All Night Long (Rainbow song)


"All Night Long" is a song by British rock band Rainbow. It was released as a single in 1980 from the band's fourth album Down to Earth and became their second top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number 5 in the charts. It was the second single sung by Graham Bonnet for the band and his last, who along with drummer Cozy Powell, left after the Monsters of Rock festival in August 1980.

Criticism

Upon release, the song came in for some criticism due to its overtly sexist lyrics. This prompted a double-page spread on sexism in music in a Sounds issue that September. In an issue released a month later, Blackmore appeared on the front cover dressed in stockings and suspenders, with the headline "Blackmore in new 'Black Stockings' Sexism Outrage", and this was likely a publicity stunt. He did say of the song's criticism:

Weiss Heim

The non-album B-side, "Weiss Heim" is an instrumental song, recorded in January 1980 at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen. The name, meaning 'white house' in German, comes from a moniker Blackmore had given his house he was living in at the time.

Track listings

7" UK:
  1. "All Night Long" – 3:50
  2. "Weiss Heim" – 5:07
7" US:
  1. "All Night Long" – 3:49
  2. "Danger Zone" – 4:30
7" Netherlands:
  1. "All Night Long" – 3:49
  2. "No Time To Lose" – 3:41

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