I Believe/All I Need to Know

"I Believe/All I Need to Know" is a Duran Duran song/medley written during sessions for the Big Thing album. It didn't make it onto the album and was instead used as the B-side to the "All She Wants Is" single, the only original B-side song on all three Big Thing singles.

On the aforementioned single, the song is listed as a medley, presumably referring to the two halves of the title, "I Believe" and "All I Need to Know". Neither of these two compositions have been released on their own however.

Demos
Two demos of the song from album recording sessions exist. One, from The Medicine bootleg, is an early instrumental recording named simply "I Believe". The second is almost identical to the finished B-side version but has extended instrumental parts, taking the song to over six minutes in length. The song was cut down to five minutes for it's official release.

Lyrics
The taxman's in the pocketbook The pressmen are by the bar And all the world is at your door It's strange that you should lock it up And preach an open heart But you know what they're waiting for

You can turn your face away now And don't think twice I'm just the ordinary guy You used to know I'm not after your money Or even your advice I believe you'll follow me It's all I need to know To walk away

I was tempted by the devil in His deep blue swimming pool Until the devil's make-up ran And my future's in the stranglehold Of ever-changing rules I don't intend to understand

You can stop pretending now That I had you fooled I'm still the ordinary guy You used to know I'm not after your money To paralyze my soul I believe you'll follow me It's all I need to know Promise me you'll try to understand Before I go And walk away

You can turn your face away now And don't think twice I'm just the ordinary guy You used to know I'm not after your money Or even your advice I believe you'll follow me It's all I need to know Promise me you'll try to understand Before I go

(All I need to, all I need to) All I need to know (All I need to, all I need to) All I need to know...