"All I Need" is a

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written by Sharon den Adel and

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for

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's fourth studio album ''

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'' (2007).

Lyrics

In an interview, Within Temptation vocalist Sharon den Adel discussed "All I Need":

Music video

The video for this single was shot on 30 September in Berlin. It was released online on 19 October 2007. The video consists of a dream world in the mind of

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's character. The band is shown tied to walls of their cells, along with various surrealistic scenes. In the end of the video Sharon is shown in a hospital bed with images from the dream sequence flickering on a screen connected to her mind via wires. In an interview, den Adel discussed some elements of the video: The video contains many elements and imagery from the 2000 movie '' The Cell''.

Usage in other media

The song was first featured on the episode

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. The song was covered by

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group Gregorian for their thirteenth album,

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. During the fourth season of

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television show ''Liefde voor muziek'', in which each week guest artists cover a song from another selected artist, the song was covered by

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for den Adel's homage day and later selected for appearing on the official album release from the season.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "All I Need". *5-track digipack single #"All I Need" (single version) #"All I Need" (album version) #"The Last Time" (demo version) #"Frozen" (demo version) #"Our Solemn Hour" (demo version) *2-track single #"All I Need" (single version) #"All I Need" (album version) *iTunes download single #"All I Need" (single version) #"All I Need" (album version) #"Hand Of Sorrow" (demo version) #"Ice Queen" (acoustic live)

Charts

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References

{{authority control 2007 singles Within Temptation songs Songs written by Sharon den Adel Songs written by Robert Westerholt Heavy metal ballads 2007 songs Roadrunner Records singles