Look into my eyes
You will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart
Search your soul
And when you find me there
You'll search no more
Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
You can't tell me it's not worth dyin' for
You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you
Look into your heart
You will find
There's nothin' there to hide
Take me as I am
Take my life
I would give it all
I would sacrifice
Don't tell me
it's not worth fightin' for
I can't help it, there's nothin' I want more
You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for you
There's no love
Like your love
And no other
Could give more love
There's nowhere
Unless you're there
All the time
All the way, yeah
Look into your heart, baby
Oh, you can't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
I can't help it, there's nothin' I want more
Yeah, I would fight for you
I'd lie for you
Walk the wire for
you
Yeah, I'd die for you
You know it's true
Everything I do
Oh
I do it for you
Everything I do, darling
And we'll see it through
Oh, we'll see it through
Oh yeah
Yeah
Search your heart
Search your soul
You can't tell me it ain't worth dying for
Oh yeah
I'll be there, yeah
I'd walk the wire for you
I would die for you
Oh yeah
I would die for you
I'm going all the way, all the way, yeah Writer/s: Bryan Adams,
Michael Arnold Kamen, Robert John Lange
Publisher: Fintage House Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
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7 July 2021, 17:00 Bryan Adams still holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at number one in the UK with this power ballad. You couldn't escape the theme from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1991, and it remains one of the
greatest love songs of all time 30 years later. But how did the song come about? Here are all the facts you need to know: Bryan Adams wrote the song with composer Michael Kamen, who wrote the score for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and producer Robert 'Mutt' Lange. Lange also produced
the record. The song was based orchestral music from the film by Kamen, and was written in London at the studio Adams was working at in 1990.Read more: The 20 greatest movie love songs all time
Who wrote 'Everything I Do'?
Michael Kamen. Picture:
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Adams and Lange wrote it in 45 minutes, and recorded it the following March.
Read more: The greatest Bryan Adams songs ever
How was it used in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves?
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This song is featured in the Kevin Costner movie Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, where it plays over the credits.
Adams used a line in the movie, "I do it for you..." as the basis for the song.
Adams later said that the song didn't originally meet Hollywood approval, as the film company wanted the song to have instrumentation similar to the films' era, such as lutes and mandolins.
Thankfully, the film company relented, but buried the song in the credits rather than in the film itself.
It was meant to be sung by Kate Bush
Kate Bush. Picture: GettyComposer Michael Kamen originally wanted the song to be from the perspective of Maid Marian rather than Robin Hood.
However, this early version was deemed too bland, and the likes of Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and Lisa Stansfield all turned it down.
Peter Cetera had a song turned down
Peter Cetera in 1987. Picture: GettyAlongside Bryan Adams, Chicago frontman Peter Cetera was approached to write a song for the film, having previously recorded 'Glory of Love' from The Karate Kid II.
“In all honesty, Cetera’s was too pretty,” said Michael Kamen.
“I write sweet melodies, and sometimes they need someone to deliver them with enough authority to make sure that you don’t fall asleep.”
Adams won the battle thanks to his rough voice, and moving lyrics about Marian and Robin’s romance.
How did it perform in the charts?
The song was a massive chart success around the world, reaching number one in at least 16 countries.
In the UK, it spent 16 consecutive weeks at number one, the longest run in British chart history.
It sold over 15 million copies worldwide, making it Adams' most successful song, and one of the best-selling singles of all time.
It also won a Grammy, but lost out at the Oscars to the title song from Beauty and the Beast.