All I Want Is Everything (Def Leppard song)

"All I Want Is Everything"
UK CD1 artwork, also used for most formats worldwide
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Slang
B-side	"When Saturday Comes" "Jimmy's Theme" "'Cause We Ended as Lovers" "Led Boots"
Released	16 September 1996 (1996-09-16)
Length	5:20 (album version) 4:23 (radio edit)
Label	Bludgeon Riffola Mercury
Songwriter	Joe Elliott
Producers	Def Leppard Pete Woodroofe
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Work It Out" (1996) "All I Want Is Everything" (1996) "Breathe a Sigh" (1996)
Alternative cover
UK CD2 artwork

"All I Want Is Everything" is a song by the English hard rock band Def Leppard from their sixth studio album, Slang . The song reached number 38 on the UK Singles Chart and has not been played live by the band since the Slang World Tour in 1997.

Background

In reference to the song, lead singer Elliott said in the album's commentary that "All I Want Is Everything" was "demoed as almost a country song, [the song] went through a lot of changes in the studio." Elliott also says that the song has "almost a U2 feel to it", and the "very solemn" lyrics sum up "a lot of what the band was going through at the time: births, deaths, divorces." ^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Matt Mahurin and shot at "Studios & Location" in August 1996. The video was released in September 1996.

Track listings

CD: Bludgeon Riffola – Mercury / LEPCD 17 / 578 537-2

1. "All I Want Is Everything"
2. "When Saturday Comes"
3. "Jimmy's Theme"
4. "All I Want Is Everything" (edit)

CD: Bludgeon Riffola – Mercury / LEPDD 17 (UK) / 578 539-2

This version includes "Strictly Limited Edition Collector's Postcards". It contains the Slang, Retroactive, Adrenalize and Vault postcards, with the band members' comments on the back of each one.

1. "All I Want Is Everything"
2. "'Cause We Ended as Lovers"
3. "Led Boots"
4. "All I Want Is Everything" (edit)

CD: Bludgeon Riffola – Mercury / 314 578 548-2 / US

1. "All I Want Is Everything"
2. "Move With Me Slowly"

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [2]	14
Scotland Singles (OCC) [3]	42
UK Singles (OCC) [4]	38
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [5]	2

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	16 July 1996	Contemporary hit radio	Mercury	[6]
United Kingdom	16 September 1996	CD cassette	Bludgeon Riffola Mercury	[7]
Japan	25 November 1996	CD		[8]

References

1. Elliott, Joe. "All I Want Is Everything – Joe Elliott Commentary". Spotify. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9507". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
3. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 22/9/1996 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
4. "Official Singles Chart on 22/9/1996 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
5. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart on 29/9/1996 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
6. "Selected New Releases". Radio & Records . No. 1154. 12 July 1996. p. 36.
7. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 14 September 1996. p. 41.
8. "デフ・レパード | オール・アイ・ウォント・イズ・エブリシング" [Def Leppard | All I Want Is Everything] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 13 January 2026.