Song · Duran Duran
“All She Wants Is” by Duran Duran
From the album Big Thing (1988)
“All She Wants Is” by Duran Duran appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1988 and 1989. It was first released in 1988 on the album Big Thing. Its best result is #44 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #163 alternative song of 1988 and #5,002 alternative song of all time.
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"All She Wants Is" came off Big Thing, Duran Duran's fifth album, as its second single at the tail end of 1988, and it rides a taut, nervy groove. Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor wrote it, and the band produced it with Daniel Abraham and Jonathan Elias, who also chipped in extra keyboards; Abraham recorded it and mixed it with Steve Peck.
Shep Pettibone did all seven official mixes, and the B-side was an original medley, "I Believe/All I Need to Know". It did better at home than "I Don't Want Your Love" had, climbing to number 9 in Britain and 22 on the Hot 100 in America, and it turned out to be the last of their twelve UK top ten hits of the '80s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 44 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 195 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
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