Anywhere but Here is the second studio album by American rock band Mayday Parade, released on October 6, 2009.

Later that month, the band started recording at House of Loud in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.

Vocalist/guitarist Jason Lancaster left Mayday Parade in March 2007[3] citing a lack of writing credit on the band's releases.

[5] The band's debut album, A Lesson in Romantics, was released in July[6] through independent label Fearless Records.

[7] In early January 2009, the band began the writing process for a new album, which was expected to be released in the summer through Fearless Records.

[11][nb 2] The album was recorded and mixed at House of Loud in Elmwood Park, New Jersey[13] with producer David Bendeth.

[14] The band were initially in talks with two other producers but chose Bendeth, according to Sanders, as "it just really made sense.

"[15] Bundrick claimed the band didn't want to make this new album "too different", compared to A Lesson in Romantics.

[24] Between September 24 and November 14, the band went on the AP Fall Ball Tour, alongside The Academy Is..., Set Your Goals, The Secret Handshake and You Me at Six.

[27] It shows a woman who is close to having a nervous breakdown, with scenes of the band performing in an abandoned trailer park.

[32] Between January and March 2010, the band went on the 2010 edition of the Take Action Tour,[33] supporting We the Kings.

[35] The band supported Madina Lake on their tour of Europe between late March and mid April.

[37] The video features a graphic depiction of a group of people on a road trip, taking drugs engaging in various sexual acts and streaking through a desert.

[43] The band headlined the Fearless Friends Tour, with support from Breathe Carolina, Every Avenue, Artist vs.

[46] The band would later record "Kids in Love" and "Bruised and Scarred" acoustically for the Valdosta (2011) EP.

In his review for AllMusic, Andrew Leahey commented that the album was "entirely risk-free" but that the band does "an adequate job".