| "All I Need to Know" | ||||
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| Single byEmma Bunton | ||||
| from the albumLife in Mono | ||||
| B-side | "Midnight and Martinis" | |||
| Released | 12 February 2007 | |||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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| Producer | Simon Franglen | |||
| Emma Bunton singles chronology | ||||
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| "All I Need to Know" onYouTube | ||||
"All I Need to Know" is a song by British singerEmma Bunton. It was written by Bunton andJamie Hartman for her third studio album,Life in Mono (2006), and produced bySimon Franglen.
"All I Need to Know" received mixed to positive reviews. John Murphy fromMusicOMH called the song "similarly arresting," describing it as "a beautifully tender piano ballad that the likes ofLucie Silvas would be well advised to take note of,"[1] while Liz Hoggard, writing forThe Observer, deemed it "breathtakingly lovely."[2] Fraser McAlpine ofBBC Radio 1'sTheChartBlog wrote: "The first verse is wafty and piano-led, then there's a quiet chorus, then the drums kick in for a meatier version of same", while adding "the dragging pace and out-dated 'classy' production are going to get really boring, really quickly" and comparing it negatively to theSpice Girls's 1998 song "Viva Forever."[3]
First announced as the album's second and finalsingle on Bunton's official site,[4] "All I Need to Know" was made available byUniversal Music as a download from 5 February 2007. Ultimately released physically on 12 February 2007 in theUnited Kingdom andIreland, the song entered theUK Singles Chart in the week of 24 February 2007 at number 60 and charted for only one week before falling out,[5] making it the lowest charting single of Bunton's career at the time.[6] "All I Need to Know" also peaked at number 26 on theScottish Singles Chart.[7]
Directed by Dania Pasquini and Max Giwa unter their moniker Max & Dania, a music video for "All I Need to Know" was shot in December 2006 shortly before Christmas in theEast End of London.[8] The visuals were originally inspired by the photography of fashion photographerPeter Lindbergh,[9] and feature Bunton as an angel watching over various lonely people, none of whom can see her. The only trace of her presence are floating feathers that come from her wings, which are only observable as reflections or from a distance.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "All I Need to Know" (single edit) |
| Simon Franglen | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Midnight and Martinis" |
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| 4:14 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "All I Need to Know" (single edit) |
| Franglen | 3:36 |
| 2. | "All I Need to Know" (Bimbo Jones vocal club mix) |
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| 6:53 |
| 3. | "Midnight and Martinis" |
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| 4:14 |
Notes
Credits lifted from the liner notes ofLife in Mono.[10]
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| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Scotland Singles (OCC)[7] | 24 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[6] | 60 |
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