All I Ever Wanted (Basshunter song)

"All I Ever Wanted"
Standard variant
Single by Basshunter
from the album Now You're Gone – The Album
Released29 June 2008
Recorded2008
Genre
Length2:58
LabelHard2Beat
Songwriters
  • David Le Roy
  • Jean Christophe Belval
  • Scott Simons
Producers
Basshunter singles chronology
"Please Don't Go"
(2008)
"All I Ever Wanted"
(2008)
"Angel in the Night"
(2008)
Music video
"All I Ever Wanted" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC[1]
Digital Spy[2]

"All I Ever Wanted" is a song by Swedish musician Basshunter. It is similar to his previous single "Now You're Gone" in that it is an English remake using music based on a previous Basshunter track, without any lyrical connection. The melody for "All I Ever Wanted" is largely a remixed version of "Daddy DJ", as is Basshunter's earlier song "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA".[3]

"All I Ever Wanted" uses the melody from the song "Daddy DJ", created by the French dance act of the same name.

Composition

"All I Ever Wanted" is a beat-driven, heavily vocodered track.[4]

Music video

The video clip features Aylar Lie and Lucas Thorheim.[5]

Chart performance

On 6 July 2008, the song entered the UK singles chart at number three and sold 26,044 copies in its first week on chart,[6] then climbed to number two the following week. It had a long and successful chart run in the UK and a year and a half after its release it re-entered the UK top 100 at number 98 due to Basshunter being a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother 7 and it often being played on the spin-off shows Big Brother's Big Mouth and Big Brother's Little Brother.

In New Zealand, the song debuted at number 27 and peaked at number seventeen and was certified platinum.[7]

Track listing

Swedish musician Basshunter (left) and Swedish music producer Robert Uhlmann produced "All I Ever Wanted" with Scott Simons.
  • UK single
  1. "All I Ever Wanted" (Radio Edit) – 2:59
  2. "All I Ever Wanted" (Extended Mix) – 5:25
  3. "All I Ever Wanted" (Fonzerelli Remix) – 6:39
  4. "Now You're Gone" (Voodoo & Serano Remix) (featuring DJ Mental Theo's Bazzheadz) – 5:39

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "All I Ever Wanted"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[29] Gold 45,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] Platinum 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Platinum 600,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ Fraser McAlpine (30 June 2008). "Basshunter - 'All I Ever Wanted'". BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ Alex Fletcher (26 June 2008). "Basshunter: 'All I Ever Wanted'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Hard2Beat Records - All I Ever Wanted". Hard2Beat.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  4. ^ "In-depth analysis of exclusive Official Charts Company data" (PDF). Music Week. United Business Media. p. 2. Retrieved 14 November 2022 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Currinn, Jonathan (3 June 2020). "Basshunter Releases New Single "Angels Ain't Listening"". CelebMix. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  6. ^ Alan Jones (12 July 2008). "Choosing the DIY route propels Dizzee to new heights in singles chart" (PDF). Music Week. p. 22. Retrieved 12 January 2026 – via World Radio History.
  7. ^ a b "Single Certification Search". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. ^ "Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  10. ^ "Charts – TopHit – Highway to Airplay". TopHit. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ^ "All I Ever Wanted". ČNS IFPI (in Czech). Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Basshunter". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on 22 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name.
  14. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All I Ever Wanted". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Basshunter". Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted". Top 40 Singles.
  18. ^ "Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted". VG-lista.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 19/7/2008 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  20. ^ "All I Ever Wanted". SNS IFPI (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted". Singles Top 100.
  22. ^ "Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ^ "Billboard Türkiye Top 20" [Billboard Turkey Top 20]. Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 19/7/2008 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  25. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart on 17/8/2008 – Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  26. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart on 10/1/2010 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  27. ^ "Популярные хиты 2008" [Popular hits 2008] (in Russian). Tophit. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  28. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 - 2008". Official Charts. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  29. ^ "Danish single certifications – Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  30. ^ "British single certifications – Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 July 2022. Select singles in the Formats field. Type All I Ever Wanted Basshunter in the "Search:" field.