‘Gimme All Your Lovin'’ is a song by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator. It was released as the album's first single in early 1983. The single reached No. 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and reached No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart. It ties with the band's 1992 cover of Elvis Presley's ‘Viva Las Vegas’ as their highest-charting single in the UK. The song was the first single from the Eliminator album, which went Diamond, meaning it sold over 10 million copies.
The ‘Gimme All Your Lovin'’ music video follows a young male gas station attendant who is taken for a ride by a trio of women driving the vintage Eliminator car. The band appears and disappears, and they throw the attendant the keys to the car. The three main actresses were Jeana Tomasino from Wisconsin, Danièle Arnaud from Nice, France, and a third model who dropped out of contact and was not paid. Tomasino had posed for Playboy in 1980.
The video for this song helped pay off the car that starred in it. Billy Gibbons estimates that he spent about $250,000 buying and restoring the car, and was deep in debt on the vehicle. By putting the car in the video, it became a business expense, and thus a write-off. The car was used on the album cover and became a personification of the band.
That famous ZZ Top hand gesture started with the video for this song. It wasn't planned: The band had to do several takes as the car drove by, and they were instructed to watch it. With about 20 minutes between each take, they came up with the gesture out of boredom.
Songwriters – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard
Producer – Bill Ham
SONG LYRICS
[Verse 1]I got to have a shot
For what you got is, oh, so sweet
You got to make it hot
Like a boomerang, I need a repeat
[Chorus]
Gimme all your lovin'
All your hugs and kisses too
Gimme all your lovin'
Don't let up until we're through
[Verse 2]
You got to whip it up
And hit me like a ton of lead
If I blow my top
Will you let it go to your head?
[Chorus]
Gimme all your lovin'
All your hugs and kisses too
Gimme all your lovin'
Don't let up until we're through
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Verse 3]
You got to move it up
And work it like a screwball would
Got to pack it up
Baby, work it like a new boy should
[Chorus]
Gimme all your lovin'
All your hugs and kisses too
Gimme all your lovin'
Don't let up until we're through