"All Night" is a song recorded by American singer

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for her sixth studio album, '' Lemonade'' (2016). The song was written by

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, Beyoncé, Henry Allen, Timothy Thomas, Theron Thomas, Ilsey Juber,

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, and Jaramye Daniels. Diplo, Beyoncé, and Allen co-produced the track. A

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-tinged track, "All Night" features "sprinklings" of horns and strings in its instrumentation, while sampling the brass line from "SpottieOttieDopaliscious" written by OutKast (

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) and

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(Patrick Brown). The song was sent to Italian radio as the album's fifth single on December 2, 2016. Lyrically, the song focuses on forgiveness and rebuilding trust after infidelity, with the protagonist trying to rekindle the passion with her lover. The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, originally aired on

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which premiered in April 2016.

Critical response

The song received critical acclaim from critics upon release. ''

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'' listed "All Night" at number 15 on their list of best songs of the year, with the editor Leah Greenblat commenting "It makes sense that a sweet, tender lullaby of a love song would garner less attention in the immediate wake of Mrs. Carter's firebomb ''Lemonade'' revelations, but it would be a shame to miss this low-key stunner, one of the all-time finest odes to a subject pop music hardly ever deigns sexy enough to address: long-term monogamy." '' Consequence of Sound'' included the song at number 38 on their year-end ranking and ''

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'', at number 3. The song would later be voted in ''

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''s Pazz & Jop the 46th best single of 2016.

Commercial performance

After the release of '' Lemonade'', "All Night" debuted on the ''

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chart at number 38. The song also debuted on the

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chart at number 23. In overseas charts, although not being an official single, the song entered the top 10 in Sweden's digital charts. As of June, the song has sold 146,832 downloads in US.

Music video

The

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for the song was released to YouTube on November 30, 2016. The video features footage from Beyoncé's home movies, including her and

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's wedding day and spending family time with their first daughter, Blue Ivy. The video features Zendaya,

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, Chloe x Halle, twin sister music duo

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and Quvenzhané Wallis.

Live performances

"All Night" was part of the set list of The Formation World Tour with the first performance taking place in

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at the Marlins Park on April 27, 2016.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

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