All She Wants Is

It was released in December 1988 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Big Thing (1988), and reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

"All She Wants Is"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Big Thing
B-side	"I Believe/All I Need to Know"
Released	December 1988
Genre	New wave freestyle funk
Length	4:36 (45 mix) 7:34 (Euro dub mix) 7:19 (US master mix) 7:08 (House dub) 6:43 (US master dub)
Label	EMI Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Simon Le Bon John Taylor Nick Rhodes
Producer(s)	Duran Duran Jonathan Elias Daniel Abraham
Duran Duran singles chronology
"I Don't Want Your Love" (1988) "All She Wants Is" (1988) "Do You Believe in Shame?" (1989)
Music video
"All She Wants Is" on YouTube

Cash Box called it a "growling, thumping rock extravaganza that's danceable."

The video for "All She Wants Is" was shot in London with video director Dean Chamberlain, a well-known photographer who had previously taken pictures and filmed a video for the side project Arcadia. The clip won a 1988 MTV Video Music Award for innovation.

The single B-side is an original medley called "I Believe/All I Need to Know".

There are 7 official mixes of "All She Wants Is". They are often credited with different names on different releases. The remixes were all done by Shep Pettibone.

• "All She Wants Is" (album version) – 4:33
• "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) / (7" version) – 4:32
• "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:19
• "All She Wants Is" (US master dub) / (Latino dub) – 6:45
• "All She Wants Is" (Euro house mix) / (Euro dub mix) – 7:33
• "All She Wants Is" (Euro house dub I) / (Euro house dub) / (House dub) – 7:07
• "All She Wants Is" (Euro house dub II) – 5:43

7": EMI / DD 11 United Kingdom

1. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
2. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04

12": EMI / 12 DD 11 United Kingdom

1. "All She Wants Is" (Euro dub mix) – 7:34 (a.k.a. "Euro house mix")
2. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
3. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04

12": EMI / 12 DDX 11 United Kingdom

1. "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:19
2. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
3. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04

12": EMI / 12 DD-DJ11 (Promo) United Kingdom

1. "All She Wants Is" (Euro house mix) – 7:34 (a.k.a. "Euro dub mix")
2. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
3. "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:19
4. "All She Wants Is" (House dub) – 7:08 (a.k.a. "Euro house dub", "Euro house dub I")

7": Capitol / B-44287 United States

1. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
2. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04

• Also available on MC in the US (Capitol / 4BX-44287)

12": Capitol / V-15434 United States

1. "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:16
2. "All She Wants Is" (Euro house mix) – 7:32 (a.k.a. "Euro dub mix")
3. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:34
4. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04

12": Capitol / SPRO-79483 (Promo) United States

1. "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:16
2. "All She Wants Is" (US masterdub) – 6:43 (a.k.a. "Latino dub")
3. "All She Wants Is" (Euro house mix) – 7:32 (a.k.a. "Euro dub mix")
4. "All She Wants Is" (Euro house dub I) – 7:07 (a.k.a. "House dub", "Euro house dub")
5. "All She Wants Is" (Euro house dub II) – 5:43

12": EMI / K 060 20 32366 Netherlands

1. "All She Wants Is" (House dub) – 7:07 (a.k.a. "Euro house dub", "Euro house dub I")
2. "All She Wants Is" (Latino dub) – 6:44 (a.k.a. "US masterdub")
3. "All She Wants Is" (7" version) – 4:31

• Also released on German CD (EMI-Electrola / CDP 560-20-3236-2)

CD: EMI / CD DD 11 (United Kingdom)

1. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
2. "Skin Trade" (Parisian mix) – 8:10
3. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:09

• Also available on 3" CD in the US (Capitol / C3-44287-2)

CD: Toshiba-EMI / XP12-5006 (Japan)

1. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
2. "All She Wants Is" (Euro dub mix) – 7:34 (a.k.a. "Euro house mix")
3. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:09

• 3" CD reworking of the first UK 12"

CD: The Singles 1986–1995 box set

1. "All She Wants Is" (45 mix) – 4:36
2. "I Believe/All I Need to Know" (medley) – 5:04
3. "All She Wants Is" (US master mix) – 7:16
4. "All She Wants Is" (Euro dub mix) – 7:34 (a.k.a. "Euro house mix")
5. "Skin Trade" (Parisian mix) – 8:10

"All She Wants Is" can be heard as background music playing in a bar in the 2003 film Monster.

"All She Wants Is" was used in season 5, episode 5 of Cold Case in 2007.

Faithful Dawn recorded a cover of the song which was only available on a limited edition EP at Whitby 5.5 in 1998.

"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.

Weekly charts

Duran Duran

• Simon Le Bon – vocals
• John Taylor – bass
• Nick Rhodes – keyboards

Additional musicians

• Chester Kamen – guitars
• Sterling Campbell – drums
• Warren Cuccurullo – guitars

Technical

• Duran Duran – producer
• Jonathan Elias – producer
• Daniel Abraham – producer, mixer (45 mix)
• Shep Pettibone – remixer
• Goh Hotoda – remix engineer
• Freddie Stopler – heavy breathing