All I Want (Toad the Wet Sprocket song)

"All I Want" is a 1992 song by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket from their successful 1991 album Fear. "All I Want" was Toad the Wet Sprocket's first successful song. It became one of their most well-known songs, reaching the top 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.

"All I Want"
Artwork for US releases (CD single pictured)
Single by Toad the Wet Sprocket
from the album fear
ReleasedApril 7, 1992
FormatCD
Recorded1991
Genre
Length3:16
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gavin MacKillop
Toad the Wet Sprocket singles chronology
"Is It for Me"
(1992)		 "All I Want"
(1992)		 "Hold Her Down"
(1992)

Track listing
  1. "All I Want" – 3:16
  2. "All She Said" – 3:53

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 99
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 11
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[3] 16
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 53
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5] 36
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 44
Poland (LP3)[7] 44
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 15
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 14
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 22
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[11] 4

Year-end charts
Chart (1992) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 87
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 53

Cover versions

Post-hardcore band Emery recorded a cover of the song, which was included on the 2006 compilation Punk Goes 90's.

The song was featured in the TV series Doogie Howser, M.D., Dawson's Creek, Reunion and Homeland.

In 2005, the song was added onto the Nickelodeon soundtrack, Zoey 101: Music Mix as the 10th track, along with other songs that were featured in Nickelodeon's Zoey 101.

References
  1. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1930." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  3. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1886." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Toad the Wet Sprocket – All I Want". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  5. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (28. Jan. 1993 – 4. Feb. 1993)" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  6. "Charts.nz – Toad the Wet Sprocket – All I Want". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  7. "Notowanie nr560" (in Polish). LP3. November 13, 1992. Archived from the original on February 17, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. "Toad the Wet Sprocket Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  9. "Toad the Wet Sprocket Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  10. "Toad the Wet Sprocket Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  11. "Toad the Wet Sprocket Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  12. "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56 no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  13. "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.


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