"All I Wanna Do" is a song written by Brian Higgins, Stuart McLennan, Tim Powell and Matt Gray for Dannii Minogue's third studio albumGirl. The song was produced by Higgins and Gray. It was released as the first single from Girl in the third quarter of 1997 and reached the top five in the United Kingdom becoming her first Top Five hit. In Australia the song peaked at number eleven, spent twenty-two weeks in the top 100 and was certified gold. It also became the seventy-eighth highest selling single of 1997 there. "All I Wanna Do" was the first in 13 consecutive Dance Chart number ones for Minogue, stretching between 1997–2015 with "Summer of Love". "All I Wanna Do" marked a significant change in Minogue's career and image, as did her album Girl from which it was taken. Her image had become highly sexualised, culminating in her nude calendarphoto shoot and the suggestive videos and album artwork which accompanied her new releases. This was also the first release on Minogue's new record deal with Warner Bros. Records. The multimillion-dollar deal initially looked set to launch her career worldwide, especially with the success of "All I Wanna Do". The success of the first single would not be felt by the album Girl. In 2017, the Official Charts Company revealed that "All I Wanna Do" is Minogue's best selling UK single.
Critical reception
Quentin Harrison from Albumism described the song as a "shimmering, 90s Hi-NRG rocker" in his review of the Girl album.
Music video
"All I Wanna Do" features a music video directed by Paul Morgans and was filmed in a studio using green screen technology in 1997. The video marked a significant change in style for Minogue, cultivating a more sexual image of the artist. The video references webcam voyeurism and features Minogue against a Barbie-esque backdrop sensually dancing and engaging with the camera and stroking a white cat. In other scenes, Minogue is riding a Ducati motorcycle and playing a guitar. The video can be seen as a turning point for Minogue, after which she adopted a more sexual and confident persona in her music videos. The video for "All I Wanna Do" was included on the Australian video collection The Videos in 1998 and the special edition of her greatest hits CD/DVD release The Hits & Beyond in 2006, as well as featuring on her more recent videography retrospective DVD, Dannii Minogue: The Video Collection.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "All I Wanna Do". ;CD single 1
;Additional remixes The following remixes were commissioned but not released on the commercial releases of "All I Wanna Do".
"All I Wanna Do" – 7:28
"All I Wanna Do" – 4:11
"All I Wanna Do" – 4:43
All I Wanna Do 2020
Reworked especially for Pride Month 2020, 'All I Wanna Do 2020' features brand new vocals from Dannii, alongside a stirring and dramatic production from Ian Masterson. Dannii says: “This is a completely new take on All I Wanna Do for 2020 - a year when, globally, we've not been able to hold and touch the ones we love. All I want to do with this track is spread some sparkly cheer for Global Pride 2020. Wherever you are in the world, Pride celebrations this year will be vastly different to what we would have anticipated even six months ago. My hope is we can still connect with one another and create some memories that comfort us and bring smiles.” Producer Ian Masterson says: “I can’t quite believe it’s been 23 years since I did the Trouser Enthusiasts mixes on the original release of 'All I Wanna Do'. It seems our sound has come full circle again and now a new generation of clubbers are discovering pop trance. It was exciting to brush off the cobwebs and get back on the dance floor. Dannii and I have made a lot of music in the intervening years so it’s a joy to return to where we first started out and update this track for 2020.” Dannii will also be releasing a brand new EP of 'All I Wanna Do 2020 – The Remixes’, featuring fresh mixes from Trouser Enthusiasts and celebrated singer/songwriter and producer Bright Light, Bright Light. The remix EP will be released on Global Pride day, Saturday 27th June. Bright Light Bright Light says: "Getting to remix one of my favourite songs, by one of my favourite artists, during Pride Month, is absolutely one of the most fun things that's happened to me! I imagined myself on Fire Island drinking cocktails in the sun, and the remix kind of made itself, Dannii's voice is so perfect draped in disco sounds."
Dorian West – engineer, producer, guitar, keyboards and backing vocals
Ian Masterson – producer, programming, additional keyboards and mixing
Kaylah Attard – backing vocals
Pizzazzart – single and video artwork
Live performances
Minogue has performed "All I Wanna Do" on numerous occasions, on shows such as BBC's Top of the Pops, as well as live performances at the legendary G.A.Y nightclub in London as well as performing the track during the Sydney Mardi Gras of 1998 and Mushroom Records 25 Year Anniversary Festival in Australia. Minogue also performed "All I Wanna Do" in an a cappella style during her 1998 appearance on the UK show TFI Friday with Chris Evans. In more recent years, Minogue has performed the song at numerous club appearances and most recently in 2015 at the Australian Sydney Gay Lesbian and Transgender Mardi Gras party where she performed the song in a mashup style with "Summer of Love" and as part of her headlining set. The song is considered one of her signature tracks.
