All for Love (song)

"All for Love"
Single by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting
from the album The Three Musketeers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released November 16, 1993 (1993-11-16)
Format CD single
Genre Rock
Length 4:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"Please Forgive Me"
(1993)		 "All for Love"
(1993)		 "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"
(1995)
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"People Get Ready"
(1993)		 "All for Love"
(1993)		 "Having a Party"
(1993)
Sting singles chronology
"Demolition Man"
(1993)		 "All for Love"
(1993)		 "Nothing 'Bout Me"
(1994)

"All for Love" is a song written by Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Michael Kamen for the soundtrack The Three Musketeers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. It was performed by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting.[1] The song was released as a CD single in the United States on November 16, 1993. It was a worldwide hit, reaching number one across Europe and North America.

Adams also did a live version in 1994 featuring Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Nancy Gustafson, and Giorgia Todrani. Michael Kamen, who co-wrote the song with Adams, conducted the orchestra. [2]

Background and writing

The title was inspired by the Musketeers' motto: "All for one, and one for all".

Chart performance

In the United States, the single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 22, 1994. It remained atop the charts for three weeks.[3] It sold 1.2 million copies domestically and earned a platinum certification from the RIAA.[4][5][6] In 2007, the Swedish band E.M.D. released a cover of the song, peaking at number one in their native country.[7]

Weekly charts

Chart (1993-1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 1
Denmark (IFPI)[12] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 1
France (SNEP)[15] 7
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 1
Italy (Hit Parade Italia)[18] 1
Japan (Oricon) 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[22] 1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[23] 12
Spain (AFYVE)[24] 17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[27] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 4
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[28] 1
Italy (Hit Parade Italia)[18] 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29] 42
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[30] 8

Decade-end charts

Chart (1990-1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[31] 69

References

  1. ↑ "POP/ROCK Hoping Three's a Hit: Three pop musketeers have..." The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If422SGJaX4
  3. ↑ The Billboard Book of Number One hits (fifth edition)
  4. ↑ "American certifications – Adams, B., Rod Stewart & Sting – All for Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. BPI Communications. 106 (3): 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1994". Billboard. BPI Communications. 107 (3): 57. January 21, 1995. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ E.M.D. version in Swedish charts
  8. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2361." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Billboard April 2, 1994. Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  13. ↑ "Hits of the World: Eurochart Hot 100 (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 02/19/94". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 106 (8): 47. February 19, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510.
  14. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  15. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  17. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All for Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  18. 1 2 "I singoli più venduti del 1994" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 9, 1994" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  21. ↑ "Charts.nz – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love". Top 40 Singles.
  22. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love". VG-lista.
  23. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  24. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  25. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love". Singles Top 100.
  26. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love". Swiss Singles Chart.
  27. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  28. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  29. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1994". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  31. ↑ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
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