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"
Single by Elton John
from the album Songs from the West Coast
Released24 September 2001[1]
GenreRock
Length4:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Elton John singles chronology
"Perfect Day"
(2001)		 "I Want Love"
(2001)		 "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"
(2002)
Music video
"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. 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]

The song was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.[6]

"I Want Love" is included as the second song in the soundtrack of the 2019 film Rocketman.

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-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]

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 15
France (SNEP)[10] 67
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 34
Italy (FIMI)[12] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 49
Poland[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
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 141
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[21] 29

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.[22][23]

References
  1. https://www.discogs.com/Elton-John-I-Want-Love/release/1624665
  2. 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.
  3. UK Official Charts, 6 October 2001
  4. Adult Contemporary Archive, 8 December 2001 Billboard Adult Contemporary, 8 December 2001
  5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Elton John in a Royal Mail commercial ~ Old!". YouTube.
  6. "2001 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  7. Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric (3 August 2001). "Elton John Casts Robert Downey Jr. In His New Video". MTV News. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  8. Rankin, Rebecca. "Elton John: California Love (Interview)". MTV News. Archived from the original on 14 October 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  9. "Elton John – I Want Love" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  10. "Elton John – I Want Love" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  11. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Elton John". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. "Elton John – I Want Love". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  13. "Elton John – I Want Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  14. "Elton John – I Want Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  15. https://lp3.polskieradio.pl/
  16. "Elton John – I Want Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  18. "Elton John Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  19. "Elton John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  20. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  21. "2001 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 113 no. 52. 29 December 2001. p. YE-81. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  22. Newman, Melinda (3 April 2018). "Chris Stapleton Talks Covering Elton John for 'Restoration': Exclusive Amazon Music Preview". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  23. 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.


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