I Want It All
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| "I Want It All" | ||
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| Single by Queen | ||
| from the album The Miracle | ||
| B-side(s) | Hang On in There | |
| Released | May 2, 1989 | |
| Format | vinyl record (7", 12"), cassette tape, CD | |
| Genre | Hard Rock | |
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| Label | Parlophone, EMI, Capitol | |
| Writer(s) | Queen (Brian May) | |
| Producer(s) | Queen and David Richards | |
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| Queen singles chronology | ||
| "One Year of Love" (1986) |
"I Want It All" (1989) |
"Breakthru" (1989) |
"I Want It All" is a song by the English rock band Queen. It is the fourth track on the album The Miracle and was written by guitarist Brian May (who briefly takes over lead vocals), but credited to all four members of the band.
The song itself is a hard rock anthem, and lyrically features themes relating to rebellion and social upheaval. Because of this, the song became an anti-apartheid song in South Africa and has also been used as a gay rights protest theme and a rallying anthem for African American youth.[citation needed]
The single release is significantly different from the album track, shortening the length of May's solo and intro. It peaked at #3 in the United Kingdom and #50 on the US Billboard, and #3 on the US Mainstream Rock Tracks.
Recently, the song has been used in commercials advertising Dr. Pepper.
[edit] Promotional video
- The music video for "I Want It All" was a straight performance video, with the band, all dressed smartly in black pants and white shirts (with drummer Roger Taylor wearing an additional leather jacket) playing the song on a stage in a warehouse. It was directed by David Mallet and is thus the only video for a single from the The Miracle album that was not directed and produced by DoRo.
- There are brief parts of the video where you can see cameras and people in the background.
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