All for Us
{{short description|2019 single by Labrinth}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox song
| name = All for Us
| type = single
| cover = AllforUs.jpg
| alt =
| artist = Labrinth
| album = Imagination & the Misfit Kid and Euphoria Season 1 (An HBO Original Series Soundtrack)
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|6|30}}
| recorded =
| genre =
- Gospel
- R&B
- electronic{{cite web |last1=Gibson "D-Money" |first1=Dante |title=Zendaya & Labrinth Give Us A Taste Of 'Euphoria' With 'All For Us' |url=https://soulbounce.com/2019/08/zendaya-labrinth-all-for-us-stream/ |website=Soulbounce |access-date=29 August 2023}}
| length = 3:32 (solo version)
3:13 (with Zendaya){{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/114451535|title=All For Us (from the HBO Original Series Euphoria) / Labrinth|publisher=Tidal|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=23 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423091335/https://listen.tidal.com/oldBrowser.html|url-status=live}}
| label = Syco
| writer = Timothy McKenzie
| producer = Labrinth
| chronology = Labrinth
| prev_title = Mount Everest
| prev_year = 2019
| title = All for Us
| year = 2019
| next_title = Something's Got to Give
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Zendaya
| type = single
| prev_title = Rewrite the Stars
| prev_year = 2018
| title = All for Us
| year = 2019
| next_title = I'm Tired
| next_year = 2022
}}
}}
"All for Us" is a song originally written, produced, and performed by English singer Labrinth,{{cite web |title=Credits / All For Us / Labrinth |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/112250432/credits |access-date=3 September 2020 |publisher=Tidal |archive-date=12 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412231503/https://listen.tidal.com/album/112250432/credits |url-status=live }} released as a single from his album Imagination & the Misfit Kid on 30 June 2019 through Syco Music. A reworked version of the song with vocals from lead actress Zendaya was featured heavily in the American teen drama Euphoria, where it was released as a single on 4 August 2019, appeared on the first season's soundtrack, and won Labrinth the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
Background and composition
"All for Us" comprises "vocal choruses and gritty synths to create a dreadful atmosphere that's quickly contrasted with a lovesick chorus".{{cite web|last1=Caraan|first1=Sophie|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/7/labrinth-all-for-us-single-stream|title=Labrinth Drops Dark & Gritty Track "All For Us"|website=Hypebeast|date=3 July 2019|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022053637/https://hypebeast.com/2019/7/labrinth-all-for-us-single-stream|url-status=live}} It depicts him as "determined to make things work between him and his partner" as he "reflects on his parents' poor marriage". A reworked version, which features American actress and singer Zendaya, was released in August.{{cite web|last1=Nied|first1=Mike|url=https://www.idolator.com/7846425/zendaya-links-up-with-labrinth-on-all-for-us-for-euphoria-finale|title=Zendaya Links Up With Labrinth On "All For Us" For 'Euphoria' Finale|website=Idolator|date=5 August 2019|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=23 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423091130/https://www.idolator.com/7846425/zendaya-links-up-with-labrinth-on-all-for-us-for-euphoria-finale|url-status=live}} The reworked version appeared on Labrinth's second studio album, Imagination & the Misfit Kid.{{Cite magazine|last1=Saponara|first1=Michael|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8544493/labrinth-imagination-misfit-kid-stream|title=Labrinth Unleashes 'Imagination & the Misfit Kid' Album Featuring Sia & Zendaya: Stream it Now|magazine=Billboard|date=22 November 2019|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=26 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126133138/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8544493/labrinth-imagination-misfit-kid-stream|url-status=live}} It has been described as "dark and epic, with a buzzing bass and chanting vocals".{{cite magazine|last1=Spruch|first1=Kirsten|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8526042/zendaya-labrinth-all-for-us-euphoria|title='Euphoria' Season Finale Featured a New Song by Zendaya and Labrinth: Listen to 'All For Us'|magazine=Billboard|date=5 August 2019|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108015842/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8526042/zendaya-labrinth-all-for-us-euphoria|url-status=live}}
Appearances in other media
