| "All Night Long" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Mary Jane Girls | |
| from the album Mary Jane Girls | |
| Released | February 6, 1983 |
| Format | |
| Recorded | 1982 |
| Studio |
Record Plant (Sausalito, California) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 5:34 |
| Label | Gordy |
| Songwriter(s) | Rick James |
| Producer(s) | Rick James |
"All Night Long" is a song written, arranged and produced by American musician Rick James for the Mary Jane Girls.
In the U.S the song enjoyed success on the Hot Black Singles Chart peaking at #11, on the Dance Chart it peaked at #8 but the song failed to succeed in the general public peaking only at #101 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart. It is their only hit song on the UK charts peaking at #13.
The song has been heavily sampled since its inception, including by artists LL Cool J and Mary J. Blige. The bassline samples Keni Burke's 1982 single "Risin' to the Top".
The song was included in the soundtrack of the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Billboard named the song #61 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.