The Record Label & Movie Studio Said NO... How Bryan Adams SOLD 15 MILLION COPIES Of This Song!

The story of Bryan Adams biggest hit of his career (Everything I Do) I Do It For You 0:00 - Early Years 2:45 - Robin Hood Offer/Battles 8:18 - Record Setting Song 13:15 - 'Not Canadian Enough' Have a video request or a topic you'd like to see us cover? Fill out our google form! https://bit.ly/3stnXlN ----CONNECT ON SOCIAL---- TIKOK:  / rocknrolltruestory   Instagram:   / rocknrolltruestories   Facebook:   / rnrtruestories   Twitter:   / rocktruestories   Blog: www.rockandrolltruestories.com #bryanadams #robinhood I cite my sources and they may differ than other people's accounts, so I don't guarantee the actual accuracy of my videos. These videos are for entertainment purposes only. READ OUR DISCLAIMER https://rockandrolltruestories.com/yo... Bryan Adams' career-defining moment came in 1991 with "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You," a song that became one of the best-selling singles of all time. Before this, Adams was already successful with hits like "Summer of '69" and "Heaven," but needed a new direction as the 90s began. The opportunity came when film composer Michael Kamen approached Adams to write a theme song for "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves." Though Adams wasn't the first choice (Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, and Peter Cetera were all considered), his rough voice and songwriting ultimately won over Kamen. The song was written in just 45 minutes with producer Mutt Lange. However, the path to success wasn't smooth. The movie studio wanted medieval instruments added to match the film's setting, which Adams refused. His record label, A&M, warned the ballad would ruin his career. Despite these objections, Adams stood firm, though the studio buried the song in the end credits. The song's success was unprecedented. It spent 16 consecutive weeks at #1 in the UK (a record that still stands), seven weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100, and reached #1 in 16 countries. It sold over 15 million copies worldwide and helped the "Robin Hood" movie become one of 1991's biggest hits. Controversy followed the success. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) deemed the song "not Canadian enough" for content quotas, despite Adams being Canadian, because it was recorded in London with non-Canadian collaborators. This sparked a public debate about Canadian content rules. In another controversial turn, former Klansman David Duke used the song in his 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial campaign, prompting Adams to request radio stations stop playing it until the election ended. Despite these challenges, the song's impact on Adams' career was significant, though it shifted public perception of him from rock artist to ballad singer. He continued his success in movie soundtracks, collaborating again with Kamen and Lange on hits like "All for Love" (with Rod Stewart and Sting) and "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" The song won a Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media and earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, though it lost the Oscar to "Beauty and the Beast." It remains a wedding playlist staple and one of the most successful love songs ever recorded. Tragically, composer Michael Kamen died in 2003 at age 55 from a heart attack, after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997. Adams compared the loss to losing a brother, marking the end of a collaborative relationship that had produced some of the most memorable movie songs of the 1990s.