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Bryan Adams wrote the song with composer Michael Kamen, who wrote the score for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and producer Robert 'Mutt' Lange. Lange also produced the record.

The song was based orchestral music from the film by Kamen, and was written in London at the studio Adams was working at in 1990.

Adams and Lange wrote it in 45 minutes, and recorded it the following March.

This song is featured in the Kevin Costner movie Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, where it plays over the credits.

Adams used a line in the movie, "I do it for you..." as the basis for the song.

Adams later said that the song didn't originally meet Hollywood approval, as the film company wanted the song to have instrumentation similar to the films' era, such as lutes and mandolins.

Thankfully, the film company relented, but buried the song in the credits rather than in the film itself.

It was meant to be sung by Kate Bush
Composer Michael Kamen originally wanted the song to be from the perspective of Maid Marian rather than Robin Hood.

However, this early version was deemed too bland, and the likes of Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and Lisa Stansfield all turned it down.

Alongside Bryan Adams, Chicago frontman Peter Cetera was approached to write a song for the film, having previously recorded 'Glory of Love' from The Karate Kid II.

“In all honesty, Cetera’s was too pretty,” said Michael Kamen.

“I write sweet melodies, and sometimes they need someone to deliver them with enough authority to make sure that you don’t fall asleep.”

Adams won the battle thanks to his rough voice, and moving lyrics about Marian and Robin’s romance.

The song was a massive chart success around the world, reaching number one in at least 16 countries.

In the UK, it spent 16 consecutive weeks at number one, the longest run in British chart history.

It sold over 15 million copies worldwide, making it Adams' most successful song, and one of the best-selling singles of all time.

It here also won a Grammy, but lost out at the Oscars to the title song from Beauty and the Beast.

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Look into my eyes
You will see, what you mean to me
Search your heart, search your soul
When you find me then, you'll search no more

Don't tell me its not worth trying for
You cant tell me its not worth dying for
You know its true, everything I do, I do it for you

Look into your heart, you will find
There is nothing there to hide
Take me as I am, take my life
I would give it all, I would sacrifice

Don't tell me its not worth fighting for
I cant help it, there's nothing I want more
You know its true, everything I do, I do it for you

There is no love, like your love
And no other, could give me more love
There's nowhere, unless you're there
All the time, all the way

You cant tell me its not worth trying for
Just cant help it, there's nothing in the world I want more
I would fight for you, yeah I'd lie for you
Walk the wire for you, yeah I'd die for you

You know its true
Everything I do, I do it for you

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