"All for Us" appeared during the season 1 finale of the American teen drama series Euphoria.{{cite web|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/euphoria-composer-labrinth-podcast-interview-emmys-1203017618/|title='Euphoria': Two-Time Emmy-Nominated Composer Labrinth On Capturing The Highs & Hot Mess Lows Of Teenage Excess – Crew Call Podcast|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=19 August 2020|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922011915/https://deadline.com/2020/08/euphoria-composer-labrinth-podcast-interview-emmys-1203017618/|url-status=live}} Zendaya, who stars in the series, performed the song during the episode.{{cite news|last1=Renshaw|first1=David|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/05/labrinth-zendaya-euphoria-all-for-us|title=Listen to Zendaya and Labrinth's Euphoria song, "All For Us"|work=The Fader|date=5 August 2019|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=23 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123225415/https://www.thefader.com/2019/08/05/labrinth-zendaya-euphoria-all-for-us|url-status=live}} It is set to a scene in which her character is "transported to another world", "propped up by a crowd of dancers", and "rises, then falls into their arms".{{cite magazine|last1=Yang|first1=Rachel|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/05/euphoria-season-finale-cliffhanger-song-labrinth-zendaya-all-for-us/|title=Euphoria season finale ends on cliffhanger with new song by Zendaya and Labrinth|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=5 August 2019|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=19 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819090811/https://ew.com/tv/2019/08/05/euphoria-season-finale-cliffhanger-song-labrinth-zendaya-all-for-us/|url-status=live}} For this scene, the song won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in 2020.{{cite web|last1=Hipes|first1=Patrick|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/emmy-awards-creative-arts-2020-winners-list-1234571231/|title=Creative Arts Emmy Awards: 'Big Mouth', '#FreeRayshawn' Lead Night 4 – Winners List|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=17 September 2020|access-date=18 September 2020|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918063140/https://deadline.com/2020/09/emmy-awards-creative-arts-2020-winners-list-1234571231/|url-status=live}}
Live performances
On April 22, 2023, Labrinth and Zendaya performed the song on the second day of Coachella 2023.{{cite web|date=23 April 2023|first=Alli|last=Rosenbloom|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/23/entertainment/zendaya-labrinth-coachella-euphoria/index.html|title=Zendaya and Sia join Labrinth on stage for surprise Coachella performance|website=CNN|access-date=24 April 2023|archive-date=23 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423211258/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/23/entertainment/zendaya-labrinth-coachella-euphoria/index.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Shutler |first=Ali |date=2023-04-23 |title=Watch Zendaya’s first live performance in 8 years as she joins Labrinth onstage at Coachella 2023 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-zendayas-first-live-performance-in-8-years-as-she-joins-labrinth-onstage-at-coachella-2023-3434270 |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=April 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423150336/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-zendayas-first-live-performance-in-8-years-as-she-joins-labrinth-onstage-at-coachella-2023-3434270 |url-status=live }}
Charts
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "All for Us"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Labrinth|title=All for Us|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|access-date=3 July 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Labrinth & Zendaya|title=All for Us|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=28 March 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Labrinth and Zendaya|title=All for Us|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=13 February 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Labrinth|title=All for Us|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=20 December 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|artist=Labrinth|title=All For Us|access-date=27 August 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Labrinth|title=All for Us|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2025|id=18105-3315-1|access-date=23 April 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Labrinth, Zendaya|title=All for Us|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2025|access-date=12 March 2025}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|artist=Zendaya, Labrinth|title=All for Us - from the HBO Original Series Euphoria|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|certweek=14|id=20220420105151|access-date=28 March 2023}}
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References
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External links
- {{YouTube|jAP0DeERqM0|"All for Us"}}
{{Euphoria (American TV series)}}
{{Labrinth}}
{{Zendaya}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Labrinth