All Day and All of the Night Totally Explained

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"All Day and All of the Night", produced by Shel Talmy, was a hit 1964 rock song by the British Invasion band The Kinks. It reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart and #7 on the United States Charts. Like their previous hit "You Really Got Me", the song relies on a simple sliding power chord riff, although its riff is slightly more complicated, incorporating a B Flat after the chords F and G. Otherwise, the recordings are similar in beat and structure, with similar background vocals, progressions, and guitar solos.

E.P. Track listing

The song was also issued as an extended play single and wasn't included on an album at the time of its release. The tracklisting for the EP was as follows:
Side 1

All Day and All of the Night
I'm a Lover Not a Fighter

Side 2

I Gotta Move

Long Tall Shorty

Cover versions

The Stranglers made a cover in 1988, reaching #7 in the UK singles charts.

The Remains also did a cover of the song. It can be found on their album, "A Session with The Remains".

It was covered by Evermore on the single Light Surrounding You.

Andy Timmons, Paul Gilbert and Steve Vai covered it for the 90th Anniversary Ibanez concert.

the Zodiacs (1965)

I ragazzi del sole (1966)

Dick Bright & His Sounds of Delight & Little Roger & The Goosebumps (1976)

Praying Mantis (1981)

The Purple Helmets (November 1988)

Megajam 5 (1997)

Status Quo (November 17, 2003)

Flunk (May 2, 2005)

Slowfeet (October 26, 2007)

Use in pop culture

"All Day and All of the Night" was featured in television advertisments for Starburst candy in 1998 and 1999.
A cover of "All Day and All of the Night" is set to appear in the upcoming video game .

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