It Takes All Night Long

"It Takes All Night Long"
Single by Gary Glitter
from the album Silver Star
B-side	"It Takes All Night Long (Part II)"
Released	1976
Genre	Glam rock disco
Length	3:04 (Single Version) 5:16 (Album Version)
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Gary Glitter Mike Leander Eddie (Edward John) Seago
Producer(s)	Mike Leander
Gary Glitter singles chronology
"1976" (You Belong to Me) "It Takes All Night Long" (1976) "A Little Boogie Woogie in the Back of My Mind" (1977)

"It Takes All Night Long" is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and Eddie (Edward John) Seago and produced by Mike Leander. It was released as the second single from his fourth studio album, Silver Star (1977), peaking at No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart.

On the single version of "It Takes All Night Long", the A–side is Part 1, lasting 3:04, while the B–side is Part 2, lasting 2:43. The album version of "It Takes All Night Long", on the Silver Star album, is one song lasting 5:16, which includes the whole of Part 1 (3:04), plus 2:12 out of the 2:43 from Part 2.

Track listing

1. "It Takes All Night Long (Part 1)" – 3:04
2. "It Takes All Night Long (Part 2)" – 2:43

Chart performance

Chart	Position
Ireland (IRMA)[1]	28
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2]	19
UK Singles Chart[3]	25

http://www.dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=st&date=19770319&year=1977

References

1. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – It Takes All Night Long". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
2. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Gary Glitter - It Takes All Night Long" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 11. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

• "It Takes All Night Long" at Discogs (list of releases)