All Day and All of the Night

Not to be confused with All Day and Night.
"All Day and All of the Night"
West German picture sleeve
Single by the Kinks
B-side"I Gotta Move"
Released23 October 1964[1]
Recorded23 or 24 September 1964[1]
StudioPye, London
Genre
Length2:22
Label
Songwriter(s)Ray Davies
Producer(s)Shel Talmy
The Kinks singles chronology
"You Really Got Me"
(1964) 		"All Day and All of the Night"
(1964) 		"Tired of Waiting for You"
(1965)

"All Day and All of the Night" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks from 1964. Released as a single, it reached No. 2 in the UK on the Record Retailer chart[7] and No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965.[8] The song was included on the Kinksize Hits EP in the UK and the Kinks' second American album, Kinks-Size (1965).

Background

Like their previous hit "You Really Got Me", the song is based on a power chord riff. Both songs are similar in beat and structure, with similar background vocals, progressions, and guitar solos.

Dave Davies claimed that the song was where he "found his voice":

I liked the guitar sound on "All Day And All of the Night", the second single we had. When they tried to develop amplifiers that had pre-gain and all, I thought it wasn't quite right, and I struggled with the sound for a while. I never liked Marshalls, because they sounded like everybody else. Then in the mid '70s I started using Peavey, and people said, "Nobody uses Peavey – country and western bands use them" [laughs]. I used to blow them up every night. I used two Peavey Maces together, and it was brilliant.[9]

Billboard described the song as a "potent entry," stating that the "raw, gutsy delivery is maintained along with raunchy guitar sound."[10] Cash Box described it as a "raunchy-rock'er that should flip the teeners," similar to "You Really Got Me."[11]

"Hello, I Love You" controversies

Similarities between the song and the Doors' 1968 song, "Hello, I Love You" have been pointed out. Ray Davies said on the topic: "My publisher wanted to sue. I was unwilling to do that. I think they cut a deal somewhere, but I don't know the details."[12] Dave Davies added: "That one is the most irritating of all of them ... I did a show where I played 'All Day and All of the Night' and stuck in a piece of 'Hello, I Love You'. There was some response, there were a few smiles. But I've never understood why nobody's ever said anything about it. You can't say anything about the Doors. You're not allowed to."[13]

In the liner notes to the Doors Box set, Robby Krieger has denied the allegations that the song's musical structure was stolen from Ray Davies. Instead, he said the song's vibe was taken from Cream's song "Sunshine of Your Love". According to the Doors biography No One Here Gets Out Alive, courts in the UK determined in favour of Davies and any royalties for the song are paid to him.[14]

Personnel

According to band researcher Doug Hinman:[1]

The Kinks

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (1964–1965) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[15] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 40
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[17] 12
France (SNEP)[18] 12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 9
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[21] 5
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[22] 18
Sweden (Tio i Topp)[23] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 7
US Cash Box Top 100[24] 5
US Record World 100 Top Pops[25] 8
West Germany (GfK)[26] 22

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ a b c Hinman 2004, p. 38.
  2. ^ "Ray Davies In Conversation at BFI Southbank" (PDF). British Film Institute. May 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. ^ Stiernberg, Bonnie. "The 50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time". Paste. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ^ Brackett, David (2000). Interpreting Popular Music. University of California Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-5202-2541-1.
  5. ^ Gewen, Barry (5 March 2008). "Ray Davies, Rock Poet?". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. ^ Borack 2007, p. 59.
  7. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  8. ^ a b "The Kinks Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  9. ^ Resnicoff, Matt (March 1990). "Dave Davies – Out of the Survivors". Guitar Player. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 19 December 1964. p. 39. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Record Reviews > Pick of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXVI, no. 15. 19 December 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  12. ^ Greene, Andy (27 November 2014). "Ray Davies: 'If We Do a Kinks Show, We're the Kinks'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  13. ^ Resnicoff, Buddy (30 April 1997). "Loyal Pains: The Davies Boys Are Still at It". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  14. ^ Deevoy, Adrian (11 May 2017). "The Kinks' Ray Davies: Brexit is 'bigger than the Berlin Wall'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  15. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 167. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  16. ^ "The Kinks – All Day and All of the Night" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  17. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5612." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  18. ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par K". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 1, 1965" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  20. ^ "The Kinks – All Day and All of the Night" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  21. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search lever". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  22. ^ Hallberg, Eric (193). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975. Drift Musik. ISBN 9163021404.
  23. ^ Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74. Premium Publishing. p. 447. ISBN 919727125X.
  24. ^ "100 Top Pops" (PDF). Record World. 13 February 1965. p. 3.
  25. ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending DECEMBER 5, 1964". Cash Box. 5 December 1964. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012.
  26. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Kinks – All Day and All of the Night" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  27. ^ "British single certifications – Kinks – All Day and All of the Night". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  28. ^ "Singles Top 100 - Ones to Watch". Record Business. Vol. 4, no. 3. 6 April 1981. p. 11. ISSN 0144-0691.
  29. ^ "Xmas News". Record Mirror. 26 December 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0144-5804.
  30. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 535. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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