I Want Love
"I Want Love" | ||||
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Single by Elton John | ||||
from the album Songs from the West Coast | ||||
Released | 24 September 2001 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
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"I Want Love" on YouTube |
"I Want Love" is a 2001 song by English musician Elton John, co-written with Bernie Taupin, released as the first single from his Songs from the West Coast album. The song reached the top ten in Canada and the United Kingdom. In the US, "I Want Love" reached No. 10 on the Billboard "Bubbling Under" chart and number six on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song also featured in an advert for Royal Mail, in which John starred. It was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
"I Want Love" is present in the musical biopic film Rocketman, sung by a cast including Kit Connor, Steven Mackintosh, Bryce Dallas Howard and Gemma Jones.
Music video
The music video was shot with the actor Robert Downey Jr. walking through Greystone Mansion and lip-syncing the song. 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".
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) | 63 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) | 15 |
France (SNEP) | 67 |
Ireland (IRMA) | 34 |
Italy (FIMI) | 14 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 31 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 49 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 31 |
UK Singles (OCC) | 9 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) | 10 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 6 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2001) | Position |
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Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) | 72 |
UK Singles (OCC) | 141 |
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 29 |
Chart (2002) | Position |
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Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) | 136 |
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.