"All I Ever Need" is a song by American pop singer-songwriter Austin Mahone. It was released on May 13, 2014, as the third promotional single from his second extended play, The Secret.[2]
The song was met with positive reviews from music critics, most praising Mahone's falsetto on the track. "All I Ever Need" peaked at number 20 on the US BillboardBubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
"All I Ever Need" is a down-tempo popballad.[3] The song was written by Austin Mahone and Robert Villanueva.[1] Mahone also produced the track.[4] According to Mahone, the song was written in his bathroom.[1] He stated, "I was in my bathroom, and I wrote it in there, and I just got the idea and I just started writing. I write a lot of my songs in the bathroom. It's really strange, but whatever works, right?"[5]
The song has been described as an R&B and ballad track.[1][4]
"All I Ever Need" was met with positive reviews from music critics. Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called the song, "a fairly standard, slickly produced pop ballad" that showcases Mahone's "earnest falsetto and remain unscathed in spite of the clumsy lyrics."[3] John Walker of MTV compared the melody to the likes of Usher.[1] Kristin Harris of Seventeen magazine stated that the track is, "the perfect ballad to listen to on repeat all summer long."[4]Fuse TV remarked, "the most money part comes in the chorus as Mahone hits a slew of impressive falsetto notes that Justin Bieber would envy."[6]
The music video for "All I Ever Need" premiered via VEVO on May 23, 2014.[7] The video is a tribute to his fans, that showcases Mahone standing in a theatre watching footage of his fans at shows across the globe and showing support for him and his music.[8]
