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This article is about the song from the 1993 film The Three Musketeers. For other media with the same title, see All for Love (disambiguation).
"All for Love"
Single by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting
from the album The Three Musketeers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
ReleasedNovember 16, 1993 (1993-11-16)
GenreRock
Length4:45
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.

Background and writing

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

Chart positions

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.[2] It sold 1.2 million copies domestically and earned a platinum certification from the RIAA.[3][4][5] In 2007, the Swedish band E.M.D. released a cover of the song, peaking at number one in their native country.[6]

Peak positions

Chart (1993-1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 1
Denmark (IFPI)[11] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 1
France (SNEP)[14] 7
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 1
Ireland (IRMA) 1
Italy (FIMI) 1
Japan (Oricon) 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[17] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[18] 17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 2
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 4
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1

End of year charts

End of year chart (1994) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[21] 8

End of decade charts

Chart (1990-1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[22] 69

See also

Chart successions

Preceded by Norwegian number one single
3 December 1993 - 8 January 1994 		Succeeded by
"Se ilden lyse" by Sissel Kyrkjebø
Preceded by Swedish number one single
(original version)
December 22, 1993 - March 4, 1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Boom! Shake The Room"
by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
 Australian number one single
December 23, 1993 - December 31, 1993 		Succeeded by
"Give It Up" by Cut 'N' Move
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
January 22, 1994 - February 5, 1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Swiss number one single
February 6, 1994 - March 6, 1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Austrian number one single
February 13, 1994 - April 3, 1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Swedish number-one single
(E.M.D. version)
December 27, 2007 - January 31, 2008 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "POP/ROCK Hoping Three's a Hit: Three pop musketeers have..." The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  2. ^ The Billboard Book of Number One hits (fifth edition)
  3. ^ "American certifications – Adams, B., Rod Stewart & Sting – All for Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. 106 (3). BPI Communications: 73. January 15, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1994". Billboard. 107 (3). BPI Communications: 57. January 21, 1995. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  6. ^ E.M.D. version in Swedish charts
  7. ^ "Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  8. ^ "Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. ^ "Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ Canadian peak
  11. ^ Billboard April 2, 1994. Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-01. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Hits of the World: Eurochart Hot 100 (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 02/19/94". Billboard. 106 (8). Nielsen Business Media: 47. February 19, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510.
  13. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  14. ^ "Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love" (in French). Les classement single.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  16. ^ "Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love". Top 40 Singles.
  17. ^ "Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love". VG-lista.
  18. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  19. ^ "Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love". Singles Top 100.
  20. ^ "Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting – All for Love". Swiss Singles Chart.
  21. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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