Background and composition
The song is a tender piano power ballad, which was inspired by his then fiancée Chrissy Teigen. The couple met in 2007 on the set of his video for "Stereo". He then married her in September 14, 2013. The song was produced by Dave Tozer and Legend himself. It is a simple, modest proposal set against delicate keys.
Release and promotion
In June 2013, John Legend premiered "All of Me" during a performance on Oprah Winfrey's Oprah's Next Chapter. On August 6, 2013, the full song was premiered as it was released to iTunes along with the pre-order for Love in the Future. "All of Me" impacted American mainstream urban radio as the third single from Love in the Future on August 12, 2013.
Music video
The song's music video was shot in Italy just days before his wedding, featuring Legend's fiancée, model Chrissy Teigen. In the video the couple "gets naked and makes love in the shower and underwater, while he serenades her with the song." The video ends with footage from their actual wedding in Lake Como, Italy. On September 12, 2013, the first image from the music video was released. On October 2, 2013, the full version of the Nabil Elderkin-directed black and white music video for "All of Me" was released. The video was meant to bring the relationship full circle, as he choose the man who originally introduced them Elderkin to direct it.
A duet version of the song with accompanying music video was filmed with violinist Lindsey Stirling and released on YouTube on October 26, 2013.
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