▁hope ▁everyone ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁wide ▁world ▁man ages ▁to ▁get ▁it ." ▁The ▁single ▁entered ▁the ▁Record ▁Ret ail er ▁chart ▁( sub sequently ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart ) ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 ▁before ▁to pping ▁the ▁list ings ▁for ▁three ▁weeks . ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁it ▁to pped ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁for ▁a ▁week . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁a ▁number ▁ 1 ▁hit ▁in ▁many ▁other ▁countries . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁copy right ▁dispute ▁between ▁E MI ▁and ▁K PM , ▁the ▁publish er ▁of ▁" In ▁the ▁M ood ", ▁later ▁in ▁July . ▁Since ▁Martin ▁had ▁not ▁checked ▁the ▁copy right ▁status ▁of ▁Miller ' s ▁piece ▁before ▁incorpor ating ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁c oda , ▁E MI ▁were ▁obliged ▁to ▁pay ▁roy alt ies ▁to ▁K PM . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁September , ▁" All ▁You ▁Need ▁Is ▁Love " ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Gold ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁The ▁single ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁popular ity ▁and ▁influence ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁S gt . ▁Pe pper . ▁In ▁his ▁ret ros pective ▁feature ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁Rol ling ▁Stone , ▁G av in ▁Edwards ▁writes ▁that ▁" All ▁You ▁Need ▁Is ▁Love " ▁provided ▁" the ▁sing - song ▁anth em ▁for ▁the ▁Summer ▁of ▁Love , ▁with ▁a ▁sentiment ▁that ▁was ▁simple ▁but