Song · Gang of Four
“What We All Want” by Gang of Four
From the album Solid Gold (1981)
“What We All Want” by Gang of Four appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1981 and 1988. It was first released in 1981 on the album Solid Gold. Its best result is #85 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #85 alternative song of 1981 and #6,698 alternative song of all time.
"What We All Want" comes off Solid Gold, the 1981 second album from Gang of Four, the British post-punk band. The music is credited to the whole group, Jon King wrote the words and sings them, Andy Gill plays guitar, Dave Allen bass and Hugo Burnham drums, and the four of them produced it with Jimmy Douglass.
Solid Gold never drew quite the acclaim that greeted their debut, Entertainment!, and critics found it less consistent, but it still won good notices. The Globe and Mail heard the guitar as scratchy and feverish, and Pitchfork later ranked the album 24th among the best of the 1980s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 85 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 418 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
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