Do It All Night (Prince song) explained

Do It All Night
Cover:Prince Do.jpg
Caption:UK 7" single cover
Type:single
Artist:Prince
Album:Dirty Mind
B-Side:Head
Released:March 6, 1981
Recorded:Minneapolis, May–June, 1980
Genre:Funk[1]
Length:3:42
Label:Warner Bros.
Producer:Prince
Prev Title:Dirty Mind
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Gotta Stop (Messin' About)
Next Year:1981

"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".

Personnel

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Prince - Dirty Mind Album Reviews, Songs & More. November 27, 2022. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: Prince - Do It All Night (Vinyl) . . October 17, 2016.
  3. Book: Clerc, Benoît . October 2022 . Prince: All the Songs . Octopus . 9781784728816.
  4. Web site: Dirty Mind. 2023-04-30. guitarcloud.org.