"All Night" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group

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for their sixth studio album '' Holiday Night'' (2017). The song was released digitally on August 4, 2017, as the album's single alongside "

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" by S.M. Entertainment.

Composition

According to ''

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''s Tamar Herman, "All Night" is a nu-disco tune in the style of a

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song that features a 1980s vibe with "thumping"

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and "twinky electronic" melody. Jacques Peterson from

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described the track as "funky nu-disco" that turns "a teenage slumber party into

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." Lyrically, the song is a dedication to Girls' Generation's longevity and bond with their supporters which, according to Herman, is "atypical" for K-pop girl groups.

Chart performance

"All Night" debuted at number 35 on the Gaon Digital Chart, on the chart issue dated July 30 – August 5, 2017, with 47,802 downloads sold.

Music videos

A documentary-style music video for the song was released on August 4, 2017, featuring in between mini-interviews of the eight members reflecting upon their career, interspersed with scenes of the girls having fun and dancing in a disco club. The video ends with clips from the early days of the group, which offers up "a quick trip down memory lane of what is now one of K-pop's most legendary acts", according to ''Billboards Tamar Herman. A "clean version" music video excluding mini-interviews was released the following day and features only the disco scenes.

Reception

's Jacques Peterson wrote, "Even if you don't listen to K-Pop, these tracks All Night" and "Holiday"are absolute must-haves for any pop playlist this summer." The song made ''

s "20 Best K-pop Songs of 2017" list at number 14, described as a slick single appropriate for vogue-off as it is for a K-pop concert.

Charts

Credits

Credits are adapted from ''Holiday Night'' liner notes.

Studio

* SM Blue Ocean Studio – recording * Ingrid Studio – recording * SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing * SM Big Shot Studio –

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* Sterling Sound – mastering

Personnel

* SM Entertainment – executive producer * Lee Soo-man – producer * Kim Young-min – executive supervisor * Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisor *

– vocals, background vocals * Kenzie – lyrics, vocal directing * Hayley Aitken – composition, background vocals * Ollipop – composition,

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* Daniel Caesar – composition, arrangement * Ludwig Lindell – composition, arrangement * Kim Cheol-sun – recording * Jung Eun-kyung – recording * Choo Dae-kwan – recording assistant * Lee Min-gyu – digital editing * Nam Koong-jin – mixing * Randy Merrill – mastering

References

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