"Up All Night" is the second single from English group

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's fifth studio album, '' The Circus'' (2008).

Song information

Released on 2 March 2009, it was the second single from the album '' The Circus''. The single was only promoted in the UK and Ireland, and given a physical release in those countries. The band performed "Up All Night" on ''

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'' on 21 February 2009. It was the second live performance of the song, after they performed the song on ITV's ''Take That Come to Town''. The band also performed the song on BBC's ''

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'' special on 13 March 2009.

Use in media

The track featured on the

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could be seen miming the song playing on the radio whilst driving.

Critical reception

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described the song as a "cheerfully respectful stomp".

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labelled the song a highlight, "utterly catchy" and with a "skip down the street chorus." The

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favourably likened the track to

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Chart performance

The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart on 14 February 2009 (

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) at number 72, four weeks ahead of the release date of the single based purely on downloads. The single peaked at number 14, becoming the band's second single out of their recent six to fail to chart in the UK Top 10. However, it did become their 20th consecutive UK Top 20 single. In

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the song debuted on Thursday 26 February 2009 at number 29 based on downloads, a week before the official release. The single peaked at number 14.

Music video

The video for "Up All Night" was debuted on 27 January 2009, with

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on lead vocals. The video was directed by Daniel Wolfe, and features

performing at a street party in

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, with footage of them on the back of a lorry.

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does not appear in the second half of the music video, filmed later in the dark, because his pregnant wife went into labour during filming.

Personnel

– lead vocals *

– backing vocals, piano *

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– backing vocals, drums *

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– backing vocals, acoustic guitar

Track listing

;UK CD single">Take That Up All Night UK 5" CD SINGLE (461861)
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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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