"Anything Like Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brad Paisley. Originally included on his 2009 album American Saturday Night, the song was released in August 2010 as the lead-off single from his compilation album Hits Alive.[1] Paisley wrote this song with Dave Turnbull and Chris DuBois.

"Anything Like Me"
Single by Brad Paisley
from the album Hits Alive
Released	August 16, 2010 (2010-08-16)
Genre	Country
Length	4:13 (original version) 4:29 (Hits Alive Version)
Label	Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Brad Paisley Chris DuBois Dave Turnbull
Producer(s)	Frank Rogers
Brad Paisley singles chronology
"Water" (2010) "Anything Like Me" (2010) "This Is Country Music" (2010)

Content

The song is from the perspective of an anxious father-to-be who discovers that he and his wife will soon have a son, and instantly begins fretting over what will happen if his son is like he was when he was young. He envisions his son climbing a tree too tall, riding his bike too fast, and trying to melt a Tonka truck with a magnifying glass. As the song nears its end, he slowly becomes more optimistic, concluding that "there's worse folks to be like".

Critical reception

Janet Goodman of Engine 145 gave the song a "thumbs up," saying that its humor would make it connect with listeners and comparing it thematically to "Letter to Me."[1] Chris Neal of Country Weekly thought that the song was one of several to address Paisley's family.[2] Reviewing the album for The New York Times, Ben Ratliff thought that the song was "so much smarter" for expressing the anxiety associated with raising a son.[3] Leeann Ward of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, saying that the strongest part of the song is the "understated production that is almost all acoustic with the electric instruments still being gentle and unobtrusive."[4]

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References