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All the Things She Said (Simple Minds song)

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"All the Things She Said"
Single by Simple Minds
from the album Once Upon a Time
B-side"Don't You (Forget About Me)" (live)
ReleasedMarch 1986
Length
  • 4:15 (album version)
  • 5:13 (extended version)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Simple Minds singles chronology
"Sanctify Yourself"
(1986) 		"All the Things She Said"
(1986) 		"Ghost Dancing"
(1986)

"All the Things She Said" is a song by the Scottish rock group Simple Minds, released as the third single from their seventh studio album, Once Upon a Time (1985). It was sung by lead vocalist Jim Kerr, with backing vocals provided by American singer Robin Clark, who also appeared in the promotional video. The song reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

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Singer Jim Kerr said the song was based on an article he read about Polish political prisoners in the Soviet Union. "There was an interview with wives of guys that had been away for a long time, taken away, and some of the beautiful quotations that the women had used became sort of the background for that song," he said.[1]

Charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 46
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 20
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 65
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 20
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 28
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[11] 9
US Cash Box Top 100[12] 28
West Germany (GfK)[13] 51

Sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom — 134,929[14]

References

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  1. ^ Prato, Greg (9 January 2015). "Jim Kerr of Simple Minds : Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  3. ^ "Simple Minds – All the Things She Said" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0685." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – All the Things She Said". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 20, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Simple Minds – All the Things She Said" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Simple Minds – All the Things She Said". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Simple Minds Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Simple Minds Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending May 24, 1986". Cash Box Magazine. 24 May 1986. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Simple Minds – All the Things She Said" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  14. ^ "UK's Biggest Selling Singles of 1986 - Top 200 with sales". 17 July 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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