Do It All Night (Prince song)

"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".

"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)

Personnel

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

References

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  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.