| "All I Can Take" | |
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| Song by Justin Bieber | |
| from the album Swag | |
| Released | July 11, 2025 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 4:08 |
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"All I Can Take" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Def Jam Recordings and ILH Productions as the opening track from his seventh studio album, Swag , on July 11, 2025. The song was produced by Bieber himself, Eddie Benjamin, Carter Lang, Dylan Wiggins, and Daniel Chetrit, with the five of them writing it alongside Tobias Jesso Jr. and Jackson Morgan.
"All I Can Take" is described as a "vibey, glimmering" opening track [1] that introduces the album with a "smooth and groovy" sound. Bieber's vocals, compared by some critics to those of Michael Jackson, [2] [3] [4] are layered over "synth-y keyboard riff channels". [2] Lyrically, the song explores "symptoms of his sensitivity", with Bieber expressing feelings of being "misunderstood" and turning to his relationship with his wife, Hailey Bieber, and sex as a means of escape. [4] He later admits he had reached his limit at the time. [5] [ unreliable source? ]
Rachel Aroesti of The Guardian praised the song as "a hauntological twist on spotless, energetic 1980s R&B", highlighting its dream-like "echoey vocals, fast, faded beats" and "maudlin synths." [6] Yannik Gölz of Laut.de called it an "unexpected reference" to Michael Jackson, opening the album with "weightless synthesizers". [3] Editors of Diario de Yucatán praised Bieber's vocals as "as sweet as ever", especially in the pre-chorus. [7] Adam White of The Independent considered it the album's best track. [8]
With its "vintage groove", the song has drawn comparisons to Bieber's earlier material, featuring lyrics that reflect his current reality. Lyndsey Havens of Billboard ranked it fourth among the album's tracks, describing it as "an experimental, alternative take on the R&B of Bieber's prime" that "sets the stage" for the project. She noted that Bieber's voice "shines through" the confident production, evoking a "sense of freedom". [1]
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