Do It All Night (Prince song)

"Do It All Night"
UK 7" single cover
Single by Prince
from the album Dirty Mind
B-side"Head"
ReleasedMarch 6, 1981
RecordedMinneapolis, May–June, 1980
GenreFunk[1]
Length3:42
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Prince
Producer(s)Prince
Prince singles chronology
"Dirty Mind"
(1980)
"Do It All Night"
(1981)
"Gotta Stop (Messin' About)"
(1981)

"Do It All Night" was the lead single in the UK to support Prince's third album, Dirty Mind.[2] The song is an ode to sex, and Prince exclaims that he wants to do it all night. The song opens with a simple keyboard hook before a prominent bass guitar kicks in, along with rhythm guitar and live drums. The song consists of two verses and several repeats of the chorus. Also featured is a keyboard solo in the bridge. The song opened Prince's Dirty Mind tour. The B-side of the track was the controversial Dirty Mind ode to oral sex, "Head".

Personnel

Credits from Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Prince - Dirty Mind Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Prince - Do It All Night (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Clerc, Benoît (October 2022). Prince: All the Songs. Octopus. ISBN 9781784728816.
  4. ^ "Dirty Mind". guitarcloud.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.