All I Want Is Everything (Def Leppard song)

"All I Want Is Everything"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Slang
B-side	"Cause We Ended as Lovers"
Released	August 1996
Recorded	1995 in Spain and Fine Bow Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland
Length	5:20 (album version) 4:23 (radio edit)
Label	Bludgeon Riffola
Songwriter(s)	Joe Elliott
Producer(s)	Def Leppard Pete Woodroofe
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Work It Out" (1996) "All I Want Is Everything" (1996) "Breathe a Sigh" (1996)
Limited Edition artwork
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"All I Want Is Everything" is a 1996 song by the English hard rock band Def Leppard from their album Slang. The song reached #38 on the U.K. Singles Chart and has not been played live by the band since the Slang World Tour in 1997.

Background

In reference to the song, lead singer Elliott said in the album's commentary that "All I Want Is Everything" was "demoed as almost a country song, [the song] went through a lot of changes in the studio." Elliott also says that the song has "almost a U2 feel to it", and the "very solemn" lyrics sum up "a lot of what the band was going through at the time: births, deaths, divorces."^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Matt Mahurin and shot at "Studios & Location", USA in August 1996. The video was released in September 1996.

Track listing

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LepDD17 (UK) / 578 539-2

This version includes "Strictly Limited Edition Collector's Postcards". It contains the Slang, Retroactive, Adrenalize and Vault postcards, with the band members comments on the back of each one.

1. "All I Want Is Everything"
2. "'Cause We Ended as Lovers"
3. "Led Boots"
4. "All I Want Is Everything" (edit)

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / 314 578 548-2 / USA

1. "All I Want Is Everything"
2. "Move With Me Slowly"

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPCD 17 / 578 537-2

1. "All I Want Is Everything"
2. "When Saturday Comes"
3. "Jimmy's Theme"
4. "All I Want Is Everything" (edit)

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2]	14
Scotland (OCC)[3]	42
UK Singles (OCC)[4]	38
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[5]	2

References

1. Elliott, Joe. "All I Want Is Everything - Joe Elliott Commentary". Spotify. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9507." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
3. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
5. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.