All Night Long (Mary Jane Girls song) explained

All Night Long
Cover:Mary jane girls all night long 1983 A-side label.jpg
Caption:A-side label of US vinyl single
Type:single
Artist:Mary Jane Girls
Album:Mary Jane Girls
Released:February 6, 1983
Recorded:1982
Studio:Record Plant
(Sausalito, California)
Genre:
Length:5:34 (album version)
3:55 (single version)
Label:Gordy
Producer:Rick James
Prev Title:Candy Man
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Boys
Next Year:1983

"All Night Long" is a song written, arranged, and produced by American musician Rick James for the Mary Jane Girls.

In the US, the song enjoyed success on the Hot Black Singles Chart, peaking at No. 11; on the Dance Chart it peaked at No. 8. But it failed to succeed with the general public, peaking at No. 101 (Billboard Bubbling Under). It is their only major hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at No. 13.

The song has been heavily sampled by other artists.[1] Billboard ranked the song No. 61 on their list of the 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[2]

Charts

Chart (1983)!scope="col"
Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 11

Notes and References

  1. Rick James: 10 Essential Tracks . Aaron . Charles . August 8, 2014 . . August 20, 2023.
  2. Web site: 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks. Billboard. July 11, 2017.
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20211216163754/https://www.billboard.com/artist/mary-jane-girls/chart-history/bsi/ . Mary Jane Girls - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs . 2021-12-16 . . dead.