"Do It All Night" was the lead single in the UK to support

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's third album, ''

Dirty Mind ''Dirty Mind'' is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter and musician Prince. It was released on October 8, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records. The album is notable for Prince's increasing reliance on rock music elements, high reg ...

''. The song is an ode to sex, and Prince exclaims that he wants to do it all night. The song opens with a simple

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hook before a prominent

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kicks in, along with rhythm guitar and live

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. The song consists of two verses and several repeats of the

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. Also featured is a keyboard solo in the

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. The song opened Prince's ''Dirty Mind'' tour. The

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of the track was the controversial ''Dirty Mind'' ode to

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, "Head".

Personnel

Credits from Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud. *

– lead and backing vocals, Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano,

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, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums

References

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