All I Wanna Do

Sheryl Crow

About All I Wanna Do

"All I Wanna Do" is a song performed by Sheryl Crow and written by Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell and Kevin Gilbert, with lyrics adapted from Cooper's 1987 poem "Fun". It was Crow's breakthrough hit from her 1993 debut album Tuesday Night Music Club. The song is Crow's biggest US hit, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 behind "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men for six consecutive weeks from October 8 to November 12, 1994, and it also topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It was the winner of the 1995 Grammy for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and was nominated for Song of the Year. In addition to its US success, "All I Wanna Do" peaked at number one in Australia for one week and in Canada for four weeks, also topping the RPM Adult Contemporary chart in the latter country. In New Zealand and the United Kingdom, it peaked at number four, and in Europe, it reached the top 10 in Austria, Flemish Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. It is Crow's biggest international hit to date. 


Year:
1995
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Hit it!
This ain't no disco
And it ain't no country club either,
This is L.A.

All I want to do is have a little fun before I die
Says the man next to me out of nowhere
It's apropos of nothing he says his name is William
But I'm sure he's Bill or Billy or Mac or buddy

And he's plain ugly to me, and I wonder if he's ever
Had a day of fun in his whole life

We are drinking beer at noon on Tuesday
In the bar that faces the giant car wash
And the good people of the world
Are washing their cars on their lunch breaks
Hosing and scrubbing as best they can
In skirts and suits

And they drive their shiny Datsuns and Buicks
Back to the phone company, the record stores, too
Well, they're nothing like Billy and me

'Cause

All I wanna do is have some fun
I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun
I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun
Until the sun comes up over
Santa Monica Boulevard

I like a good beer buzz, early in the morning
Billy likes to peal the labels from his bottles of bud
He shreds them on the bar then he lights up every match
In an over-sized pack letting each one burn
Down to his thick fingers before blowing and
Cursing them out, he's watching
The bottles of bud as they spin on the floor

And a happy couple enters the bar
Dangerously, close to one another
The bartender looks up from his want ads

But,

All I wanna do is have some fun
I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun
I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun
Until the sun comes up over
Santa Monica Boulevard

Otherwise the bar is ours, the day and the night
And the car wash, too, the matches and the
Buds, and the clean and dirty cars,
The sun and the moon ,

But, all I wanna do is have some fun
I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun
I got a feeling I'm not the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun
I got a feeling the party has just begun
All I wanna do is have some fun
I won't tell you that you're the only one
All I wanna do is have some fun
Until the sun comes up over
Santa Monica Boulevard
Until the sun comes up over
Santa Monica Boulevard

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Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, performer, record producer, actress, and political activist. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country, and pop. She has released seven studio albums, two compilations, and a live album, and has contributed to various film soundtracks. She has sold more than 16 million albums in the United States and over 50 million albums worldwide. Additionally, Crow has garnered nine Grammy Awards. more »

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Written by: Bill Bottrell, Kevin M Gilbert, Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Suzanne Crow, David Francis Baerwald

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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11 facts about this song

Composition
"All I Wanna Do" is a composition by Sheryl Crow that was released in 1994 from her debut album titled "Tuesday Night Music Club."
Lyrics Inspiration
The lyrics of the song are adapted from the poem, "Fun," by American poet Wyn Cooper.
Chart Performance
The song became a sleeper hit and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in America, staying there for six weeks.
Commercial Success
"All I Wanna Do" was Crow's breakthrough single globally, achieving commercial success in many countries, including Australia and the UK, and reaching the top 10 in many European countries.
Recognition
The song won Sheryl Crow accolades and recognition, receiving Grammy Awards for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Record of the Year in 1995.
Genre Classification
While Sheryl Crow's music is generally categorized as pop/rock, "All I Wanna Do" features influences from country and blues genres.
Music Video
The song's music video was filmed in downtown Los Angeles and was directed by David Hogan, a reputable name in the music video industry.
Gold Certification
In the United States, the song got a Gold certification from RIAA for over 500,000 copies sold.
Iconic Line
The line "until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard" became one of the most iconic lines in '90s pop music.
Impromptu Recording
According to Sheryl Crow, the track was actually recorded 'impromptu' when the musicians were warming up in the studio. The version that reached huge commercial success was thus a rough cut and not the final version.
Revival of '70s Vibe
Described often as the perfect 'driving in LA' song, "All I Wanna Do" might not have been intended as a throwback, but certainly revived the laid back, free-spirited moodiness of '70s California rock.

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