All of Me (John Legend song)

Commercial performance

After spending six weeks at number two, "All of Me" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated May 17, 2014. It was Legend's first Hot 100 number-one single, nearly ten years after his first chart appearance—the longest wait for an artist's first number-one from their debut chart entry since Snoop Dogg. The song held the top spot for three weeks before being replaced by Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" featuring Charli XCX.

It spent 23 consecutive weeks in the top ten and a total of 59 non-consecutive weeks on the chart. In the United States, it was the second best-selling song of 2014 with 4.67 million copies sold that year, and cumulative sales reached 5,878,000 copies by April 2016. In the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number two and became the third best-selling song of 2014, with 1.18 million copies sold as of February 2016.

Critical reception

Critical response to "All of Me" was generally positive. Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe named it the album's essential track. Ryan Patrick of Exclaim! described the song as showing Legend's commercially friendly, sentimental sound.

Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone called it a mountainous piano crusher. Julia Leconte of NOW stated that Legend's voice shines in the song, and Molloy Woodcraft of The Guardian also praised his vocal talents. A live rendition received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance.

Live performances

John Legend brought "All of Me" to television audiences on multiple occasions. He first played it on the Late Show with David Letterman in August 2013, followed by a performance at The Box in New York City later that month.

In September, he appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to sing the track alongside his other single "Made to Love." A performance on The Wendy Williams Show came in October 2013. Legend later delivered the song at the 56th Grammy Awards in early 2014. The track was also featured as a duet with Taylor Swift during her 1989 World Tour.

Music video

The music video for "All of Me" was shot in Italy days before Legend's wedding and features his then-fiancée, model Chrissy Teigen. It ends with footage from their actual wedding at Lake Como, Italy. Directed by Nabil Elderkin, who originally introduced the couple, the black-and-white video was released on October 2, 2013, via Vevo on YouTube. A first image from the video had been released on September 12, 2013.

A duet version with violinist Lindsey Stirling was released on YouTube on October 26, 2013. In November 2015, the video's title on YouTube was changed from "All of Me" to "One Last Time" and then back, with no explanation given; the same occurred on Spotify and Google Play. As of September 2025, the video has received over 2.5 billion views and over 13 million likes on YouTube.

Did You Know?

• The song was produced by Dave Tozer and Legend himself, and sheet music shows the key of A major with a slow tempo of 63 beats per minute.
• A remix by Tiësto won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.
• A country-influenced duet version with Jennifer Nettles, featuring Hunter Hayes on guitar, was released in June 2014.