"All I Need" is a power ballad written by Sharon den Adel

Sharon den Adel

Sharon Janny den Adel is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation...

 and Robert Westerholt

Robert Westerholt

Robert Westerholt is a Dutch musician, known as the guitarist, backing vocalist and co-founder of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. He also writes music for the band, along with the band's vocalist, and his partner, Sharon den Adel...

 for Within Temptation

Within Temptation

Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...

's fourth studio album The Heart of Everything

The Heart of Everything

The Heart of Everything is the fourth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation, released by GUN Records on March 12, 2007 in Europe...

(2007). The song was featured in the 19th episode of the first season of American television series The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries

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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 Sharon

Sharon den Adel

Sharon Janny den Adel is a Dutch singer and composer, best known as the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters in the Dutch symphonic metal/rock band Within Temptation...

'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

The Cell

The Cell is a 2000 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh, and starring Jennifer Lopez in the lead role.-Plot:...

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Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "All I Need".

• 5-track digipack single

1. "All I Need" (single version)
2. "All I Need" (album version)
3. "The Last Time" (demo version)
4. "Frozen" (demo version)
5. "Our Solemn Hour" (demo version)

• 2-track single

1. "All I Need" (single version)
2. "All I Need" (album version)

• iTunes download single

1. "All I Need" (single version)
2. "All I Need" (album version)
3. "Hand Of Sorrow" (demo version)
4. "Ice Queen" (acoustic live)

Charts

Chart (2007/2009)	Peak position
Dutch Singles Chart	13
German Singles Chart	78