All That She Wants
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All That She Wants
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| Single by Ace of Base | ||||
| from the album Happy Nation/The Sign | ||||
| B-side | "Fashion Party" | |||
| Released |
November 1992 (Sweden) |
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| Format | CD single, CD maxi | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Eurodance, reggae fusion | |||
| Length | 3:25 (single version) 3:34 (album version) |
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| Label | Alex Records (original release) / Arista Records U.S. re-release | |||
| Writer(s) | Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg | |||
| Producer | Denniz Pop, Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg | |||
| Certification | Platinum (USA), Platinum (UK), Platinum (Germany), Platinum (NZ), Gold (France), Gold (Austria), Gold (Netherlands) | |||
| Ace of Base singles chronology | ||||
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"All That She Wants" is the title of a song recorded by Swedish pop group Ace of Base. The song was produced by Denniz Pop. In early 1993, the song reached the top of the charts in many countries, including Denmark, the United Kingdom and Australia. The single was certified Platinum in the United States, where it peaked at number 2. It is one of the highest-selling number 2 songs of all time in the States: it stayed in the top three songs on Billboard Hot 100 list for three months, but never actually reached the number-one position. The song is currently the 71st best-selling single of all time in Germany.[1]
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Contents
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Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Matt Broadley.
Track listings
- United Kingdom CD single
- "All That She Wants" (Radio Edit)
- "All That She Wants" (12" Version)
- "All That She Wants" (Banghra Version)
- "All That She Wants" (Madness Version)
- United States CD single
- "All That She Wants" – 3:31
- "All That She Wants" (Extended Single/Dub Version) – 7:56
- "All That She Wants" (Banghra Version) – 4:15
- "All That She Wants" (12" Version) – 4:46
- Australian CD Single:
- "All That She Wants" (Radio Edit)
- "Fashion Party"
Personnel
- Vocals by Linn Berggren, Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
- Written by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
- Produced by Denniz Pop, Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
- Recorded at SweMix Studios, Stockholm
Cover versions
- It was covered by rock band Oasis' guitarist Noel Gallagher, but in a derogatory manner in a 1994 interview.
- Britney Spears covered the song, adding different verses but using the same chorus as the original version. It was never released officially, but did leak in January 2008.
- The 2008, Holly Ray and Sean Kingston track Off The Meter sampled the signature whistling rhythm from the song.
- WIZO, a German punk band, have covered this song (in English). Their version is played in a much more upbeat/funky punk style.
- Breakcore producer Shitmat sampled part of this song on his Killababylonkutz album, on the track Ace of Base Babylon.
- The Italian girlband Lucky Star covered the song for their first album LS3 released in 2006.
- Grass Show, on the 1997 album Something Smells Good in Stinkville.
- The Kooks, a British indie rock band, covered this song as part of the Radio 1: Established 1967 compilation CD, a CD to celebrate the 40th anniversary of BBC Radio 1. 40 modern day music artists covered a single from the past 40 years of Radio 1's charts, and The Kooks ended up with this song.
- ReinXeed, a Swedish Symphonic Metal/Power Metal band, released a version of this song as a part of their 2011 compilation album titled Swedish Hitz Goes Metal.
Charts and sales
Peak positions
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Year-end charts
End of decade charts
Certifications and sales
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Chart successions
| Preceded by "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston |
German number-one single 5 March 1993 – 23 April 1993 |
Succeeded by "Informer" by Snow |
| Preceded by "No Limit" by 2 Unlimited |
Austrian number-one single 28 March 1993 – 2 May 1993 |
Succeeded by "What Is Love" by Haddaway |
| Preceded by "No Limit" by 2 Unlimited |
Swiss number-one single 25 April 1993 – 2 May 1993 |
Succeeded by "Informer" by Snow |
| Preceded by "Five Live (EP)" by George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield |
UK Singles Chart number-one single 16 May 1993 – 30 May 1993 |
Succeeded by "(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You" by UB40 |
| Preceded by "Mr Vain" by Culture Beat |
Australian (ARIA) number-one single 6 November 1993 – 20 November 1993 |
Succeeded by "Please Forgive Me" by Bryan Adams |
| Preceded by "No Rain" by Blind Melon |
Canadian Singles Chart number-one single 20 November 1993 – 27 November 1993 |
References
- ^ Best-selling singles of all time in Germany Musicline.de (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "All That She Wants", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
- ^ Belgian peak
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
- ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1993" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201993.pdf. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ aAll That She Wants", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
- ^ a b c d e Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
- ^ 1993 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
- ^ 1993 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
- ^ 1993 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
- ^ "1993: Year-End USA Charts (Singles)". Billboard. http://top40-charts.com/features/YearEnd/yearend1993.php. Retrieved 31 July 2010. (archived by Top40-Charts.com)
- ^ "1994: Year-End USA Charts (Singles)". Billboard. http://top40-charts.com/features/YearEnd/yearend1994.php. Retrieved 12 June 2009. (archived by Top40-Charts.com)
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (25 December 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. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
- ^ French certifications Infodisc.fr (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('All That She Wants')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=All+That+She+Wants&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – Ace of Base Singles, accessed 10 July 2009
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