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"All That She Wants"
Single by Ace of Base
from the album Happy Nation /The Sign
B-side "Fashion Party"
Released 14 November 1992 (UK) 18 September 1993 (US)
Format CD single
Recorded 1992
Genre Dance / Pop
Length Single Version 3:25
Album Version 3:34
Label Alex Records (original release) / Arista Records U.S. re-release
Writer(s) Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg, Linn Berggren
Producer Denniz Pop, Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg
Certification Platinum (USA), Platinum (UK), Platinum (Germany), Platinum (NZ), Gold (France), Gold (Austria), Gold (Netherlands)
Ace of Base singles chronology
"Wheel of Fortune"
(1992)		 "All That She Wants"
(1993)		 "Happy Nation"
(1993)

"All That She Wants" was a hit single of Swedish pop group Ace of Base. The song was produced by Denniz Pop. In late 1992 and early 1993, the song reached the top of the charts in many countries, including Denmark, the United Kingdom and Australia. The single was certified Platinum in the United States, where it peaked at #2. It is one of the highest-selling #2 songs of all time in the States: it stayed in the top three songs on Billboard Hot 100 list for three months, but never actually reached the #1 position. The song is currently the 71st best-selling single of all time in Germany.[1]

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History

Co-written by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg, the song was originally titled 'Mister Ace' and included lyrics by both co-writers as well as Jonas' sister and bandmate Linn Berggren. Fourth group member Jenny Berggren was not present during the recording of the song.

When the band sent in their demo tape, or so the story goes, it became lodged in Denniz Pop's cassette player while he was on holiday and consequently was the only song he could listen to, and when he returned from his trip he announced his intention of producing the song.

Pop excised the lyrics by Ulf and Jonas, replacing them with whispered vocals ('all that she wants') and adding distinctive horns and a slightly different bassline. The finalised version was released to radio in November 1992 across Scandinavia and later the rest of the world, quickly becoming a hit in dozens of countries.

Track listings

  • United Kingdom CD single
  1. "All That She Wants" (Radio Edit)
  2. "All That She Wants" (12" Version)
  3. "All That She Wants" (Banghra Version)
  4. "All That She Wants" (Madness Version)
  • United States CD single
  1. "All That She Wants" - 3:31
  2. "All That She Wants" (Extended Single/Dub Version) - 7:56
  3. "All That She Wants" (Banghra Version) - 4:15
  4. "All That She Wants" (12" Version) - 4:46
  • Australian CD Single:
  1. "All That She Wants" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Fashion Party"

Official Versions/Remixes

  • Radio Version
  • 12" Version
  • Extended Single/Dub
  • Banghra Version
  • Madness Version
  • Instrumental
  • Eurohouse Dub
  • Funkstar Deluxe Mix
  • Voodoo & Serano Mix
  • Voodoo & Serano Dub Mix
  • Voodoo & Serano Radio Edit
  • The King Of Clubs Mix

Credits

  • Vocals by Linn Berggren
  • Written by Linn Berggren, Jonas Berggren and Ulf Berggren
  • Produced by Denniz Pop, Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
  • Recorded at SweMix Studios, Stockholm

Cover versions

  • Britney Spears covered the song adding different verses, but the same chorus as the original version, but it was never released officially. The song was leaked in January 2008. it is produced by J.R. Rotem.
  • The 2008 Holly Ray and Sean Kingston track Off The Meter samples the signature whistling rhythm from the song.
  • Villains of Vinyl, an underground group from Santa Cruz, California has covered this song. Their version involves kazoos and an Elvis impersonation.
  • WIZO, a German punk band, have covered this song (in English). Their version is played in a much more upbeat/funky punk style.
  • Breakcore producer Shitmat sampled part of this song on his Killababylonkutz album, on the track Ace of Base Babylon.
  • Knorkator
  • The Italian girlband Lucky Star covered the song for their first album LS3 released in 2006.
  • Grass Show, on the 1997 album Something Smells Good in Stinkville.
  • The Kooks, a British indie rock band, covered this song as part of the Radio 1: Established 1967 compilation CD, a CD to celebrate the 40th anniversary of BBC Radio 1. 40 modern day music artists covered a single from the past 40 years of Radio 1's charts, and The Kooks ended up with this song.
  • We Are Scientists and Chris Urbanowicz of Editors covered this song at Reading Festival 2008.
  • In 2009 Reggaeton group L.D.A. covered a Spanish remix version for their album Revolucionando El Genero.

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales
Austria[2] Gold April 14, 1993 15,000+
France[3] Gold 1993 250,000+
Germany[4] Platinum 1994
UK Platinum 1993 604,000
U.S.[5] Platinum December 11, 1993 1,000,000

Charts

Chart (1992-1993) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[6] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[6] 1
Belgian Singles Chart 1
Canadian Singles Chart 1
Danish Singles Chart[6] 1
Dutch Singles Chart 4
Finnish Singles Chart[6] 3
French SNEP Singles Chart[6] 2
German Singles Chart[6] 1
Greek Singles Chart 1
Irish Singles Chart[7] 2
Chart Peak
position
Italian FIMI Singles Chart 1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[6] 3
Norwegian Singles Chart[6] 2
Spanish Singles Chart 1
Swiss Singles Chart[6] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[6] 2
UK Singles Chart[8] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 2
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[9] 1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[9] 4
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[9] 22
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[9] 17
End of the year chart (1993) Position
Australian Singles Chart[10] 9
Austrian Singles Chart[11] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[12] 3
Preceded by
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston		 German number-one single
5 March 1993 – 23 April 1993		 Succeeded by
"Informer" by Snow
Preceded by
"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited		 Austrian number-one single
28 March 1993 – 2 May 1993		 Succeeded by
"What Is Love" by Haddaway
Preceded by
"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited		 Swiss number-one single
25 April 1993 – 2 May 1993		 Succeeded by
"Informer" by Snow
Preceded by
"Five Live (EP)" by George Michael & Queen
with Lisa Stansfield		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
16 May 1993 – 30 May 1993		 Succeeded by
"(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You" by UB40
Preceded by
"Mr Vain" by Culture Beat		 Australian (ARIA) number-one single
6 November 1993 – 20 November 1993		 Succeeded by
"Please Forgive Me" by Bryan Adams
Preceded by
"No Rain" by Blind Melon		 Canadian Singles Chart number-one single
20 November 1993 – 27 November 1993

References

  1. ^ Best-selling singles of all time in Germany Musicline.de (Retrieved 17 May 2009)
  2. ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
  3. ^ French certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
  4. ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
  5. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Ace of Base Singles, accessed 2009-07-10
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "All That She Wants", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
  7. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
  8. ^ aAll That She Wants", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
  9. ^ a b c d e Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
  10. ^ 1993 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
  11. ^ 1993 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
  12. ^ 1993 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 20 April 2008)
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