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{{for|other songs|You're All I Need (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
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| Name = You're All I Need
| Cover = YoureAllINeed.jpg
| name = You're All I Need
| Artist = [[Mötley Crüe]]
| cover = YoureAllINeed.jpg
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| alt =
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| from Album = [[Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe album)|Girls, Girls, Girls]]
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| type = single
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| B-side = "[[Wild Side (Mötley Crüe song)|Wild Side]]"
| Released = 1987
| artist = [[Mötley Crüe]]
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| album = [[Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe album)|Girls, Girls, Girls]]
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| Format =
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| B-side = [[Wild Side (Mötley Crüe song)|Wild Side]]
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| Recorded = 1987
| released = 19 October 1987 (US)
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| Genre = [[Glam metal]]
*January 1988 (UK)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=M%F6tley+Cr%FCe&titel=You%27re+All+I+Need&cat=s|title=Motley Crue singles}}</ref>
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| Length =
| format =
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| Label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| recorded = 1987
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| Writer = [[Nikki Sixx]], [[Tommy Lee]]
| Producer = [[Tom Werman]]
| studio =
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| genre = [[Glam metal]]
| Last single = "[[Wild Side (Mötley Crüe song)|Wild Side]]"<br />(1987)
| length = 4:32
| This single = "'''You're All I Need'''"<br/ > (1987)
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| label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
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| Next single = "[[Dr. Feelgood (song)|Dr. Feelgood]]"<br />(1989)
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| writer = [[Nikki Sixx]], [[Tommy Lee]]
| producer = [[Tom Werman]]
| prev_title = Wild Side
| prev_year = 1987
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| next_title = [[Dr. Feelgood (Mötley Crüe song)|Dr. Feelgood]]
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{External music video
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| type = single
| header = Music videos
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| 1 = {{YouTube|0dldfR1NMow|"You're All I Need"}}
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}}
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"'''You're All I Need'''" is a [[power ballad]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hartmann|first=Graham|title=Motley Crue's 'Girls, Girls, Girls' – Readers Poll|date=15 May 2012|url=https://loudwire.com/motley-crue-girls-girls-girls-readers-poll/|access-date=22 June 2021|website=Loudwire|language=en}}</ref> by American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Mötley Crüe]]. It was released as the third and final single from the band's 1987 album ''[[Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe album)|Girls, Girls, Girls]]''.


The song peaked at 83 on the Hot 100, and 23 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. Despite the controversy and its lack of chart success, the song is considered one of their best songs.<ref name="billboard">{{Cite magazine|title=Motley Crue's 15 Best Songs: Critic's Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7881985/motley-crue-songs-best-hits-list/|access-date=22 June 2021 |magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref>
"'''You're All I Need'''" is a [[Mötley Crüe]] [[power ballad]] written by [[Nikki Sixx]] and [[Tommy Lee]]. It was released as the third and final single from the band's 1987 album ''[[Girls, Girls, Girls (Mötley Crüe album)|Girls, Girls, Girls]]''. A [[glam metal]] tune, its guitar solo contains a [[Modulation (music)|key change]] mid-way that is a classic example of [[Diatonic and chromatic|diatonic]] chord progression. The song charted at 83 on the US Charts,<ref>{{cite web|url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4964|pure_url=yes}}|title = Allmusic (Motley Crue charts & awards) Billboard singles|publisher=}}</ref> and 23 on the UK Charts.


==Song meaning==
==Song meaning==
The song was praised by [[Jon Bon Jovi]] as "the best ballad Mötley Crüe have ever written". When informed of this Nikki Sixx laughed because of the gruesome meaning behind the song.
The song was praised by [[Jon Bon Jovi]] as "the best ballad Mötley Crüe have ever written.”<ref>{{Cite web|last=Masley|first=Ed|title=Best Motley Crue songs of all time|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/07/16/best-motley-crue-songs-fast-love-sos/12681445/|access-date=8 June 2021|website=The Arizona Republic|language=en-US}}</ref> When informed of this, Nikki Sixx laughed because of the gruesome meaning behind the song.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}


The song is about a girlfriend that Nikki Sixx had who he believed cheated on him with [[Jack Wagner (actor)|Jack Wagner]], an actor in ''[[General Hospital]]'', who at the time had a single out called "All I Need". Nikki wrote his version and gave it to his girlfriend, but had no intention of recording it. However, the rest of the band praised the song and it was recorded for the ''Girls, Girls, Girls'' album. In Nikki's book ''The Heroin Diaries'', a journal entry states that Tommy Lee was playing the song on the piano, and Nikki wrote the lyrics for the piano part.
As Sixx would later relate in his ''Heroin Diaries'' memoir, "You're All I Need" was inspired by some real-life violent impulses. Convinced his girlfriend at the time had been cheating on him with actor [[Jack Wagner (actor)|Jack Wagner]], who was then enjoying a taste of pop stardom with his hit single "[[All I Need (Jack Wagner song)|All I Need]]," Sixx wrote his own song — then played it for his ex. "I took the cassette over to her apartment and I didn't say anything. I just had a little cassette player and I just played it for her, and she started crying, and I walked out the door," he later told ''Rolling Stone''. "I was like, 'Well now, that's that.'"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/motley-crue-youre-all-i-need/|title=Why Motley Crue's 'You're All I Need' Was Banned by MTV|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date=25 April 2021}}</ref> However, the rest of the band praised the song and it was recorded for the ''Girls, Girls, Girls'' album. In Sixx's book, ''The Heroin Diaries'', a journal entry states that Tommy Lee was playing the song on the piano, and Sixx wrote the lyrics for the piano part.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}


