Carey performed "Anytime You Need a Friend" live on several televised talk and award shows around the world, including the "Late Show with David Letterman", the British music chart program "Top of the Pops" and German entertainment show "Wetten, dass..?". Additionally, the song served as a closing number on Carey's Music Box and Daydream World Tours, and was featured on her compilation albums, "Greatest Hits" (2001) and "The Ballads" (2008). Although several remixes were commissioned for the song, the C+C remix became the most notable, being produced by C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivillés, and the first of Carey's remixes to feature her on production credits.