All Night Long (All Night)

1983 single by Lionel Richie

"All Night Long (All Night)"

7" cover

Single by Lionel Richie
from the album  Can't Slow Down
B-side| "Wandering Stranger"
Released| August 31, 1983[1]
Genre|

* Reggae[2]
* calypso[3]
* dance-pop[4]

Length|

* 4:20 (single version)
* 6:25 (album version)
* 3:49 (video version)

Label| Motown
Songwriter(s)| Lionel Richie
Producer(s)|

* Lionel Richie
* James Anthony Carmichael

Lionel Richie singles chronology
| "My Love"
(1983)  | "All Night Long (All Night)"
(1983)  | "Running with the Night"
(1983)

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Music video
"All Night Long (All Night)" on YouTube

"All Night Long (All Night)" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lionel Richie from his second solo album, Can't Slow Down (1983). The song combined Richie's Commodores style with Caribbean influences. The single reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B and adult contemporary).[5] In the UK, it peaked at number two on the singles chart.[6]

The song lyrics were written primarily in English, but Richie has admitted in at least one press interview that "African" lyrics in the song, such as "Tam bo li de say de moi ya" and "Jambo jumbo", were in fact gibberish.[7] Richie has described these portions of the song as a "wonderful joke", written when he discovered that he lacked the time to hire a translator to contribute the foreign-language lyrics he wished to include in the song.[8]

## Production

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When composing the song, Richie was able to write all of the verses easily but got stuck when he got up to the hook. He told GQ that he kept repeating, "come on and sing along" over and over to no avail:[9]

> Now I have this song, 'Well, my friends the time has come to raise the roof and have some fun,' that's great. 'Karamu, fiesta, forever — come on and sing along. Da-da-da-da…' I don’t have a hook. And so, it took me probably another month of just walking around my house and everywhere trying to find out what is the hook to 'come on and sing along?' I’ve got to give you the sing-along.

Finally, inspiration struck him while he was visiting a friend's house and about to go back to work in the studio:

> So, I went to one of my dear friends' houses, Dr. Lloyd Greg, and I went by for dinner. He’s from Jamaica. And I’m leaving at now it's — I took a break from the studio, I'm leaving his house now about two o'clock in the morning. And as I'm leaving the house, I’m saying to him, "Hey man, I got to go back and work all night long, man." All night long. All night long. All night long. All night long. Got it.

## Reception

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Cash Box summed up its review of the single saying "Richie's command of these diverse musical elements and shifts in melodic direction is as impressive as it is pleasurable."[10] Mat Snow of NME said it "is amongst the most justly infectious floor-fillers ever."[11]

## Music video

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An accompanying music video for "All Night Long (All Night)" was produced by former Monkee and TV video pioneer Michael Nesmith and directed by Bob Rafelson.[12][13]

## Notable uses

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Richie performed the song at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[14]

Richie performed the song live at the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize celebration.[citation needed]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1983–1984)  | Peak
position

|

Argentina (CAPIF)[15] | 3
Australia (Kent Music Report)[16][17] | 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[18] | 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] | 1
Brazil (ABPD)[20] | 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[21] | 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[22] | 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] | 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] | 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] | 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26] | 4
Norway (VG-lista)[27] | 3
Peru (UPI)[28] | 2
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[29] | 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[30] | 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] | 8
UK Singles (OCC) [32] | 2
US Billboard Hot 100[33] | 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[34] | 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[35] | 5
US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[36] | 1
US Cash Box Top 100 [37] | 1
Venezuela (UPI)[38] | 1
West Germany (GfK)[39] | 2

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1983)  | Rank

|

Australia (Kent Music Report)[40] | 87
Canada[41] | 18
South Africa[42] | 6
UK[43] | 10
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[44] | 5
US Cash Box[45] | 6
Chart (1984)  | Rank

|

Australia (Kent Music Report)[46] | 23
US Billboard Hot 100[33] | 12

### All-time charts

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Chart (1958–2018)  | Position

|

US Billboard Hot 100[47] | 96

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Canada (Music Canada)[48] | Platinum  | 100,000^
Italy (FIMI)[49] | Gold  | 25,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[50] | Gold  | 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[51] | 2× Platinum  | 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[52] | Gold  | 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Personnel

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Personnel as listed in the album's liner notes are:[53]

* Lionel Richie – lead and backing vocals, Yamaha GS-1 synthesizer, rhythm and vocal arrangements
* Greg Phillinganes – Yamaha GS-1 synthesizer
* Darrell Jones – guitar
* Carlos Rios – guitar
* Tim May – guitar
* Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar
* John "J.R." Robinson – drums
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion
* Melinda Chatman – vocal sound effects
* James Anthony Carmichael – backing vocals; horn, rhythm and string arrangements
* David Cochrane – backing vocals
* Calvin Harris – backing vocals
* Richard Marx – backing vocals
* Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
* Kin Vassy – backing vocals

