"All She Wants Is" is a song by the Englishpop rock bandDuran Duran. It was released on 28 December 1988 as the second single from their fifth studio album,Big Thing (1988), and reached No. 9 on theUK Singles Chart and No. 22 on theBillboard Hot 100 in the United States. "All She Wants Is" had a bigger impact in the UK than its predecessor ("I Don't Want Your Love"), hitting the top ten; it was the last of twelve UK top ten hits for Duran Duran during the 1980s.
There are seven official mixes of "All She Wants Is", which were all done byShep Pettibone. The single'sB-side is an original medley called "I Believe/All I Need to Know".
Cashbox called it a "growling, thumping rock extravaganza that's danceable."[2] Jerry Smith ofMusic Week thought that the "stylish track from theirBig Thing LP deserves attention."[4] Writing forAllMusic, Mike DeGagne thought that the song's tempo was "unfavorable" and "gained most of its attention because of its unorthodox style."[5]
The video for "All She Wants Is" was shot inLondon with video directorDean Chamberlain, a well-known photographer who had previously taken pictures and filmed a video for the side projectArcadia. The clip won a 1988MTV Video Music Award for innovation.[6]
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