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“I Want It All” is a song on the album The Miracle and was written by guitarist Brian May (who briefly takes over lead vocals), but credited to all four members of the band. It is one of the band’s most well-known and popular songs. The song itself is a hard rock anthem, and lyrically features themes relating to rebellion and social upheaval, although May claims that it is about having ambitions and fighting for one’s own goals.

On the Greatest Hits II DVD, Brian May commented that the song was inspired by his 2nd wife, Anita Dobson’s favourite motto, “I Want it All, and I Want It Now!” The idea of having intro, verses, choruses and solos over the same chord progression was reused on their next album with another May song, “The Show Must Go On”, which was made in 1990. Mercury and May share the lead vocals. Mercury played keyboards, May played acoustic and electric guitars and Taylor used double-kick bass drum for the first time.

In reviewing The Miracle for Allmusic, Greg Prato suggested that the song, like title track “The Miracle”, “reflect(s) on […] the state of the world in the late ’80s,” summarising the song stylistically as “heavy rock.” Melville-based newspaper Newsday mentioned “I Want It All” as one of “The best” of the album, describing it as “colored by May’s rocking guitar rolls and Mercury’s rough-boys vocals.
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  • Greatest Hits II
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  • The Miracle
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  • Greatest Hits Platinum Collection
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  • Gerasya

    Hard

    Friday afternoon

  • Josantyago

    Great Fuckin Rock!

    28 days ago

  • ANO07

    Yes, I want to listen to all Queen. Want it all!

    March 2012

  • HathInTheRam

    i want it all...I want it all...I Want It All...AND I WANT IT NOW!

    March 2012

  • ForeverKnight4

    The best and always be the best Group

    February 2012

  • NekaneSaiz1992

    I WANT IT ALL, I WANT IT ALL, I WANT IT ALL, AND I WANT IT NOW.

    December 2011

  • guitargod71

    Freddie is, and always will be the man. RIP.

    November 2011

  • Dora117

    WOW.....♥

    November 2011

  • octopuss22

    One of my favourite Queen songs! It's so awesome!

    November 2011

  • junkie815

    timeless

    November 2011

  • 1991aidar1991

    amazing intro, incredible song, invincible band

    October 2011

  • alfonzoloya

    I prefer the album version.

    October 2011

  • vini64

    Album version >> single version.

    September 2011

  • Leightongreat

    The guitar solo is awesome in this song! Maybe one of Brian May's best? It is such a good song!

    September 2011

  • musikall

    amazing song

    September 2011

  • youarezero

    THE DUET IS SO FUCKING AWESOME! D: [2]

    August 2011

  • Last_Dawn

    My favorite Queen song.

    August 2011

  • BlackRoseKilla

    Sick solo :D

    August 2011

  • Saboobie

    Queen is the reason why (with the beatles and the Rolling stone) British Rock is the best!!

    July 2011

  • alfonzoloya

    Queen Rocks!!

    July 2011
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