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"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".
| "Do It All Night" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK 7" single cover | ||||
| Single by Prince | ||||
| from the album Dirty Mind | ||||
| B-side | "Head" | |||
| Released | March 6, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Minneapolis, May–June, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Funk[1] | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Prince | |||
| Producer(s) | Prince | |||
| Prince singles chronology | ||||
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Personnel
editCredits from Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud.[3][4]
- Prince – lead and backing vocals, Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano, ARP Omni, Oberheim OB-X, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Prince - Dirty Mind Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ "Prince - Do It All Night (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ Clerc, Benoît (October 2022). Prince: All the Songs. Octopus. ISBN 9781784728816.
- ^ "Dirty Mind". guitarcloud.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.