Chant vocals

* Diane Burt, James Anthony Carmichael, Melinda Chatman, David Cochrane, Dr. Lloyd Byro Greig, Calvin Harris, Brenda Harvey-Richie, Jeanette Hawes, Janice Marie Johnson, Richard Marx, Deborah Joyce Richie, Lionel Richie, Suzanne Stanford and Deborah Thomas

Hoopa hollers

* Marilyn Ammons, Sue Ann Butler, Melinda Chatman, Sheldon J. Cohn, Esq., Sandy Dent-Crimmel, Ruth Diaz, David Egerton, Sylvia Genauer, Rejauna Lynn Green, Gabrielle Greig, Sally Greig, Tanya Greig, Darrell Jones, David Malvin, Alison Maxwell, Jerry Montes, John Michael Montes, Billy "Bass" Nelson, Greg Phillinganes, Carlos Rios, Suzanne Stanford, Randy Stern, Wilbert Terrell and Susan Wood

Production

* Lionel Richie – producer
* James Anthony Carmichael – producer
* Calvin Harris – recording engineer
* Steve Crimmel – second recording engineer
* David Egerton – second recording engineer, gibberish vocals
* Mark Ettel – second recording engineer

## 2011 version (with Guy Sebastian)

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"All Night Long (All Night)"

Single by Lionel Richie featuring Guy Sebastian
Released| 18 March 2011[54]
Recorded| 2011
Genre| Pop
Length| 4:11
Songwriter(s)| Lionel Richie
Producer(s)| RedOne
Lionel Richie singles chronology
| "Just Go"
(2009)  | "All Night Long (All Night)"
(2011)  | "Endless Love"
(2012)

|
|

Guy Sebastian singles chronology
| "Who's That Girl"
(2010)  | "All Night Long"
(2011)  | "Don't Worry Be Happy"
(2011)

|
|

Richie recorded a new version of the song with Australian singer Guy Sebastian in 2011. All proceeds went towards the Queensland floods and New Zealand earthquake appeal.[55] The re-recorded version was produced by RedOne[55] and was released to iTunes Stores in Australia and New Zealand on 18 and 16 March, respectively.[56][57]

### Charts

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It debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number twelve on 21 March 2011[58] and on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number twenty-six on 28 March 2011.[59]

Chart (2011)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (ARIA)[59] | 26
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[58] | 12

## Jacob Collier version

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In 2018, English singer, arranger, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier collaborated with Take 6 and the Metropole Orkest on a version of "All Night Long". Collier's arrangement won the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals. The version was included on Collier's studio album, Djesse Vol. 1 (2018). The album peaked at number six on the Billboard Top Classical Albums and Top Jazz Albums.

## Benjamin Ingrosso version

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"All Night Long (All Night)"

Single by Benjamin Ingrosso
Released| March 2019
Recorded| 2019
Studio| Spotify Studios, Stockholm
Genre| Pop
Length| 3:08
Label| TEN Music Group
Songwriter(s)| Lionel Richie
Producer(s)| Hampus
Benjamin Ingrosso singles chronology
| "Behave"
(2018)  | "All Night Long (All Night)"
(2019)  | "Happy Thoughts"
(2019)

|
|

In 2019, Swedish singer Benjamin Ingrosso recorded a version at the Spotify studios, Stockholm. It was released in March 2019 and peaked at number 5 on the Swedish charts and was certified platinum in June 2019.[60][61] The rearranged version of the song, titled as "All Night Long (All Night) [2020 Edit]" was released on 17 July 2020.

### Charts

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#### Weekly charts

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Chart (2019)  | Peak
position

|

Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[62] | 5

#### Year-end charts

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Chart (2019)  | Position

|

Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[63] | 49

### Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Norway (IFPI Norway)[64] | Gold  | 30,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[65] | 3× Platinum  | 24,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

## Thijs Boontjes Version

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"Deze Nacht" is a song by the Dutch musician Thijs Boontjes [nl][67] from 2020. The song is a Dutch-language adaptation of "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie.

## Samplings

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Parts of the song were used in "I Like It", a 2010 song composed by Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, and RedOne with samplings from Lionel Richie as the 1983 classic is interpolated after the first and third choruses.[68][69]

## See also

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* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1983 (U.S.)
* List of number-one R&B singles of 1983 (U.S.)
* List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1983 (U.S.)

