All I Want Is You (Agnes song)

"All I Want Is You" is a song by Swedish recording artist Agnes. The song was written by Agnes, Ana Diaz, and Jonas Quant. The latter produced the song for Agnes' fourth studio album, Veritas (2012). The song received its radio debut on Sveriges Radio P3 on August 29.[1] It was released as the second single from the album on August 31, 2012.[2]

"All I Want Is You"
Single by Agnes
from the album Veritas
ReleasedAugust 31, 2012
Recorded2012
Genre
LabelRoxy/Universal Music
Songwriter(s)Agnes, Ana Diaz, Jonas Quant
Producer(s)Jonas Quant
Agnes singles chronology
"One Last Time"
(2012)
"All I Want Is You"
(2012)
"Life (Diamonds in the Dark)"
(2013)

Background

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In July 2012, Agnes debuted the song at her performance at Stockholm Pride.[3] On August 27, 2012, Agnes revealed the release date and artwork for the single.[2] The single was sent to radio stations across Sweden on August 29, one week before the release of her fourth studio album "Veritas".[4] The same day blogger Perez Hilton premiered the lyrics video of the song exclusively on his website and commenting it with "Agnes Doesn't Want Much… All She Wants Is You! And all WE want it more Agnes! Seems like a fair trade to us!"[5] Agnes has self stated that "All I Want Is You" is feverish, and ambiguous, perhaps a declaration of love, but equally a story of obsession.[6]

Music video

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A lyric video for the song was released on Agnes official YouTube page on 30 August 2012.[7]

Critical reception

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UK blogger, Scandipop, compared the tune with her previous hit "Release Me" saying that "those who wanted something similar to that era will be pleased to learn "All I Want Is You" is a respectful nod back to that sound. Dancepop, with a heavy emphasis on the strings." However he admitted that the sound of the single evolved the appropriate way for the last four years, and he paided homage to producer Jonas Quant, who wrote the song along with Ana Diaz and Agnes herself, for this.[8] JonAli described the song as "an emotional disco anthem with lush strings and a flawless vocal from the Swedish diva." "All I Want Is You” brings us back to the friendly dance beats we are use [sic] to hearing from her hits 'Release Me' and 'Don’t Go Breaking My Heart'."[9]

Track listing

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  • Digital download[10]
  1. "All I Want Is You" – 3:21

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Swedish Singles Chart (Downloads)[11] 9

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Sweden August 29, 2012[4] Airplay Roxy/Universal Music
August 31, 2012[2][10] Digital download/streaming

References

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  1. ^ "Agnes: 'All I Want Is You'". Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "New single". facebook. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  3. ^ "Stöttar Pride med hela mitt hjärta". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Nytt med Agnes + The Script ihop med will.i.am". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  5. ^ Hilton, Perez. "Agnes Doesn't Want Much… All She Wants Is You! LISTEN TO NEW SONG HERE!". perezhilton.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "About Agnes" (in Swedish). Roxy Recordings King Island Roxystars AB. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  7. ^ Agnes - All I Want Is You (Lyric Video), YouTube, retrieved 2012-08-31
  8. ^ "Agnes - All I Want Is You". scandipop,co.uk. 2012-08-29. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  9. ^ "Agnes: 'All I Want Is You' Single Premiere!". Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  10. ^ a b "All I Want Is You - Single - By Agnes". iTunes. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
  11. ^ "DigiListan 2012-09-09". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved September 16, 2012.