“All Night Long” was an international smash hit. It topped the Billboard Hot 100, R&B and Adult Contemporary charts in late 1983 and also reached the top 10 in several countries overseas.
Writing the song took months, as Richie was unable to come up with a chorus until a Jamaican gynecologist u...
[Intro]
Da, da
Da, da, oh
Da
Woah, oh
[Verse 1]
Well, my friends, the time has come
To raise the roof and have some fun
Throw away the work to be done
Let the music play on
Everybody sing, everybody dance
Lose yourself in wild romance
[Pre-Chorus 1]
We're going to party, Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along
We're going to party, Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along
[Chorus]
All night long (All night, all night, all night)
All night long (All night, all night, all night)
All night long (All night, all night, all night)
All night long (All night)
Oh yeah (All night)
[Verse 2]
People dancing all in the street
See the rhythm all in their feet
Life is good, wild and sweet
Let the music play on
Feel it in your heart and feel it in your soul
Let the music take control
[Pre-Chorus 2]
We're going to party, Liming, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along
We're going to party, Liming, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing my song
[Chorus]
All night long, oh (All night, all night)
All night long, yeah (All night, all night)
All night long, yeah (All night, all night)
All night long, ah, (All night, all night)
[Verse 3]
Yeah, once you get started you can't sit down
Come join the fun, it's a merry-go-round
Everyone's dancing their troubles away
Come join our party, see how we play
[Bridge]
Tam bo li de say de moi ya
Yeah, Jambo, Jambo
Way to parti, o we goin'
Oh, jambali
Tam bo li de say de moi ya
Yeah, Jambo, Jambo
Oh, yes
We're gonna have a party, yeah, uh
[Chorus]
All night long (All night, all night, all night)
All night long, yeah (All night, all night)
All night long (All night, all night, all night)
All night long, oh (All night, all night)
[Pre-Chorus 1]
We're going to party, Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing along
We're going to party, Karamu, fiesta, forever
Come on and sing my song
[Chorus]
All night long (All night, all night, all night)
All night long (All night, all night, all night)
All night long (All night, all night, all night)
All night long (All night, all night)
[Post-Chorus]
All night, all night
All night, all night
All night, all night
All night, all night
All night, all night
All night, all night
All night, all night
All night, all night
[Outro]
Everyone you meet (All night)
They're jamming in the street (All night)
All night long (All night)
Yeah, I said (All night)
Everyone you meet (All night)
They're jamming in the street (All night)
All night long (All night, all night)
Feel good, feel good
(All night, all night)
(All night, all night)
(All night, all night)
(All night, all night)
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(All night, all night)
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All Night Long (All Night) was written by Lionel Richie.
All Night Long (All Night) was produced by James Anthony Carmichael & Lionel Richie.
Lionel Richie released All Night Long (All Night) on Tue Oct 11 1983.