All You Wanted

"All You Wanted"
Single by Michelle Branch
from the album The Spirit Room
Released October 28, 2001 (2001-10-28)
Format CD single
Recorded 2001
Genre
Length 3:37
Label Maverick
Writer(s) Michelle Branch
Producer(s) John Shanks
Michelle Branch singles chronology
"Everywhere"
(2001)
"All You Wanted"
(2001)
"The Game of Love"
(2002)
Alternative covers
Australian Cover

"All You Wanted" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released as the second single from her debut album The Spirit Room. It was released by the Maverick Recording Company and Warner Bros. Records on October 28, 2001. The song was written by Branch and was produced by John Shanks.

"All You Wanted" received generally positive reviews and became a bigger hit in the United States, surpassing the peaking position of her previous debut single "Everywhere" at number-six on its twenty-fifth week (December 2001–May 2002). However, the song under-performed in the United Kingdom, significantly in the Netherlands, and stalled inside the top-thirty in Australia.

Background and composition

"All You Wanted" was written by Branch and produced by John Shanks.[1] "If you want to/I can save you/I can take you away from here," she wails over a crumbling wall of guitars.[2] Lyrically, it talks about a heartbreak.[3]

Critical reception

"All You Wanted" received mostly positive reviews from music critics. In 2009, Sputnikmusic said that the song was the most recognizable while reviewing Branch's The Spirit Room album.[4] Jeff C of Popdirt called the track amazing while reviewing The Spirit Room in 2002.[5] In December 2005, Pam Avoledo embraced the song, she called it "a teen fairytale worth believing in." [6]

Hot Sauce Reviews called "All You Wanted" a favorite and that its one of the tracks that were "listenable, tuneful, and they are great for singalongs too".[7] In 2003, IGN Music stated that "The lyrics, while not the deepest, are not simple or cheesy by any means." They added that "he song features some nice guitar work and again, an insanely catchy chorus."[8]

Music video

The music video was directed by Liz Friedlander. It begins with Branch entering a club where her boyfriend is. During the chorus, everything around her freezes, and she takes the opportunity to sing at him, "If you want to, I can save you, I can take you away from here..." assuming he cannot hear her. They then go on a bus together, she sits down, assuming he will sit next to her, but he runs into friends, and he ignores her.

She again sings at him during the chorus. After they exit the bus, it begins to rain and her surroundings are again, frozen, and she sings at him, but she then notices that her boyfriend's watch is still ticking. When she realizes this, her boyfriend looks at her, the rain is still stopped. She realizes he was able to hear everything she said before the rain begins to pour again, and she runs away.

In 2002, the video was nominated on MTV Video Music Awards in 2 categories: Best Female Video and Best Pop Video.

Track listings

Australian CD Single[9]
  1. All You Wanted
  2. Everywhere (Acoustic Version)
  3. If Only She Knew

Promo CD Single

  1. All You Wanted

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–02) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 25
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 113
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 91
Italy (FIMI)[13] 42
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 84
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 3
Ukraine (FDR Singles Chart)[16] 13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 33
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[19] 30
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[20] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 2
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[22] 6

In popular culture

  • "All You Wanted" is featured in the Karaoke Revolution video game series.
  • "All You Wanted" was featured on the Pilot episode of the TV series Birds Of Prey.

References

  1. Jonas, Lianas. "The Spirit Room Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. Richardson, Sean (May 16, 2002). "Music | DIY Divas". Boston Phoenix. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  3. Luerssen D., JOhn (August 13, 2001). "Michelle Branch: The Spirit Room : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  4. "Michelle Branch The Spirit Room". Sputnikmusic. tinathefatlard. Sputnikmusic. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. C., Jeff (1 December 2002). "Michelle Branch 'The Spirit Room' Review". Popdirt. Popdirt. Popdirt. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. Avoledo, Pam (24 December 2005). "Single Review: Michelle Branch "All You Wanted"". *blogcritics. *blogcritics. *blogcritics. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  7. "The Spirit Room by Michelle Branch". Mrs. Giggles. Hot Sauce Reviews. Hot Sauce Reviews. 2 September 2001. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  8. McGrath, John (4 September 2003). "READER REVIEW: THE SPIRIT ROOM Share. Michelle Branch's album wins with catchy choruses and well-crafted songwriting.". IGN Music. IGN Music. IGN Music. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  9. "All You Wanted: Michelle Branch: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  10. "Australian-charts.com – Michelle Branch – All You Wanted". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Michelle Branch – All You Wanted" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  12. "Musicline.de – Michelle Branch Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  13. "Italiancharts.com – Michelle Branch – All You Wanted". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Michelle Branch search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  15. "Charts.org.nz – Michelle Branch – All You Wanted". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  16. "Charts". FDR Music Charts. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  17. "Michelle Branch: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  18. "Michelle Branch – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Michelle Branch. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  19. "Michelle Branch – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Michelle Branch. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  20. "Michelle Branch – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Michelle Branch. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  21. "Michelle Branch – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Michelle Branch. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  22. "Michelle Branch – Chart history" Billboard Radio Songs for Michelle Branch. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

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