All 4 Love

"All 4 Love" is a single by American music group Color Me Badd released in 1991 as the third single from their debut album, C.M.B.. The recording contains elements and/or samples of the 1966 minor R&B hit "Patch My Heart" by the Mad Lads. On the US Billboard Hot 100, it reached number one on January 25, 1992, ending the seven-week reign of Michael Jackson's "Black or White". It was the band's second and final number-one single in the US. The song also reached number one in New Zealand and became a top-ten hit in several other countries.

"All 4 Love"
Single by Color Me Badd
from the album C.M.B.
B-side	"Color Me Badd"
Released	November 7, 1991[1]
Recorded	1990
Genre	New jack swing
Length	3:30
Label	Giant Records Reprise Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Bryan Abrams Mark Calderon Steve Cropper Isaac Hayes Howard Thompson Kevin Thornton Sam Watters
Producer(s)	Howie Tee
Color Me Badd singles chronology
"I Adore Mi Amor" (1991) "All 4 Love" (1991) "Color Me Badd" (1991)

Track listings

Single

1. "All 4 Love" (album version) – 3:30
2. "Color Me Badd" – 4:05

Maxi-CD

1. "All 4 Love" (album mix) – 3:29
2. "All 4 Love" (All 4 Street Mix with rap) – 3:47
3. "All 4 Love" (Red Hot Mix) – 3:48
4. "All 4 Love" (All 4 Street Mix without rap) – 3:47

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991–1992) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 6 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 8 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 10 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 12 Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 23 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 3 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 25 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 5 US Billboard Hot 100[14] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Australia (ARIA)[15] 79 Belgium (Ultratop)[16] 73 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[17] 92 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 31 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 16 UK Singles (OCC)[20] 45 Chart (1992) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[21] 76 US Billboard Hot 100[22] 9 Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999) Position US Billboard Hot 100[23] 94

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24]	Gold	5,000^*
United States (RIAA)[25]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one singles in 1991 (NZ)
• Hot 100 number-one hits of 1992 (United States)

References

1. "All 4 Love: Music". Retrieved December 22, 2011.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Color Me Badd – All 4 Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
3. "Ultratop.be – Color Me Badd – All 4 Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
4. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2036." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8 no. 36. September 7, 1991. p. 25. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
6. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Color Me Badd – All 4 Love". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All 4 Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 36, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved November 12, 2019.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Color Me Badd – All 4 Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
11. "Charts.nz – Color Me Badd – All 4 Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
12. "Swedishcharts.com – Color Me Badd – All 4 Love". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
13. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
14. "Color Me Badd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
15. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
16. "Jaaroverzichten 1991" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
17. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1991" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8 no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
18. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1991" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
19. "End of Year Charts 1991". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
20. "1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. January 11, 1992. p. 20.
21. "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56 no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
22. "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
23. Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade – The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
24. "New Zealand single certifications – Color Me Badd – All 4 Love". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
25. "American single certifications – Color Me Badd – All 4 Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 12, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics