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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox song

| name = I Want Love

| cover = I_Want_Love_-_Elton_John.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Elton John

| album = Songs from the West Coast

| released = 24 September 2001

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Rock

| length = 4:35

| label = * Rocket

* Mercury

| writer = * Elton John

* Bernie Taupin

| producer =

| prev_title = Perfect Day

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = This Train Don't Stop There Anymore

| next_year = 2002

| misc =

}}

"'I Want Love'" is a 2001 song by English musician Elton John, co-written with Bernie Taupin,[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-elton-john-bernie-taupin-tribute-restoration-20180407-story.html Lewis, Randy (7 April 2018). "Bernie Taupin reflects on 50 years of working with Elton John and why their songs have endured."] 'Los Angeles Times'. Retrieved 26 June 2018 released as the first single from his 'Songs from the West Coast' album. The song reached the top ten in Canada and the United Kingdom. In the US, "I Want Love" reached No. 10 on the 'Billboard' "Bubbling Under" chart and number six on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song also featured in an advert for Royal Mail, in which John starred.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/izzZh5435Ho Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190415045136/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izzZh5435Ho Wayback Machine]: It was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

"I Want Love" is present in the musical biopic film 'Rocketman', sung by a cast including Kit Connor, Steven Mackintosh, Bryce Dallas Howard and Gemma Jones.

Music video







The music video was shot with the actor Robert Downey Jr. walking through Greystone Mansion and lip-syncing the song. Video director Sam Taylor-Wood shot 16 takes of the video and used the last one because, according to John, Downey looked completely relaxed, and, "The way he underplays it is fantastic".

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Chris Stapleton cover



Chris Stapleton covered "I Want Love" in the spring of 2018. It is included on the compilation album, 'Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin'.

References




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