It was released on 19 December 1988 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Big Thing (1988), and reached No.

The single's B-side is an original medley called "I Believe/All I Need to Know".

Cash Box called it a "growling, thumping rock extravaganza that's danceable.

The clip won a 1988 MTV Video Music Award for innovation.

[3] Duran Duran Additional musicians Technical "All She Wants Is" had a bigger impact in the UK than its predecessor ("I Don't Want Your Love"), hitting the top ten; it was the last of twelve UK top ten hits for Duran Duran during the 1980s.