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“All I Want Is You” is the final song on U2’s 1988 album, Rattle and Hum and was released on 13 June 1989 as the album’s fourth and final single. It is the closing song from the movie Rattle and Hum.
“All I Want Is You” was released in the UK as a single on 13 June 1989. The B-Sides featured covers of the Righteous Brothers’, “Unchained Melody”, and a cover of Love Affair’s “Everlasting Love”. It reached #4 in the UK charts and #2 in Australia, #12 on the Dutch Top 40, but only reached #83 in the North American charts. It appeared on the soundtrack for the 1994 film Reality Bites. The popularity of the song in the film led to a re-release in 1994 where it reached #38 in the US Top 40 Mainstream charts. The single was rereleased in the Netherlands with “Everlasting Love” now being the a-side. Everlasting Love reached number 10 in the Dutch Charts, in January 1990. In 2004, it was ranked #9 in Entertainment Weekly’s list of “The 50 Greatest Love Songs”.

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Director Meiert Avis shot the promotional video in the town of Ostia, outside Rome on 18 April 1989. Written by Barry Devlin, the video takes an unusual cinematic approach to the song, with U2 band members making only brief cameo appearances. The video tells the story of a dwarf (played by Paolo Risi) who falls in love with a trapeze artist (played by Paola Rinaldi), one of whom apparently dies towards the end. While there is disagreement amongst fans about exactly who has died, The Edge was quoted as saying it is the trapeze artist who dies.
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  • The Best of 1980-1990
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  • jasminder82

    One of the most beautiful songs of all time

    last month

  • barium62

    Such a pleasant surprise hearing this at the end of Contagion :)

    March 2012

  • caiotribbiani

    this song really touch my soul!! :D

    February 2012

  • silvasonicsurfa

    ...huh? ......all I am hearing is 'October' from the October LP........beautiful but.......

    February 2012

  • piranhapool

    This is a beautiful song.

    January 2012

  • chiphu

    Reality Bites ^^

    January 2012

  • silvasonicsurfa

    ...the long version of this is the only version you will ever need......exquisite....

    January 2012

  • kman182

    Reality Bites

    December 2011

  • acm323

    So beautiful!

    December 2011

  • scorpihun

    If you can be with the one you really want, then your life is complete....enjoy

    November 2011

  • Elodave

    Rarely has the feeling of longing been so accurately captured.Their best by a long way.

    October 2011

  • howtodisappearr

    Best video in history of music

    September 2011

  • ImogenFranks

    65 mil plays.... enough said.

    August 2011

  • IsabelleCorral

    hell yeah!!!

    August 2011

  • sweetlucile

    to want is one thing,to have is another,try it

    August 2011

  • t-sting

    this song actually hurts still when i hear it. n they r 1 of my fav bands, 4 reasons like this!

    August 2011

  • pjolliffe

    Love it! Somebody payed attention in music class. Great composition.....

    July 2011

  • Elodave

    This is just beautiful.What wonderful songwriting,wonderful guitar,everything really!I love it so much.

    July 2011

  • cardroia

    This is the song that plays in my mind Day and Night.......it's tone strong, passionate, clear and pure!

    June 2011

  • ozeanherz

    WHEN ALL I WANT IS YOU!

    April 2011
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