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## External links

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* List of cover versions of "All Night Long (All Night)" at SecondHandSongs.com

* v
* t
* e

Lionel Richie

Studio albums|

* Lionel Richie (1982)
* Can't Slow Down (1983)
* Dancing on the Ceiling (1986)
* Louder Than Words (1996)
* Time (1998)
* Renaissance (2000)
* Just for You (2004)
* Coming Home (2006)
* Sounds of the Season (2006)
* Just Go (2009)
* Tuskegee (2012)

Live albums|

* Encore (2002)

Compilation albums|

* Back to Front (1992)
* Truly: The Love Songs (1997)
* The Definitive Collection (2003)
* Gold (2006)

Singles|

* "Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) (1981)
* "Truly" (1982)
* "You Are" (1983)
* "My Love" (1983)
* "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983)
* "Running with the Night" (1983)
* "Hello" (1984)
* "Stuck on You" (1984)
* "Penny Lover" (1984)
* "Say You, Say Me" (1985)
* "Dancing on the Ceiling" (1986)
* "Love Will Conquer All" (1986)
* "Ballerina Girl" (1986)
* "Deep River Woman" (1987)
* "Se La" (1987)
* "Do It to Me" (1992)
* "My Destiny" (1992)
* "Don't Wanna Lose You" (1996)
* "Angel" (2000)
* "Don't Stop the Music" (2001)
* "Tender Heart" (2001)
* "I Forgot" (2001)
* "Cinderella" (2001)
* "To Love a Woman" (2003)
* "Just for You" (2004)
* "Long, Long Way to Go" (2004)
* "I Call It Love" (2006)
* "What You Are" (2006)
* "Why" (2006)
* "Reason to Believe" (2007)
* "Good Morning" (2008)
* "Just Go" (2009)

Songwriting|

* "Lady" (1980)
* "Missing You" (1984)
* "We Are the World" (1985)
* "I Like It" (2010)

Tours|

* All the Hits, All Night Long
* All the Hits Tour

Related articles|

* Awards and nominations
* Discography
* Commodores

* v
* t
* e

Guy Sebastian

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* Just as I Am
* Beautiful Life
* Closer to the Sun
* The Memphis Album
* Like It Like That
* Armageddon
* Madness
* Conscious
* T.R.U.T.H.

Compilation albums|

* Twenty Ten

Live albums/DVDs|

* The Memphis Tour

Extended plays|

* Your Song
* Part 1

Singles|

* "Angels Brought Me Here"
* "All I Need Is You"
* "Out with My Baby"
* "Oh Oh"
* "Taller, Stronger, Better"
* "Elevator Love"
* "Cover on My Heart"
* "Like It Like That"
* "Art of Love"
* "All to Myself"
* "Never Hold You Down"
* "Who's That Girl"
* "Don't Worry Be Happy"
* "Gold"
* "Battle Scars"
* "Get Along"
* "Like a Drum"
* "Come Home with Me"
* "Mama Ain't Proud"
* "Linger"
* "Candle"
* "Set in Stone"
* "Mind on You"
* "High on Me"
* "Bloodstone"
* "Before I Go"
* "Choir"
* "Let Me Drink"
* "Standing with You"
* "Love on Display"
* "Believer"

Featured singles|

* "All Night Long"
* "Bed of Clouds"
* "Spirit of the Anzacs"
* "Desert"
* "Siren"

Other songs|

* "Receive the Power"
* "Message in a Bottle"
* "Dare to Be Square"
* "Tonight Again"
* "Black & Blue"

Tours|

* Armageddon Tour
* Get Along Tour
* Madness Tour

* v
* t
* e

Benjamin Ingrosso

Discography

Studio albums|

* Identification
* En gång i tiden
* En gång i tiden (del 2)
* Playlist
* Pink Velvet Theatre

live albums|

* Live at Konserthuset Stockholm

Singles|

* "Fall in Love"
* "Good Lovin'"
* "Do You Think About Me"
* "One More Time"
* "Dance You Off"
* "Tror du att han bryr sig"
* "I Wouldn't Know"
* "Behave"
* "All Night Long (All Night)"
* "Happy Thoughts"
* "Costa Rica"
* "The Dirt"
* "Shampoo"
* "Flickan på min gata"
* "VHS"
* "Smile"
* "Man on the Moon"
* "To Love Somebody"
* "Kite"
* "Better Days"
* "Honey Boy"
* "Look Who's Laughing Now"
* "All My Life"

Featured singles|

* "Paradise"

* v
* t
* e

American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Song

* "Superstition" (1974)
* "Midnight Train to Georgia" (1975)
* "Get Down Tonight" (1976)
* "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" / "Play That Funky Music" (1977)
* "Best of My Love" (1978)
* "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (1979)
* "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (1980)
* "Upside Down" (1981)
* "Endless Love" (1982)
* "Sexual Healing" (1983)
* "All Night Long (All Night)" (1984)
* "When Doves Cry" (1985)
* "You Give Good Love" (1986)
* "Nasty" (1987)
* "Bad" (1988)
* "Nice 'n' Slow" (1989)
* "Miss You Much" (1990)
* "U Can't Touch This" (1991)
* "I Wanna Sex You Up" (1992)
* "Remember the Time" (1993)
* "I Will Always Love You" (1994)
* "I'll Make Love to You" (1995)
* "Work" (2016)
* "That's What I Like" (2017)
* "Finesse (Remix)" (2018)
* "Talk" (2019)
* "Heartless" (2020)
* "Leave the Door Open" (2021)
* "Essence" (2022)

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