| I Want Love | |
| Cover: | I_Want_Love_-_Elton_John.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Elton John |
| Album: | Songs from the West Coast |
| Released: | 24 September 2001[1] |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | |
| Prev Title: | Perfect Day |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | This Train Don't Stop There Anymore |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
"I Want Love" is a 2001 song by English musician Elton John, co-written with Bernie Taupin,[2] 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.[3] In the US, "I Want Love" reached No. 10 on the Billboard "Bubbling Under" chart and number six on the Adult Contemporary chart.[4] The song also featured in an advert for Royal Mail, in which John starred.[5] It was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.[6]
"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.
The music video was shot with the actor Robert Downey Jr. walking through Greystone Mansion and lip-syncing the song.[7] Video director Sam Taylor-Johnson 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".[8]
| Peak position | |
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 63 |
|---|---|
| Position | ||
| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] | 72 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 141 | |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[12] | 29 |
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.[14] [2]