All Night Long (Common song)
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"All Night Long" is the third single from rapper
Common
's 1997
album One Day It'll All Make Sense
. It features vocals from Erykah Badu
and production from The Roots
, and contains re-sung elements from "Don't Stop the Music
" by Yarbrough and Peoples
. The Brand New Heavies remix
ed it for the single's b-side and The 24 Hour Woman soundtrack.
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
Common
Common (rapper)
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor....
's 1997
1997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
album One Day It'll All Make Sense
One Day It'll All Make Sense
One Day It'll All Make Sense is the third studio album by rapper Common, September 30, 1997 on Relativity Records. It was the follow-up to his critically acclaimed album Resurrection and the last Common album to feature producer No I.D.. Until 2011, Common stated No I.D...
. It features vocals from Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Erica Abi Wright , better known by her stage name Erykah Badu , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical...
and production from The Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
, and contains re-sung elements from "Don't Stop the Music
Don't Stop the Music (Yarbrough and Peoples song)
"Don't Stop the Music" is a song by Yarbrough and Peoples, from the duo's 1980 debut album, The Two of Us. It was released as a single on Mercury Records in 1981....
" by Yarbrough and Peoples
Yarbrough and Peoples
Yarbrough and Peoples was an American R&B duo from Dallas, Texas. Their biggest selling release was "Don't Stop the Music", a US Billboard R&B chart topper in 1981.-Career:...
. The Brand New Heavies remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ed it for the single's b-side and The 24 Hour Woman soundtrack.
B-side
- "Feel the Vibes (All Night Long) (Brand New Heavies Remix)" (5:40)
- "Feel the Vibes (All Night Long Instrumental Version) (Brand New Heavies Remix)" (5:33)