"If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead)" is a song by American rock band Counting Crows. It is the fourth track on their fourth album, Hard Candy (2002), inspired by the death of the Band member Richard Manuel. When released as a single, it reached number 40 on the Irish Singles Chart, number 50 on the UK Singles Chart, and became a minor chart hit in Australia and the Netherlands. In the United Kingdom, it debuted and peaked at number nine on the UK Rock Singles Chart.

Background The inspiration for the song, according to Adam Duritz, came from the sense of "not lasting" he felt when he went to bed and read a newspaper that stated Richard Manuel, a founding member of the Band, had died of an apparent suicide. Manuel was a pianist and vocalist who suffered from bouts of depression—all abilities and traits shared by Duritz. Duritz stated that the sense of impermanence was "overwhelming" and 15 years after the death of Manuel this sense inspired him to write the song.

Track listings UK CD1 "If I Could Give All My Love" (album version) – 3:53 "Big Yellow Taxi" (live) – 3:22 "Ooh La La" – 4:34 "If I Could Give All My Love" (video)

UK CD2 "If I Could Give All My Love" (album version) – 3:53 "A Long December" (live) – 3:54 "Return of the Grievous Angel" – 4:21

European CD single "If I Could Give All My Love" – 3:53 "Ooh La La" – 4:34

Australian CD single "If I Could Give All My Love" "Ooh La La" "Return of the Grievous Angel" "If I Could Give All My Love" (video)

Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from the Hard Candy album booklet.

Studios Recorded at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) and Westside Studios (London, England) Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine, US)

Counting Crows Adam F. Duritz – words, music, vocals, piano Dan Vickrey – music, electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, vocals David Immerglück – music, electric and acoustic guitars, bass, vocals Charles Gillingham – music, piano, other keys, synthesizer, vocals Matt Malley – music, bass guitar, vocals Ben Mize – drums, percussion, loops, vocals David Bryson – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals

Other personnel Steve Lillywhite – production Cindi Peters – production coordination Jack Joseph Puig – mixing Carl Glanville – recording Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts Chart (2003)Peakposition

Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United KingdomJune 2003CDGeffenAustraliaJune 16, 2003

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