All I Want (Kodaline song)

"All I Want"
"All I Want"
Single by Kodaline
from the album In a Perfect World
Released	8 October 2013
Recorded	2012
Genre	Alternative rock, folk rock
Label	B-Unique
Songwriter(s)	James Flannigan; Steve Garrigan; Vincent May; Mark Prendergast;
Producer(s)	Stephen Harris;
Kodaline singles chronology
Music video
	"All I Want" (Part 1) on YouTube
Music video
	"All I Want" (Part 2) on YouTube

"All I Want" is a song by Dublin-based alternative rock quartet Kodaline taken from their 2013 album In a Perfect World. It was released as the fourth single from the album topping at number 15 in the Irish Singles Chart. It also charted on the UK Singles Chart reaching #67. As of November 7, 2023, the song has amounted over 1.03 billion streams on Spotify.^[2]

Music video

The music video for the song was issued in two separate parts and was directed by Stevie Russell.^[3]

Oliver who is afflicted with a deformed face works in a company and is attracted to Mandy one of the co-workers, but she is cautious in developing any relation with him because of his deformity. In part one of the video, Oliver is bullied by three of his co-workers, who later on harass Mandy. But Oliver stands up for her, pushing them back. Mandy warms up to this fellow because of his defense of her against the bullies. In part two, Oliver forgets to wear his tie while going to work. While getting his tie, his dog, Digby, slips through the open door and gets lost. Digby wanders the streets and also passes by a street band (Kodaline) performing. Oliver discovers the loss of Digby when he returns home, immediately going on a hunt to find Digby. He prints posters at work and Mandy lends him her bike to help him distribute posters over the locality. He eventually finds Digby in a farm land outside his locality.

The director of the two videos Stevie Russell plays the main character Oliver with his love interest Mandy being played by Irish actress Amy De Bhrún. The bullies are played by James Cosgrave, Tristan McConnell and Ciaran O'Grady.^[4]

Use in other media

The song was featured in The Fault in Our Stars movie soundtrack as well as in the pilot of the E! television show The Royals.^{[citation needed]}

It also featured in "Remember The Time", the second episode of the ninth season of Grey's Anatomy, during Meredith's voice-mail to Cristina.^{[citation needed]}

The song was also used in the fifth season of The Vampire Diaries.^{[citation needed]}

A version of the song was used by Google in their Zeitgeist video released in December 2012.^{[citation needed]}

The song was featured for Turner Classic Movies year-end tribute for 2014, "TCM Remembers", which memorialized all of the entertainment personnel that died during the year.^{[citation needed]}

The song was also used in the 2016 film Grimsby.^[5]

The song was featured during the "In Memorium" video of the 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards.^[6]

In September 2021, the song served as the victorious piece for Jacob (Jake) Thomsen (Calinoda) on the American music competition television series "Alter Ego", broadcast on Fox.^{[citation needed]}

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[7]	57
France (SNEP)^[8]	48
Irish Singles Chart	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	26
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	67

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[10]	Platinum	90,000^‡
Germany (BVMI)^[11]	Gold	150,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)^[12]	Gold	25,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[13]	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.