All 4 Love

This article is about the Color Me Badd song. For other uses, see All for Love (disambiguation).

"All 4 Love" is a song by American music group Color Me Badd. In the United Kingdom, it was released in July 1991 by Giant and Reprise as the second single from their debut album, C.M.B. (1991), while in the United States, it was released as the album's third single in November of the same year.^[1] The recording contains elements from the 1966 song "Patch My Heart" by the Mad Lads.^[2]

"All 4 Love"
Single by Color Me Badd
from the album C.M.B.
B-side	"Color Me Badd"
Released	July 22, 1991 (1991-07-22)
Genre	New jack swing
Length	3:30
Label	Giant Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Bryan Abrams Mark Calderon Steve Cropper Isaac Hayes Howard Thompson Kevin Thornton Sam Watters
Producer(s)	Howie Tee
Color Me Badd singles chronology
"I Adore Mi Amor" (1991) "All 4 Love" (1991) "Color Me Badd" (1991)

On the US Billboard Hot 100, the song reached number one on January 25, 1992, ending the seven-week reign of Michael Jackson's "Black or White"; it was the band's second and final number-one single in the US. The song also reached number one in New Zealand and became a top-10 hit in several other countries.

Track listings

• Single

1. "All 4 Love" (album version) – 3:30
2. "Color Me Badd" – 4:05

• Maxi-CD

1. "All 4 Love" (album mix) – 3:29
2. "All 4 Love" (All 4 Street Mix with rap) – 3:47
3. "All 4 Love" (Red Hot Mix) – 3:48
4. "All 4 Love" (All 4 Street Mix without rap) – 3:47

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991–1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 6 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 8 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 10 Europe (European Dance Radio)[7] 18 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 12 Germany (GfK)[9] 23 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 3 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 25 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 5 US Billboard Hot 100[16] 1 Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[17] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Australia (ARIA)[18] 79 Belgium (Ultratop)[19] 73 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[20] 92 Europe (European Hit Radio)[21] 51 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 28 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 31 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 16 UK Singles (OCC)[25] 45 Chart (1992) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[26] 76 US Billboard Hot 100[27] 9 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) Position US Billboard Hot 100[28] 94

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29]	Gold	5,000*
United States (RIAA)[30]	Gold	500,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	July 22, 1991 (1991-07-22)	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Giant Reprise	[31]
United States	November 7, 1991 (1991-11-07)	Cassette		[32]

See also

• List of number-one singles in 1991 (NZ)
• Hot 100 number-one hits of 1992 (United States)

References

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