All I Wanna Do (Sheryl Crow song)

"All I Wanna Do"
Single by Sheryl Crow
from the album Tuesday Night Music Club
Released	October 1, 1994
Format	CD single
Recorded	1993
Genre	Alternative country, rap
Length	4:32 (Album Version) 4:11 (Remix)
Label	A&M Records?
Writer(s)	Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell and Kevin Gilbert
Producer	Bill Bottrell
Sheryl Crow singles chronology
"Leaving Las Vegas" (1994) "All I Wanna Do" (1994) "Strong Enough" (1994)
Alternative cover French CD single cover

"All I Wanna Do" is a song performed by Sheryl Crow and written by David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, and Kevin Gilbert. It was Crow's breakthrough hit from her 1993 debut album Tuesday Night Music Club. The song was the winner of the 1995 Grammy Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and was nominated for Song of the Year. The song is her biggest US hit, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Adult Contemporary chart and also reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart.

Structure

The lyrics for the song are based on the poem "Fun" by Wyn Cooper. Crow's producer (Bottrell) discovered Cooper's poetry book "The Country of Here Below" in a Pasadena, California used bookstore. Crow adapted "Fun" into the lyrics for her song - earning Cooper considerable royalties, and helping to push his book, originally published in a run of only 500 copies in 1987, into multiple reprints.

The opening spoken line, "This ain't no disco", is a reference to the song "Life During Wartime" by Talking Heads. When played on radio or at live performances, the line is also commonly changed to refer to the local listening area (such as "This is VA").

The song's main guitar riff bears a very close resemblance to Stealer's Wheels "Stuck In The Middle With You."

Music video

The video was directed by David Hogan, who also directed her first video ever for "Leaving Las Vegas". It features Crow and her band performing the song on the street, with notable characters flying through the air. The video was filmed in front of the Roxy Theater at the corner of Franklin Street and North 1st Street in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Two versions of the music video exist. For unknown reasons, the original video, which featured the character mentioned in the song "Billy", played by actor Gregory Sporleder, was changed and he was edited out of the video. However, at the 1:03 mark in the edited version, "Billy"'s shadow can be seen on the brick wall as he is walking up the street to where Crow is performing, from 1:12-1:14 (and again from 3:33-3:36), the arm of his jacket can be seen as he is watching her, from 1:30-1:34 he walks back and forth in front of her, from 1:40-1:45 he is standing nearby, from 2:02-2:03 "Billy"'s head can be seen behind the flying woman's head, and from 2:52-2:53 "Billy" and his shadow are visible below.

The edited version appears on her Greatest Hits DVD collection of her music videos.

Track listings

French CD single (cat. no. 580-654-2)

1. "All I Wanna Do"
2. "What I Can Do For You" – live

EU release (cat. no. 580-655-2)

1. "All I Wanna Do"
2. "I Shall Believe" – live in Nashville
3. "What I Can Do For You" – live at the Borderline, London

UK cd #1 (cat. no. 580-843-2)

1. "All I Wanna Do" – remix
2. "Solidify"
3. "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday"

UK cd #2 (cat. no. 580-845-2)

1. "All I Wanna Do" – live acoustic for Virgin Radio UK
2. "Run Baby Run" – live acoustic for Virgin Radio UK
3. "Leaving Las Vegas" – live acoustic for Virgin Radio UK

Sheryl Crow performed the song on her live album Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park.

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
UK	Silver	December 1, 1994	200,000
U.S.	Gold	November 22, 1994	500,000

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1994/95)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	1
Austrian Singles Chart	5
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	31
Canadian RPM Top Singles	1
Dutch Mega Top 100	10
French SNEP Singles Chart	5
German Singles Chart	10
Irish IRMA Singles Chart	5
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	4
Norwegian Singles Chart	15
Swiss Singles Chart	13
UK Singles Chart	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	35
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	31
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	34
End of year chart (1995)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	67

Preceded by "Wild Night" by John Mellencamp with Me'Shell Ndegeocello	Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single October 29 - December 17, 1994	Succeeded by "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men
Preceded by "Tomorrow" by Silverchair	Australian ARIA number-one single December 12, 1994 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Zombie" by The Cranberries

Cover versions

Amy Studt version

"All I Wanna Do"
Single by Amy Studt
from the album False Smiles (re-release)
Released	12 January 2004
Format	CD single, digital download
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	3:55
Label	Polydor
Amy Studt singles chronology
"Under the Thumb" (2003) "All I Wanna Do" (2004) "Furniture" (2007)

English singer/songwriter Amy Studt released a cover version of the song as her fourth single. Amy was asked personally by Sheryl Crow to record a cover of the song.

Released on January 12, 2004, the single reached a peak of #21 in the charts, Studt's lowest position to date. It was taken from the re-release of her debut album, False Smiles. Following the peaking of "All I Wanna Do", Studt was dropped from her record label Polydor for poor sales.

Track listing

1. "All I Wanna Do"
2. "Forget It All"
3. "You're the Breeze"
4. "All I Wanna Do" (video)

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart	25

Other versions

"Weird Al" Yankovic included All I Wanna Do in his polka medley "The Alternative Polka" from his album Bad Hair Day.

U.S. singer Joanne Farrell released a dance version of the song in 1995. The song reached #40 on the Dance Charts and unknown on the Billboard Hot 100.

German Dance band Scooter covered the song on their 2004 album Mind the Gap.