All I Want

* Soundtrack
* Love That Lasts Mix
* Live At Vevo

## Music Video

* Official
* Alternative Version

"**All I Want**" is a song written by Olivia Rodrigo for the television series *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series*. It was performed by Rodrigo's character, Nina "Nini" Salazar-Roberts, in the fourth episode of the first season, which aired on November 29th, 2019. Produced by Matthew Tishler, the song was recorded live during filming. It was released on November 26th, 2019, through Walt Disney Records as a promotional single from the album *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack*.

## Background

In an interview for Verified by Genius, Olivia told that the producers of the show invited her to write a ballad for her character, because they saw one of her original songs on Instagram. It was the first song Rodrigo wrote with the knowledge that other people were going to hear it. She wrote and composed the entire track by herself in the span of a week.

The original piano worktape for the song was posted on the Disney+ Twitter account the same day the track aired on the show, and it featured slightly different lyrics.

## Theme

The song is written from the perspective of Olivia's character on the show, Nini. She talked about the song on one of the BTS videos for HSMTMTS: *"It's basically about Nini and, kind of, her boy troubles. She just found out that E.J. really betrayed her and did something really untrustworthy, so she's just grappling with that, and also looking back on her relationship with Ricky. I think it's a very relatable concept, at least for me."*

In her episode of *Verified* by Genius, Rodrigo explained that the line *"Is it something wrong with me?"* came from a conversation with her mother about relationships.

## Comercial Performance

Despite not being promoted as a radio single, "All I Want" was a major hit; it debuted on the U.S. *Billboard* Hot 100 at number 90 in January 2020, mainly due to downloads, and stayed on the chart for two weeks. It was a trend on the social media platform TikTok and has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on April 23, 2020 for 500,000 digital units. — this success led to a contract with Interscope Records and the release of Rodrigo's debut single, "Drivers License", in 2021. As of January 2021, "All I Want" is the most successful song from *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series*, and has been described as its "breakout hit".

The success of Rodrigo's debut single "Drivers License" in early 2021 led to a resurgence of "All I Want" internationally, with a position of 119 on the *Billboard* Global 200 chart for the week ending January 21st. The song has reached the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart.

## Music Video

A music video for "All I Want" was released on March 20, 2020 featuring Rodrigo playing a piano in a pink tulle dress with mountains in the background, accompanied by a string quartet. Directed by Stephen Wayne Mallett, it was filmed at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah. A making-of for the music video and an American Sign Language version were also released.

## Lyrics

I found a guy, told me I was a star

He held the door held my hand in the dark

And he's perfect on paper but he's lying to my face

Does he think that I'm the kinda girl who needs to be saved

And there's one more boy, he's from my past

We fell in love but it didn't last

'Cause the second I figure it out he pushes me away

And I won't fight for love if you won't meet me halfway

And I say that I'm through but this song's still for you

All I want is love that lasts

Is all I want too much to ask

Is it something wrong with me

All I want is a good guy

Are my expectations far too high

Try my best but what can I say

All I have is myself at the end of the day

But shouldn't that be enough for me

Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh

And I miss the days

When I was young and naive

I thought the perfect guy would come and find me

Now happy ever after it don't come so easily

All I want is love that lasts

Is all I want too much to ask

Is it something wrong with me, oh

All I want is a good guy

Are my expectations far too high

Try my best but what can I say

All I have is myself at the end of the day

And all I want is for that to be okay

## Promotion

The scene with Rodrigo performing "All I Want" on *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series* was released to YouTube on the same day as its episode release. A number of videos were additionally released via Disney Music's Vevo channel, including a lyric video, an alternate video, and a live studio performance. Rodrigo performed the song on *Live with Kelly and Ryan* in February 2020, and for Z100 New York the following month. She also performed the song on the ukulele for Disney Channel's *Summer Sing-Along* on July 10, 2020.

Olivia Rodrigo - All I Want (HSMTMTS - Disney+)Official scene from HSMTMTSOlivia Rodrigo - All I Want (HSMTMTS - Official Lyric Video - Disney+)Official Lyric VideoOlivia Rodrigo - All I Want (Live Performance) - VevoOfficial Vevo PerformanceOlivia Rodrigo sings "All I Want" from the Musical The Series 2020 Live Concert Performance HD 1080pLive with Kelly and Ryan PerformanceOlivia Rodrigo Performs "All I Want" Live - Dunkin' Latte LoungeZ100 New York PerformanceOlivia Rodrigo - All I Want (From "Disney Channel Summer Sing-Along")Disney Channel's Summer Sing-Along Performance
## Charts

 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)
 Ireland (IRMA)
 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)
 Portugal (AFP)
 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)
 UK Singles (OCC)
 US *Billboard* Hot 100

## Certifications

 Norway (IFPI Norway)
 United Kingdom (BPI)
 United States (RIAA)
 Australia (ARIA)
 Sweden (GLF) - Streaming

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr9p463U1KI
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/disneyplus/status/1199707265621614592?ref\_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1199707265621614592%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1\_&ref\_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgenius.com%2FOlivia-rodrigo-all-i-want-demo-lyrics
3. ↑ https://tvline.com/2019/12/02/high-school-musical-season-1-episode-4-video-all-i-want/
4. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/8548603/olivia-rodrigo-all-i-want-lyrics-high-school-musical
5. ↑ https://www.papermag.com/interview-olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-2650060608.html
6. ↑ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab\_active=default-award&ar=Olivia+Rodrigo&ti=All+I+Want#search\_section
7. ↑ https://www.wmagazine.com/story/who-is-olivia-rodrigo
8. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9518224/olivia-rodrigo-doubles-up-global-charts/
9. ↑ https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20210122/7501/
10. ↑ https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20210122/ie7501/