All Night (Beyoncé song) explained

All Night
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Artist:Beyoncé
Album:Lemonade
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"All Night" is a song by American singer Beyoncé. It is the eleventh track on her sixth studio album, Lemonade (2016), released through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. The song's music video is part of Beyoncé's 2016 film Lemonade, aired on HBO alongside the album's release.[1]

The song was written by Diplo, Beyoncé, Henry Allen, Timothy Thomas, Theron Thomas, Ilsey Juber, Akil King, and Jaramye Daniels. Diplo, Beyoncé, and Allen co-produced the track.[2]

A reggae-tinged track,[3] "All Night" features "sprinklings" of horns and strings in its instrumentation, while sampling the brass line from "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" written by OutKast (André Benjamin, Antwan Patton) and Sleepy Brown (Patrick Brown). The song was sent to Italian radio as the album's fifth single on December 2, 2016.[4] Lyrically, the song focuses on forgiveness and rebuilding trust after infidelity, with the protagonist trying to rekindle the passion with her lover. The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, originally aired on HBO which premiered in April 2016.

Critical response

The song received critical acclaim from critics upon release. Entertainment Weekly listed "All Night" at number 15 on their list of best songs of the year,[5] with the editor Leah Greenblat commenting "It makes sense that a sweet, tender lullaby of a love song would garner less attention in the immediate wake of Mrs. Carter's firebomb Lemonade revelations, but it would be a shame to miss this low-key stunner, one of the all-time finest odes to a subject pop music hardly ever deigns sexy enough to address: long-term monogamy." Consequence of Sound included the song at number 38 on their year-end ranking[6] and USA Today, at number 3.[7] The song would later be voted in Village Voices Pazz & Jop the 46th best single of 2016.[8]

Commercial performance

After the release of Lemonade, "All Night" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 38. The song also debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart at number 23.[9] In overseas charts, although not being an official single, the song entered the top 10 in Sweden's digital charts. As of June, the song has sold 146,832 downloads in US.[10]

Music video

The music video for the song was released to YouTube on November 30, 2016.[11] The video features footage from Beyoncé's home movies, including her and Jay-Z's wedding day and spending family time with their first daughter, Blue Ivy.[12] The video features Zendaya, Amandla Stenberg, Chloe x Halle, twin sister music duo Ibeyi and Quvenzhané Wallis.[13]

Live performances

"All Night" was part of the set list of The Formation World Tour with the first performance taking place in Miami at the Marlins Park on April 27, 2016.[14]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–2017)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia Urban Singles (ARIA)[15] 15
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 14
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Belgian Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 72

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormatLabel
ItalyDecember 2, 2016Radio airplaySony
United StatesDecember 6, 2016Rhythmic contemporary radioColumbia[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beyoncé Releases New Album Lemonade Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Jack White, the Weeknd, James Blake. April 23, 2016. April 23, 2016. Pitchfork Media. April 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160425100613/http://pitchfork.com/news/63381-beyonce-releases-new-album-lemonade-featuring-kendrick-lamar-jack-white-the-weeknd-james-blake/. live.
  2. Web site: Beyoncé: LEMONADE: Credits. Beyoncé. en-US. March 16, 2020. April 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415172852/https://www.beyonce.com/album/lemonade-visual-album/credits/. dead.
  3. Web site: Beyonce's 'Lemonade': Track-By-Track Album Review. Idolator. 25 April 2016. 12 May 2016. 9 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609232950/http://www.idolator.com/7631046/beyonce-lemonade-album-review. live.
  4. Web site: Beyoncé - All Night (Radio Date: 02-12-2016) . December 6, 2016 . it . December 20, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220030957/http://www.earone.it/news/beyonce_all_night_radio_date_02_12_2016_21684837/ . live .
  5. The 100 best songs of 2016. O'Donnell. Kevin. etal. December 9, 2016. EW.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191115152356/https://ew.com/article/2016/12/09/ew-best-songs-2016/. November 15, 2019. December 9, 2016.
  6. Web site: Top 50 Songs of 2016. December 5, 2016. Consequence of Sound. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190713231002/https://consequence.net/2016/12/top-50-songs-of-2016/. July 13, 2019. March 17, 2020.
  7. Web site: The 10 best songs of 2016. USA Today. December 7, 2016. December 9, 2016. December 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161208040941/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/12/the-10-best-songs-of-2016. live.
  8. Web site: PAZZ+JOP 2016. January 25, 2017. Village Voice. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203205750/http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2016. February 3, 2017. January 28, 2017.
  9. All 12 of Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Tracks Debut on Hot 100. Mendizabal. Amaya. May 2, 2016. Billboard. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128065421/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7350443/beyonce-lemonade-tracks-debut-hot-100. January 28, 2020. March 17, 2020.
  10. Web site: Chart: Digital Songs. Nielsen Soundscan. June 23, 2016. November 8, 2021. September 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160909231507/http://www.defjampromo.com/files/2009/10/BB-Digital-Songs-Chart-Wk.-Ending-6-23-16.pdf. live.
  11. Web site: Beyoncé - "All Night". YouTube. November 30, 2016. March 5, 2017. March 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305075738/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM89Q5Eng_M. live.
  12. Beyonce Drops Stunning Standalone Video for 'All Night'. Billboard. November 30, 2016. August 6, 2017. Jenna. Romaine. December 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161210013953/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7595974/beyonce-all-night-video-lemonade. live.
  13. News: Vincenty . Samantha . Watch Beyonce's 'All Night' Video from 'Lemonade' . November 30, 2022 . PopCrush . November 30, 2016 . en . November 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130215511/https://popcrush.com/beyonce-all-night-video-lemonade-watch/ . live .
  14. Web site: Beyoncé Kicks Off 'Formation' Tour in Miami, Jay Z Shows Support But Doesn't Perform. 27 April 2016 . ET. April 30, 2016. May 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512174241/http://www.etonline.com/music/187648_beyonce_kicks_off_formation_tour_miami_jay_z_shows_support_but_does_not_perform/. live.
  15. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 40 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 9, 2016. September 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170922125048/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/urban-singles-chart. live.
  16. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. January 14, 2017. ultratop.be. nl. February 21, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116183730/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/urban/2017/20170114. January 16, 2018. bot: unknown.
  17. Web site: Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista . October 1, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015024916/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/ . October 15, 2015 . Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  18. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2017. Ultratop. fr. December 29, 2017. December 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171229231918/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2017&cat=sr. live.
  19. Web site: Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases. All Access. November 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161121190928/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases. November 21, 2016.

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