I Wanna Do It All

"I Wanna Do It All" is a song written by Tim Nichols, Rick Giles and Gilles Godard, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in August 2003 as the third single from her album Pain to Kill. The song peaked at number 3 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and reached number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1]

Content

Considered a women's anthem,^[2] the song finds Clark singing about all of the things she would do if she could get away. Several versions of the song were recorded for broadcasting in different American cities, replacing the standard "see the Yankees play ball" lyrics with local baseball and/or football teams. The Washington, DC version references the Washington Redskins NFL team, Baltimore's version references both the NFL Ravens and MLB Orioles, and Pittsburgh's version the NFL Steelers.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song is "marked by Clark's effervescent delivery and a well-written lyric that is instantly relatable." She adds that initially, Clark's performance "reverberates with the frustration often produced by the tedium of daily living, but when she romps into the chorus and unleashes her litany of hopes, dreams, and desires, the longing in her vocal is palpable." She concludes her review by saying that it is "one of those fee-good songs that is an immediate musical motivator sure to make listeners shake off their doldrums and reach for that brass ring-or perhaps the nearest shot of tequila."^[3]

Music video

A live music video was directed by Milton Lage and premiered in late 2003. The concert was taken from a various of CMT On Tour 2003 performances, and, therefore, the video was never broadcast on GAC.

Chart positions

"I Wanna Do It All" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 30, 2003.

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	38

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	36

References

↑ Billboard
↑ Terri Clark Finds Her "Big, Big Ballad" For New Album
↑ Billboard, September 6, 2003
↑ "Terri Clark – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Terri Clark.
↑ "Terri Clark – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Terri Clark.
↑ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Terri Clark

Studio albums	Terri Clark Just the Same How I Feel Fearless Pain to Kill Life Goes On The Long Way Home Roots and Wings Classic Some Songs

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits 1994-2004 Terri Clark Live: Road Rage

Notable singles	"Better Things to Do" "When Boy Meets Girl" "If I Were You" "Suddenly Single" "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" "Emotional Girl" "Now That I Found You" "You're Easy on the Eyes" "Everytime I Cry" "A Little Gasoline" "I Just Wanna Be Mad" "I Wanna Do It All" "Girls Lie Too" "She Didn't Have Time" "Dirty Girl" "In My Next Life" "A Million Ways to Run" "Love Is a Rose" "I'm Movin' On"

Related articles	Discography Mercury Records BNA Records

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