I Want Love

"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"
Single by Elton John
from the album Songs from the West Coast
Released	24 September 2001[1]
Genre	Rock
Length	4:35 (LP version) 3:57 (radio edit)
Label	Rocket Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Elton John Bernie Taupin
Elton John singles chronology
"Perfect Day" (2001) "I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002)
Music video
"I Want Love" on YouTube

"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.

Music video

Route scheme in the music video

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]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Want Love"

Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	63
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10]	15
France (SNEP)[11]	67
Ireland (IRMA)[12]	34
Italy (FIMI)[13]	14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14]	31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15]	49
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	31
UK Singles (OCC)[17]	9
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[18]	10
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[19]	6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "I Want Love" by Elton John

Chart (2001)	Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[20]	72
UK Singles (OCC)[21]	141
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[22]	29

Chart (2002)	Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[23]	136

Certifications

Certifications for "I Want Love"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Chris Stapleton cover

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.^[25][2]