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All She Wants Is

Summary

"All She Wants Is" is a song by English rock band Duran Duran. It was released in December 1988 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Big Thing (1988), and reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

"All She Wants Is"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Big Thing
B-side"I Believe/All I Need to Know"
ReleasedDecember 1988[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:36 (45 mix)
  • 7:34 (Euro dub mix)
  • 7:19 (US master mix)
  • 7:08 (House dub)
  • 6:43 (US master dub)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Duran Duran singles chronology
"I Don't Want Your Love"
(1988) 		"All She Wants Is"
(1988) 		"Do You Believe in Shame?"
(1989)
Music video
"All She Wants Is" on YouTube

Cash Box called it a "growling, thumping rock extravaganza that's danceable."[2]

Music video edit

The video for "All She Wants Is" was shot in London with video director Dean Chamberlain, a well-known photographer who had previously taken pictures and filmed a video for the side project Arcadia. The clip won a 1988 MTV Video Music Award for innovation.[3]

B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes edit

The single B-side is an original medley called "I Believe/All I Need to Know".

There are 7 official mixes of "All She Wants Is". They are often credited with different names on different releases. The remixes were all done by Shep Pettibone.

  • "All She Wants Is" (album version) – 4:33
  • "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) / (7" version) – 4:32
  • "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:19
  • "All She Wants Is" (US master dub) / (Latino dub) – 6:45
  • "All She Wants Is" (Euro house mix) / (Euro dub mix) – 7:33
  • "All She Wants Is" (Euro house dub I) / (Euro house dub) / (House dub) – 7:07
  • "All She Wants Is" (Euro house dub II) – 5:43

Formats and track listings edit

7": EMI / DD 11 United Kingdom edit

  1. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
  2. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04

12": EMI / 12 DD 11 United Kingdom edit

  1. "All She Wants Is" (Euro dub mix) – 7:34 (a.k.a. "Euro house mix")
  2. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
  3. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04

12": EMI / 12 DDX 11 United Kingdom edit

  1. "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:19
  2. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
  3. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04

12": EMI / 12 DD-DJ11 (Promo) United Kingdom edit

  1. "All She Wants Is" (Euro house mix) – 7:34 (a.k.a. "Euro dub mix")
  2. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
  3. "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:19
  4. "All She Wants Is" (House dub) – 7:08 (a.k.a. "Euro house dub", "Euro house dub I")

7": Capitol / B-44287 United States edit

  1. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
  2. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04
  • Also available on MC in the US (Capitol / 4BX-44287)

12": Capitol / V-15434 United States edit

  1. "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:16
  2. "All She Wants Is" (Euro house mix) – 7:32 (a.k.a. "Euro dub mix")
  3. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:34
  4. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04

12": Capitol / SPRO-79483 (Promo) United States edit

  1. "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:16
  2. "All She Wants Is" (US masterdub) – 6:43 (a.k.a. "Latino dub")
  3. "All She Wants Is" (Euro house mix) – 7:32 (a.k.a. "Euro dub mix")
  4. "All She Wants Is" (Euro house dub I) – 7:07 (a.k.a. "House dub", "Euro house dub")
  5. "All She Wants Is" (Euro house dub II) – 5:43

12": EMI / K 060 20 32366 Netherlands edit

  1. "All She Wants Is" (House dub) – 7:07 (a.k.a. "Euro house dub", "Euro house dub I")
  2. "All She Wants Is" (Latino dub) – 6:44 (a.k.a. "US masterdub")
  3. "All She Wants Is" (7" version) – 4:31
  • Also released on German CD (EMI-Electrola / CDP 560-20-3236-2)

CD: EMI / CD DD 11 (United Kingdom) edit

  1. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
  2. "Skin Trade" (Parisian mix) – 8:10
  3. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:09
  • Also available on 3" CD in the US (Capitol / C3-44287-2)

CD: Toshiba-EMI / XP12-5006 (Japan) edit

  1. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
  2. "All She Wants Is" (Euro dub mix) – 7:34 (a.k.a. "Euro house mix")
  3. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:09
  • 3" CD reworking of the first UK 12"

CD: The Singles 1986–1995 box set edit

  1. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
  2. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04
  3. "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:16
  4. "All She Wants Is" (Euro dub mix) – 7:34 (a.k.a. "Euro house mix")
  5. "Skin Trade" (Parisian mix) – 8:10

Legacy edit

"All She Wants Is" can be heard as background music playing in a bar in the 2003 film Monster.

"All She Wants Is" was used in season 5, episode 5 of Cold Case in 2007.

Faithful Dawn recorded a cover of the song which was only available on a limited edition EP at Whitby 5.5 in 1998.

Chart performance edit

"All She Wants Is" had a bigger impact in the UK than its predecessor ("I Don't Want Your Love"), hitting the top ten; it was the last of twelve UK top ten hits for Duran Duran during the 1980s.

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Weekly chart performance for "All She Wants Is"
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 42
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 28
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 2
Italy (Musica e dischi)[7] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 44
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 49
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 22
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) 24
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[12] 1

Personnel edit

Duran Duran

Additional musicians

Technical

  • Duran Duran – producer
  • Jonathan Elias – producer
  • Daniel Abraham – producer, mixer (45 mix)
  • Shep Pettibone – remixer
  • Goh Hotoda – remix engineer
  • Freddie Stopler – heavy breathing

References edit

  1. ^ "Duran Duran singles".
  2. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 17 December 1988. p. 17. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ DuranDuran.com Timeline (1988)
  4. ^ "RPM Magazine - March 6, 1989 - Page 6" (PDF). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Duran Duran – All She Wants Is" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All She Wants Is". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2024. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "all she wants is" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
  8. ^ "Duran Duran – All She Wants Is" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Duran Duran – All She Wants Is". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Duran Duran: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of February 18, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 84.

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