All for You (Years & Years song)

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"All for You"
Single by Years & Years
from the album Palo Santo
Released27 June 2018 (2018-06-27)
Length3:39
Label Polydor Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Greg Kurstin
Years & Years singles chronology
"If You're Over Me"
(2018)
"All for You"
(2018)
"Play"
(2018)

"All for You" is a song by British synthpop band Years & Years. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 27 June 2018 as the third single from their second studio album Palo Santo . [1] [2] The song was written by Olly Alexander, Mark Ralph and Greg Kurstin.

Contents

Background

Olly Alexander said the song was "one to get deep on the dance floor and release your inner demons" referring to the feeling of relief after leaving a toxic lover. [3] Talking about the song he also said, "We have devils and angels inside of us – the person we present to the world and the one we keep to ourselves; performing has always been a way for me to explore that. In Palo Santo, all your dreams come true and sometimes those dreams are full of monsters. 'All For You' is about reflecting on a past relationship and wondering if things were ever really as you thought they were, it's about how our identities change when we love somebody." [4]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "All for You" was first released onto YouTube on 17 September 2018. The video was directed by Fred Rowson. [5] [6] Talking about the video Olly Alexander said, "I wanted the video to depict personal transformation, from a swan to a Witch to an Android and back again. The idea that there is a fixed 'authentic' you is false to me, we constantly shift and get reshaped by the people who experience us, whether we like it or not. I hope you like the video, we tried to make something that felt like a true pop video by way of planet Palo Santo, and we wanted to show you how androids are born." [4]

Track listing

Digital download – Single [1]
No.TitleLength
1."All for You"3:39
Digital download – Remixes [7]
No.TitleLength
1."All for You" (Eden Prince Remix)3:30
2."All for You" (Jynx Remix)4:48
3."All for You" (Tropkillaz Remix)3:29
4."All for You" (Alle Farben Remix)3:53
5."All for You" (Jon Lemmon Remix)3:58
6."All for You" (Going Deeper Remix)3:30

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] 29
Ireland (IRMA) [10] 70
Scotland (OCC) [11] 31
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 47
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 29

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various27 June 2018 Polydor Records [1] [2]

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