Do It All Night (Prince song)
| "Do It All Night" | ||||||||||
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 UK 7" single cover | ||||||||||
| Single by Prince | ||||||||||
| from the album Dirty Mind | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Head" | |||||||||
| Released | 1981 | |||||||||
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7" single 12" single | |||||||||
| Recorded | Minneapolis, May–June, 1980 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop, new wave | |||||||||
| Length | 3:42 | |||||||||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Prince | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Prince | |||||||||
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"Do It All Night" was the lead single in the UK to support Prince's third album, Dirty Mind.[1] 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".