All I Ever Wanted (Aranda song)

Writing

"All I Ever Wanted" was written by Dameon Aranda, Louis Biancaniello and Sam Watters.

Kelly Clarkson version

• Homesite 13 (Novato, CA)
• Starstruck Studios (Nashville, TN)
• Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA)
• pop rock
• Louis Biancaniello
• Dameon Aranda
• Louis Biancaniello

American pop rock singer Kelly Clarkson recorded a cover version of the song, and released it as the fourth single and title track from her fourth studio album of the same name.

Release

The single was officially sent to U.S. radio on March 9, 2010. It was released commercially as a digital download in the US and Canadian iTunes stores on March 15, 2010.

Composition and critical reception

The Clarkson version of "All I Ever Wanted" is a song set in common time composed in a moderate tempo, written in G minor. The cover version has a vocal range from the low note of F3 to the high note of E5. Critical reviews by contemporary music critics have been generally positive. Los Angeles Times declared "The title track evokes the soul-rock fusions of Timbaland and Rihanna". Jon Dolan, from Blender magazine noted on the album review: 'Sometimes her vocal oomph gets reduced or technologically fuzzed [...] But she ably sinks her chops into a Franz Ferdinand funk groove on “All I Ever Wanted”. Sarah Rodman, from The Boston Globe, wrote: "I Do Not Hook Up" and the title song instantly lodge in the brain, even as their bittersweet sentiments drip a bit of acid". Evan Sawdey, PopMatters reviewer, says, "Though some of the post-breakup bitterness of My December still lingers here (most notably on the storming title track), "All I Ever Wanted" remains a remarkably upbeat record, which, in turn, plays to Clarkson’s strengths".

Charts

The song debuted at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number 96 on the Hot 100. It has sold 129,000 copies to date.

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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