All That She Wants
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| Single by Ace of Base | ||
| Released | late 1992 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | mid-1992 | |
| Genre | Techno / Dance / Pop | |
| Length | 03:34 | |
| Label | Alex Records (original release) / Arista Records U.S. re-release | |
| Writer(s) | Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg, Linn Berggren | |
| Producer(s) | Denniz Pop | |
| Certification | Platinum - November 12, 1993 | |
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| Ace of Base singles chronology | ||
| Wheel Of Fortune (1992) |
All That She Wants (1992) |
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 the highest-selling #2 song of all time in the States: it stayed in the top three songs on Billboard's Hot 100 list for three months, but never actually reached the #1 position.
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[edit] History
Co-written by Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg, the song was originally titled 'Mister Ace' and included lyrics by Linn Berggren, Ulf Ekberg, and Jonas 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 baseline. 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.
[edit] Charts
- Country -- Peak Position
- Australia #1
- Austria #1
- Belgium #1
- Brazil #1
- Canada #2
- Chile #1
- Colombia #1
- Denmark #1
- Finland #3
- France #2
- Germany #1
- Greece #1
- Ireland #2
- Italy #1
- Mexico #1
- The Netherlands #4
- New Zealand #3
- Norway #1
- Spain #1
- Sweden #2
- Switzerland #1
- United Kingdom #1
- United States #2
- Venezuela #1
[edit] TV/Movie occurrences
- In the episode of South Park "Prehistoric Ice Man", Dr. Mephisto plays this song for the ice man.
- In episode 3, series 1 of Green Wing, Dr. Guy Secretan teases Mac about Holly being pregnant again by singing this song, before getting stabbed in the arm with a scalpel.
[edit] Covers
- 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
| Preceded by "Five Live (EP)" by George Michael & Queen with Lisa Stansfield |
UK Singles Chart Number 1 single May 16, 1993 for 3 weeks |
Succeeded by "(I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You" by UB40 |
