It Takes All Night Long

"It Takes All Night Long"
Single by Gary Glitter
from the album Silver Star
B-side"It Takes All Night Long (Part II)"
Released1976
Genre
Length
  • 3:04 (Single Version)
  • 5:16 (Album Version)
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mike Leander
Gary Glitter singles chronology
"1976"
(You Belong to Me)
"It Takes All Night Long"
(1976)
"A Little Boogie Woogie in the Back of My Mind"
(1977)

"It Takes All Night Long" is a song by English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and Eddie (Edward John) Seago and produced by Mike Leander. It was released as the second single from his fourth studio album, Silver Star (1977), peaking at No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart.

On the single version of "It Takes All Night Long", the A–side is Part 1, lasting 3:04, while the B–side is Part 2, lasting 2:43. The album version of "It Takes All Night Long", on the Silver Star album, is one song lasting 5:16, which includes the whole of Part 1 (3:04), plus 2:12 out of the 2:43 from Part 2.