"All the Things She Said" is a song by Scottish rock group Simple Minds, released as the third single from their seventh studio album, ''

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''. It was sung by lead vocalist Jim Kerr, with backing vocals provided by American singer

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who also appeared in the promotional video. The song reached number 9 on the

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and number 28 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was featured in the 2013 video game, '' Grand Theft Auto V'', on the fictional radio station Los Santos Rock Radio.

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Singer Jim Kerr said the song was based on an article he read about Polish political prisoners in the Soviet Union. "There was an interview with wives of guys that had been away for a long time, taken away, and some of the beautiful quotations that the women had used became sort of the background for that song," he said.

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{{authority control 1985 songs Simple Minds songs Song recordings produced by Jimmy Iovine Song recordings produced by Bob Clearmountain Virgin Records singles Songs written by Jim Kerr Songs written by Charlie Burchill Songs written by Mick MacNeil Music videos directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński