"All or Nothing" is a song written by

Steve Marriott Stephen Peter Marriott (30 January 1947 – 20 April 1991) was an English actor, musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a student at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London and appeared in the West End, before taking a r ...

and

Ronnie Lane Ronald Frederick Lane (1 April 1946 – 4 June 1997) was an English musician and songwriter who was the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Small Faces (1965–69) and Faces (band), Faces (1969–73). Lane formed Small Faces in 1965 afte ...

of the British

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and released as a single in 1966. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on 15 September 1966. The song was also a major hit in both the Netherlands, where it reached number two and Ireland, where it reached number three. It was also the first song by the Small Faces to chart in Ireland, as "

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", "

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" and " Hey Girl" all failed to do so.

Song information

According to Kay Marriott, Steve's mother, Steve wrote this song about his split with ex-fiancée Sue Oliver, though first wife Jenny Rylance states that Marriott told her he wrote the song for her as a result of her split with

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. Both statements are said to be correct. The song was recorded at

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in Portland Place, London. It appears on the

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album '' From the Beginning.'' A live version is found on the ''BBC Sessions'' album. Following Marriott's death in a house fire in 1991, the song was played as the requiem at his funeral.

In popular culture

The song appeared in the soundtrack for the 2010 film ''

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'',

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's film about the

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, where female workers protested against sexual discrimination and for equal pay. The song is used as the theme tune (over the opening credits) on the 2012 BBC UK TV series, ''

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'', about a group of lottery winners. Swedish pop band Tages did one of the earliest versions of the B-Side "Understanding", which appears on their 1966 album ''Extra Extra''. The

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band

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covered the song as a bonus track on their album ''

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''. The

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band X also covered the song on their 1985 album '' Ain't Love Grand!''.

Personnel

– lead and backing vocals, electric guitar *

– bass guitar, backing vocals *

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– Hammond organ, backing vocals *

Kenney Jones Kenneth Thomas Jones (born 16 September 1948) is an English drummer best known for his work in the groups Small Faces, Faces and the Who. Jones was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Small Faces/Faces. Biograp ...

– drums

References

* Paolo Hewitt/John Hellier (2004). '' Steve Marriott All Too Beautiful''. Helter Skelter Publishing . *

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