All 4 Love

"All 4 Love" is a song by American music group Color Me Badd. In the United Kingdom, it was released in July 1991 as the second single from their debut album, C.M.B. (1991), while in the United States, it was released as the album's third single in November of the same year. The recording contains elements from the 1966 song "Patch My Heart" by the Mad Lads.[1]

This article is about the Color Me Badd song. For other uses, see All for Love (disambiguation).

"All 4 Love"
Single by Color Me Badd
from the album C.M.B.
B-side"Color Me Badd"
ReleasedJuly 22, 1991 (1991-07-22)
GenreNew jack swing
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Howie Tee
Color Me Badd singles chronology
"I Adore Mi Amor"
(1991)		 "All 4 Love"
(1991)		 "Color Me Badd"
(1991)

On the US Billboard Hot 100, the song 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-10 hit in several other countries.

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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Gold 5,000*
United States (RIAA)[28] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom July 22, 1991 (1991-07-22)
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[29]
United States November 7, 1991 (1991-11-07) Cassette [30]

See also

References
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  2. "Color Me Badd – All 4 Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. "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. "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. September 28, 1991. p. 13. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  7. 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.
  8. "Color Me Badd – All 4 Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All 4 Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 36, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  11. "Color Me Badd – All 4 Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  12. "Color Me Badd – All 4 Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  15. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. January 25, 1992. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  17. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  18. "Jaaroverzichten 1991" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  19. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1991" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  20. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1991". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  21. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1991" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  22. "End of Year Charts 1991". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  23. "1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. January 11, 1992. p. 20.
  24. "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  25. "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
  26. "1999 The Year in Music: Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-20. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  27. "New Zealand single certifications – Color Me Badd – All 4 Love". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  28. "American single certifications – Color Me Badd – All 4 Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  29. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. July 20, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  30. "All 4 Love". Amazon. Retrieved December 22, 2011.


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