Do It All Night (Prince song)

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“Do It All Night”
“Do It All Night” cover
UK 7" single cover
Single by Prince
from the album Dirty Mind
B-side "Head"
Released 1981
Format 7" single
12" single
Recorded Mpls., May–June, 1980
Genre Pop, New Wave
Length 3:42
Label Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s) Prince
Producer Prince
Prince singles chronology
"Dirty Mind"
(1980)
"Controversy "
(1981)
Prince (UK) singles chronology
"Sexy Dancer"
(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. 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 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."

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