The Top 250 Hits of the Last 50 Years - #219 All For Love - Bryan Adams, Sting & Rod Stewart

"All for Love" is a romantic love rock song written by Bryan Adams, Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Michael Kamen for the soundtrack The Three Musketeers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. It was performed by Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting. The song was released as a CD single in the United States on November 16, 1993. It was a worldwide hit, reaching number one across Europe and North America.

Background and writing

The title was inspired by the Musketeers' motto: "All for one, and one for all".

Content

The song's musical style and production were heavily inspired by rock and pop music from the 1980s. Its lyrics also chronicle a relationship.

Chart positions

The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 22, 1994. It remained atop the charts for three weeks. It was Bryan Adams' 3rd #1 single, Sting's 1st #1 single, away from the Police, and Rod Stewart's 4th #1 single.