I Want Love
"I Want Love" is a 2001 song by Elton John, co-written with Bernie Taupin.[2] It was released as a single from his Songs from the West Coast album.
"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 |
The song reached the top ten in Canada and the United Kingdom.[3] In the US, "I Want Love" reached No. 110 on the Billboard Hot 100's "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]
"I Want Love" was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.[6]
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-Wood 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]
"I Want Love" is included as the second song in the soundtrack of the 2019 film Rocketman.
Chart history
Chart (2001–02) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 63 |
Belgium | 65 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 7 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 31 |
New Zealand (RIANZ) | 49 |
Switzerland | 31 |
UK Singles Chart (The Official Charts Company)[9] | 9 |
US Billboard Bubbling Under[10] | 110 |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[11] | 6 |
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.[12][13]
References
- https://www.discogs.com/Elton-John-I-Want-Love/release/1624665
- Lewis, Randy (April 7, 2018). "Bernie Taupin reflects on 50 years of working with Elton John — and why their songs have endured." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- UK Official Charts, 6 October 2001
- Adult Contemporary Archive, December 8, 2001 Billboard Adult Contemporary, December 8, 2001
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izzZh5435Ho
- "2001 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric (August 3, 2001). "Elton John Casts Robert Downey Jr. In His New Video". MTV News. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
- Rankin, Rebecca. "Elton John: California Love (Interview)". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 14, 2001. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- UK Official Charts, 6 October 2001
- Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
- Adult Contemporary Archive, December 8, 2001 Billboard Adult Contemporary, December 8, 2001
- Newman, Melinda (April 3, 2018). "Chris Stapleton Talks Covering Elton John for 'Restoration': Exclusive Amazon Music Preview". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- Lewis, Randy (April 7, 2018). "Bernie Taupin reflects on 50 years of working with Elton John — and why their songs have endured." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 26, 2018.