All Night Long (Alexandra Burke song)

"All Night Long"
Single by Alexandra Burke featuring Pitbull
from the album Overcome
Released	3 May 2010 (release history)
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2009
Genre	R&B, pop,[1] dance-pop[2]
Length	4:23 (Album Version) 3:48 (Single Version)
Label	Syco
Writer(s)	Richard Butler, James Scheffer, Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters
Producer(s)	Jim Jonsin, Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters, Rico Love
Alexandra Burke singles chronology
"Broken Heels" (2010) "All Night Long" (2010) "Start Without You" (2010) Pitbull singles chronology "Maldito Alcohol" (2010) "All Night Long" (2010) "I Like It" (2010)

"All Night Long" is a song performed by British singer Alexandra Burke taken from her debut studio album, Overcome (2009). The song was written and produced by production team, The Runaways (Rico Love, Jim Jonsin, Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello).^[3] The single was remixed to feature rapper Pitbull and released as the album's fourth official single in 2010.

Background

For its release as the singer's third single from the album, it was remixed with new instruments and it now features vocals from Miami rapper Pitbull.^[4] "All Night Long" also serves as the album's second European single.^[5][6] The song was nominated for BRIT Award for Best British Single.^[7]

Music video

According to a spread in Look magazine was shot in a Hertfordshire mansion in the UK. The video follows the theme of a pool-side party and amongst the back-up dancers it features circus performers as well as appearances from Pitbull who is featured on the single remix. In one scene Burke is seen with "a mohawk, bejewelled eye-lids and long legs in a leather jock-strap".^[8] According to the Daily Mail she asked family and friends to help film the clip using 100 pocket video cameras.^[9] The video was directed by Dale Resteghini aka RAGE and premiered on 27 April 2010 through Vevo.^[10] Australian TV channel Channel 7 created a new music video for the song which used excerpts from the actual music video and some new parts from Australian dance troupe and winner of Season 4 of Australia's Got Talent, Justice Crew.

Live performances

Burke performed the new version (minus Pitbull's vocals) on the semi-final of Dancing on Ice on ITV1 on 21 March 2010.^[11] and the National Lottery on 5 May 2010. She also performed on Hey Hey It's Saturday, an Australian television show, on 3 June 2010 to promote the single, and the release of the album there.

Reception

Robert Copsey from the entertainment website Digital Spy gave to the song 4 stars (out of 5) and says that: "Fortunately, the track - much like the video - is the very definition of a summer party stomper. Reswizzled with extra blips and beats from the album version, you'll barely have time to knock back your G&T before the urge to hit the dancefloor kicks in, largely thanks to a chorus that doesn't so much encourage you to raise your arms in the air as command it.".^[12] "Fraser McAlpine" from BBC gave the song 5 stars (out of 5), saying that: "well it's just a brilliant song. It's sung brilliantly, with brilliant barking-angel harmonies and brilliant rumble-tum verses and brilliant cloudbustingly euphoric choruses. Alexandra sounds every inch the disco diva - by which I mean she sounds torn apart by the wonder of the emotions she is experiencing, even though lyrically, those emotions amount to nothing more than a simple description of meeting someone you fancy at a party.^[13] That Grape Juice said that "I'm still waiting to hear that 'mind-blowing' track I just know Ms. Burke has in her to deliver." and BBC Newsround said that "Her voice is earthy and gravelly, and really cool on this single."

Track listings

• UK CD single^[14][15] / Australian CD single^[16]

1. "All Night Long" (featuring Pitbull) (Richard Butler, James Scheffer, Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters) - 3:48
2. "All Night Long" (Cahill Club Mix) - 5:56

• UK digital download^[17]

1. "All Night Long" (featuring Pitbull) - 3:48
2. "All Night Long" (featuring Pitbull) (Cahill Club Mix) - 5:56
3. "All Night Long" (featuring Pitbull) (Jason Nevins Remix) - 3:58

• German CD single^[18]

1. "All Night Long" (featuring Pitbull) - 3:48
2. "All Night Long" (Album Version) - 4:23

• German download^[6][19]

1. "All Night Long" (featuring Pitbull) - 3:48
2. "All Night Long" (Album Version) - 4:23
3. "All Night Long" (Cahill Club Mix) - 5:56

Chart performance

"All Night Long" first entered the UK Singles Chart at #98 in October 2009 due to the release of Overcome, before re-entering at #59 in March 2010, following strong digital downloads. After climbing up the chart throughout April and May 2010, the single entered the Top 10 on 16 May 2010 at #8, marking Burke's fourth consecutive Top 10 single. The following week the single climbed four places to its current peak of #4, beating Burke's previous single "Broken Heels" which reached #8.^[20] The single has spent 25 weeks in the UK Top 100. The single entered the Irish Singles Chart at number sixteen and has peaked at #1, making it her third number one single in Ireland.^[21] The single entered at #39 on the Dutch Top 40 and has so far peaked at #24.^[22] "All Night Long" first entered at #71 in the Australian Charts and four weeks later it reached a new peak of #48.

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[23]	48
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[24]	7
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[25]	82
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[26]	14
German Singles Chart[27]	60
Ireland (IRMA)[28]	1
Latvia (European Hit Radio)[29]	38
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[30]	24
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[31]	3
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[32]	24
Sony Indonesian-International Chart	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33]	57
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[34]	60
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[35]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Ireland (IRMA)[36]	40
Sony Indonesian-International Chart	39
UK Singles Chart[37]	76

Chart procession and succession

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Denmark[38]	3 May 2010	Digital download	Sony Music Entertainment
Mexico[39]
Ireland	7 May 2010[17]		Syco Music
United Kingdom	16 May 2010[17]			88697686132
	17 May 2010[9]	CD single
Sweden[17]		Digital download	Sony Music Entertainment
Australia[40]	4 June 2010	CD, digital download		88697686132
Germany[6][18]	11 June 2010
Austria
Switzerland
Sony Indonesian-International	13 June 2010	Digital download

References

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External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics