I Want Love
"I Want Love" | ||||
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Single by Elton John | ||||
from the album Songs from the West Coast | ||||
Released | 24 September 2001[1] | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
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"I Want Love" on YouTube | ||||
"I Want Love" is a 2001 song by English musician Elton John, co-written with Bernie Taupin,[2] released as the first single from his Songs from the West Coast album. The song reached the top ten in Canada and the United Kingdom.[3] In the US, "I Want Love" reached No. 10 on the Billboard "Bubbling Under" chart and number six on the Adult Contemporary chart.[4] The song also featured in an advert for Royal Mail, in which John starred.[5] It was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.[6]
"I Want Love" is present in the musical biopic film Rocketman, sung by a cast including Kit Connor, Steven Mackintosh, Bryce Dallas Howard and Gemma Jones.
Music video
The music video was shot with the actor Robert Downey Jr. walking through Greystone Mansion and lip-syncing the song.[7] Video director Sam Taylor-Johnson shot 16 takes of the video and used the last one because, according to John, Downey looked completely relaxed, and, "The way he underplays it is fantastic".[8]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[9] | 63 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] | 15 |
France (SNEP)[11] | 67 |
Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 34 |
Italy (FIMI)[13] | 14 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] | 31 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] | 49 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 31 |
UK Singles (OCC)[17] | 9 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[18] | 10 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[19] | 6 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2001) | Position |
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Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[20] | 72 |
UK Singles (OCC)[21] | 141 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[22] | 29 |
Chart (2002) | Position |
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Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[23] | 136 |
Chris Stapleton cover
Chris Stapleton covered "I Want Love" in the spring of 2018. It is included on the compilation album, Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.[24][2]
References
- ^ "Elton John – I Want Love (2001, CD1, CD)". Discogs. 24 September 2001. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ a b Lewis, Randy (7 April 2018). "Bernie Taupin reflects on 50 years of working with Elton John — and why their songs have endured". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Elton John | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Elton John in a Royal Mail commercial ~ Old!" – via YouTube.
- ^ "2001 Grammy Award Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric (3 August 2001). "Elton John Casts Robert Downey Jr. In His New Video". MTV News. Archived from the original on 24 November 2002. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ Rankin, Rebecca. "Elton John: California Love (Interview)". MTV News. Archived from the original on 14 October 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 146.
- ^ "Elton John – I Want Love" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Elton John – I Want Love" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Elton John". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Elton John – I Want Love". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Elton John – I Want Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Elton John – I Want Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Elton John – I Want Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Elton John Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Elton John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on 26 January 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "2001 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. 29 December 2001. p. YE-81. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002 (Part 2)". Jam!. 14 January 2003. Archived from the original on 6 September 2004.
- ^ Newman, Melinda (3 April 2018). "Chris Stapleton Talks Covering Elton John for 'Restoration': Exclusive Amazon Music Preview". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
External links
- Elton John – I Want Love on YouTube
- Chris Stapleton – I Want Love on YouTube
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