==Music video==
==Music video==
Shot in [[black-and-white]], the video shows a man getting into a heated argument with his girlfriend, which ends with him killing her with a [[kitchen knife]] (off-screen). He then takes a picture of her off the wall, and throws it in the fireplace. After the murder, he begins having a breakdown, and destroys many objects in his house. Eventually, he is arrested by the police and is hauled away in front of many onlookers while paramedics put the dead woman in a body bag. The band appears in the video through hallucinations. Even though the video was not particularly violent (except for the lyrics), [[MTV]] refused to air it, due to the realistic gruesome scenes.<ref name="billboard"/> The video was directed by [[Wayne Isham]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bomb|first=Cherry |date=28 March 2020 |title=I Hate My MTV: A History of Heavy Metal Videos Banned By MTV|url=https://metalinjection.net/editorials/back-in-the-day/i-hate-my-mtv-a-history-of-heavy-metal-videos-banned-by-mtv|access-date=22 June 2021|website=Metal Injection|language=en-US}}</ref> The DVD version of the video begins with a statement warning about the video's content.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Childers|first=Chad |date=21 March 2019|title=20 Best Motley Crue Videos Ranked by 'The Dirt' Level |url=https://loudwire.com/best-motley-crue-videos-ranked-the-dirt/|access-date=22 June 2021|website=Loudwire|language=en}}</ref>
The video (which was shot in black-&-white) depicts a man killing a woman with a [[kitchen knife]]. He then takes a picture of her off the wall with his bloody hand and throws in it the fireplace. After the killing part, he throws an office chair at the wall, and throws a rock at a mirror breaking it. The camera zooms around and focuses on the stove and pots, a sink, empty picture frames on the floor and a picture of [[Jimi Hendrix]]. The police then arrive pointing their guns and arrest him. Paramedics put the dead woman in a body bag and the man is hauled away in front in many onlookers. This video was banned from [[MTV]] due to the scene where the man kills the woman. An edited version aired on MTV, which removes the killing scene.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3604|title = Song facts|publisher=}}</ref> The video was directed by [[Wayne Isham]].

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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!scope="col" style="width:19em"| Chart (1987)
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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!scope="row"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=MOTLEY CRUE {{!}} full Official Chart History|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22773/motley-crue/|access-date=May 31, 2021|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref>
| 23
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!scope="row"| US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Mötley Crüe – Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/motley-crue/chart-history|access-date=May 31, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
| 83
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|}


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
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*{{Official website|http://www.motley.com}}


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Latest revision as of 09:11, 17 August 2024

For other songs, see You're All I Need (disambiguation).

"You're All I Need"
Single by Mötley Crüe
from the album Girls, Girls, Girls
B-side"Wild Side"
Released19 October 1987 (US)
  • January 1988 (UK)[1]
Recorded1987
GenreGlam metal
Length4:32
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee
Producer(s)Tom Werman
Mötley Crüe singles chronology
"Wild Side"
(1987) 		"You're All I Need"
(1987) 		"Dr. Feelgood"
(1989)
Music videos
"You're All I Need" on YouTube

"You're All I Need" is a power ballad[2] by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. It was released as the third and final single from the band's 1987 album Girls, Girls, Girls.

The song peaked at 83 on the Hot 100, and 23 on the UK Singles Chart. Despite the controversy and its lack of chart success, the song is considered one of their best songs.[3]

Song meaning

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The song was praised by Jon Bon Jovi as "the best ballad Mötley Crüe have ever written.”[4] When informed of this, Nikki Sixx laughed because of the gruesome meaning behind the song.[citation needed]

As Sixx would later relate in his Heroin Diaries memoir, "You're All I Need" was inspired by some real-life violent impulses. Convinced his girlfriend at the time had been cheating on him with actor Jack Wagner, who was then enjoying a taste of pop stardom with his hit single "All I Need," Sixx wrote his own song — then played it for his ex. "I took the cassette over to her apartment and I didn't say anything. I just had a little cassette player and I just played it for her, and she started crying, and I walked out the door," he later told Rolling Stone. "I was like, 'Well now, that's that.'"[5] However, the rest of the band praised the song and it was recorded for the Girls, Girls, Girls album. In Sixx's book, The Heroin Diaries, a journal entry states that Tommy Lee was playing the song on the piano, and Sixx wrote the lyrics for the piano part.[citation needed]

Music video

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Shot in black-and-white, the video shows a man getting into a heated argument with his girlfriend, which ends with him killing her with a kitchen knife (off-screen). He then takes a picture of her off the wall, and throws it in the fireplace. After the murder, he begins having a breakdown, and destroys many objects in his house. Eventually, he is arrested by the police and is hauled away in front of many onlookers while paramedics put the dead woman in a body bag. The band appears in the video through hallucinations. Even though the video was not particularly violent (except for the lyrics), MTV refused to air it, due to the realistic gruesome scenes.[3] The video was directed by Wayne Isham.[6] The DVD version of the video begins with a statement warning about the video's content.[7]

Charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 23
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 83

References

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  1. ^ "Motley Crue singles".
  2. ^ Hartmann, Graham (15 May 2012). "Motley Crue's 'Girls, Girls, Girls' – Readers Poll". Loudwire. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Motley Crue's 15 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ Masley, Ed. "Best Motley Crue songs of all time". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Why Motley Crue's 'You're All I Need' Was Banned by MTV". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ Bomb, Cherry (28 March 2020). "I Hate My MTV: A History of Heavy Metal Videos Banned By MTV". Metal Injection. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. ^ Childers, Chad (21 March 2019). "20 Best Motley Crue Videos Ranked by 'The Dirt' Level". Loudwire. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ "MOTLEY CRUE | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Mötley Crüe – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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