"All the Things She Said" is a translated and reworked version of their 2000 song "Ya Soshla s Uma" (Russian: Я сошла с ума, pronounced [ja sɐˈʂla sʊˈma], lit.
Although its original story was based on a dream Kiper had at a dentist appointment, manager Ivan Shapovalov evoked the theme of lesbianism in both this and the English-language version.
"All the Things She Said" received mixed reviews from music critics: while some commended the production and lyrical content, others called it a gimmick and suggestive.
"All the Things She Said" reached number one in several countries around the world, including Australia, Austria, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The song has been performed many times, including on many TV shows, along with a megamix version with "Not Gonna Get Us" at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards.
It was also the first Russian music video on YouTube to receive a Vevo Certified Award for reaching 100 million views in June 2016.
[8] Russian tabloids believed her removal was based on misbehavior and disrupting other members by stripping, smoking, drinking alcohol and swearing, but Neposedy denied this.
[13][14] Shapovalov persisted in trying to sign the group with an international label, visiting North America and meeting with several record companies.
"Ya Soshla s Uma", the original version of "All the Things She Said", was written by Sergio Galoyan, Martin Kierszenbaum, Valery Polienko and Elena Kiper.
"Ya Soshla s Uma" was written by Sergio Galoyan, Kiper and Valeriy Polienko, whilst production was handled by the group's manager, Shapovalov.
[18] It is a "grungy" Eurodance and Alternative rock song with Industrial beats, Harper's Bazaar also described it as "vaguely electronic pop".
[19] The first verse has Volkova and Katina "whisper their desires and then blow up the chorus with enough teen confusion and angst to fill up a week of Hollyoaks".
[21] The American music executive Jimmy Iovine asked the English producer Trevor Horn to create English-language versions of t.A.Tu's songs, including "Ya Soshla s Uma".
[22][23] After the completion of "Ya Soshla s Uma", the co-manager of the group, Boris Renski, canceled the release as he felt it would not achieve success with the Russian public.
[25] After the group signed a contract with Universal Music Russia in 2001, "Ya Soshla s Uma" was re-distributed as a double A-side single with their song, "Nas Ne Dagonyat" (2001), in Poland.
In early 2001, Universal Music Group hosted a poll for the audience to vote on which song was the best from 200 Po Vstrechnoy; as a result, "Ya Soshla s Uma" came first place.
She continued, saying "When these obnoxious, school-uniformed Russian maybe-lesbians poured their squirrelly hearts out over a repetitive dance beat, you can't deny it worked.".
[61] The music video opens with a panning view of a fence and people with umbrellas on the left, eventually zooming out on an audience looking through it in the rain.
Throughout the majority of the visual, the girls are featured performing erratic behaviour, which includes them banging against a fence, yelling for help towards the audience, and occasionally laughing at them.
[62] Following this, several members of the public start to talk to each other, whilst a shot with the camera looking up Volkova's skirt and exposing her underwear is shown during the process.
Over 90 people were present on set, including extra actors, whilst some members had designed a large brick wall by painting abstract patterns and colors to it.
This resulted in the clip being banned on MTV Russia due to depictions of lesbianism and support for gay rights; a censored version was edited by Shapovalov, omitting any sexual references.
According to Jon Kutner, writing in his book 1000 UK Number One Hits, the idea of school girls behind an iron fence courted controversy nevertheless.
[69] A member of The Advocate labelled the girls in the videos as "underage porn-quality lolitas", and noted it garnered huge media coverage in Russia alongside commercial sales.
[17] In July and September 2015, the group uploaded two teaser videos of a remix version produced by Fly Dream in order to commemorate the single's 15th anniversary on 19 December that same year; by then, it still remained unreleased.
She said "I remember when this video came out and being totally fascinated by it – the rampant portrayal of lipstick lesbianism on the music television channels during the day time.
"[87] Meanwhile, fellow ITV personalities Richard and Judy campaigned to have the video banned from general British television, claiming it pandered to pedophiles with the use of school uniforms and young girls kissing.
[88] A writer from The Daily Telegraph expressed the video as "clichéd", while it titillating on a very base and adolescent level, only serves to cheapen the song's lyrical impact.
The cover was part of the Riot Games music initiative, following the success of the virtual band K/DA and hip hop group True Damage.
The song appears on the soundtrack of the 2024 Sean Baker film Anora, about an American stripper who marries the son of a Russian oligarch.