All Night Long (Faith Evans song)

"All Night Long" is a song by American R&B singer Faith Evans featuring guest vocals by Puff Daddy. It was written by Evans, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, Schon Crawford, Clarence Emery, Todd Russaw, and Todd Gaither for her second album Keep the Faith (1998), while production was helmed by Lawrence, Combs, and Evans. The song contains a sample from "I Hear Music in the Streets" (1980) by American post-disco group Unlimited Touch. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Bertram Reed and Galen Underwood are also credited as songwriters.

"All Night Long"
Single by Faith Evans featuring Puff Daddy
from the album Keep the Faith
Released	March 2, 1999
Length	3:54
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Songwriter(s)	Faith Evans Sean Combs Schon Crawford Clarence Emery Todd Gaither Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence Bertram Reed Todd Russaw Galen Underwood
Producer(s)	Evans Lawrence Combs
Faith Evans singles chronology
"Heartbreak Hotel" (1998) "All Night Long" (1999) "Never Gonna Let You Go" (1999)
Puff Daddy singles chronology
"P.E. 2000" (1999) "All Night Long" (1999) "Satisfy You" (1999)

The song was released by Bad Boy Records as the album's second single in March 1999. It reached number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the second top ten single from Keep the Faith. An accompanying music video was directed by Paul Hunter.

Critical reception

Chuck Taylor from Billboard found that the "trips along with beautifully layered harmonies and a sensual, commanding vocal, all about finding the vibe and taking time to make it all feel right. It's wholly inviting, really, and an effortless add for contemporary radio."^[1] Allmusic editor Jose F. Promis felt that "All Night Long" was as "equally intoxicating" as previous single "Love Like This."^[2]

Music video

The music video for "All Night Long" was directed by Paul Hunter. It depicts Evans at a secret club event that is held inside a former airport terminal. Guest vocalist Puff Daddy appears alongside Evans in the video. Tariq Nasheed makes a cameo appearance as a bodyguard.^[3]

Track listings

Maxi single^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"All Night Long"	3:54
2.	"Life Will Pass You By"	4:49
3.	"All Night Long" (Instrumental)	3:54

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Keep the Faith.^[5]

Sean Combs – producer, writer Schon Crawford – arranger, writer Clarence Emery – writer Faith Evans – producer, vocals, writer Todd Gaither – writer Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence – producer, writer Tony Maserati – mixing Michael Patterson – additional edits

Joe Perrera – recording Bertram Reid – writer (sample) Todd Russaw – writer Thom Russo – recording Tony Smalios – recording Galen Underwood – writer (sample) Mario Winans – overdubs

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "All Night Long" Chart (1999) Peak position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[6] 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 78 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 29 Scotland (OCC)[9] 54 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 23 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[11] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[12] 9 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[13] 4 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 3 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[15] With Puff Daddy 23

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "All Night Long" Chart (1999) Position UK Urban (Music Week)[16] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 74

References

1. Taylor, Chuck (16 January 1999). "Singles". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
2. Promis, Jose F.. All Night Long at AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
3. Evans, Faith (29 August 2008). Keep the Faith: A Memoir. Grand Central. ISBN 9780446537421. Retrieved July 14, 2020 – via Google Books.
4. "All Night Long (Maxi-Single)". Amazon (DE). Retrieved July 14, 2020.
5. Bad Boy Records (1998). Keep the Faith (Media notes). Faith Evans. Bad Boy Records.
6. "Tipparade-lijst van week 18, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
7. "Faith Evans – All Night Long" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
8. "Faith Evans – All Night Long". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
10. "Faith Evans: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
11. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
12. "Faith Evans Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
13. "Faith Evans Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
14. "Faith Evans Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
15. "Faith Evans Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
16. "Urban Top 20 Tracks Of 1999" (PDF). Music Week. January 22, 2000. p. 32. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
17. "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". Archived from the original on 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2010-08-28.