on their official download store.

Track listing

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

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
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	27

Personnel

• Roughton "Rou" Reynolds - Vocals, Electronics
• Liam "Rory" Clewlow - Guitar
• Chris Batten - Bass, Vocals
• Rob Rolfe - Drums
• John Mitchell - Recording
• Ben Humphreys - Recording
• Martin Giles - Mastering
• Keaton Henson - Illustration, Design

External links

• Video - "Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour..." video.
• Original Video - Original video using the 2004 EP version
  Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour EP
  Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour is the third demo EP by Enter Shikari. It was released in 2004, then re-mastered in 2005, and sold only at shows/via website...
  
  of the song.
• Stingray Introduction - The phrase can be heard at 0:44