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"Up All Night"
Song

"Up All Night" is a song by Canadian hip-hop artist, Drake from his debut album Thank Me Later. The song features label mate Nicki Minaj.

Composition

The song has been labeled contemporary R&B that is topped off with menacing strings.[1] The song has also contains hints of spacey synths and clattering with reverbed percussion.[1]

Critical reception

The song gathered generally positive reviews from critics. Rap-Up stated that "Drake pledges his allegiance to the house that Wayne built on 'Up All Night,' while Nicki reps the home team to the fullest."[2] Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly called the song one of the best songs to download from the album.[3] Glenn Gamboa of Newsday gave Minaj a positive review of the song stating "Even in the dark "Up All Night," Drake gets upstaged by Nicki Minaj."[4] Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork Media stated, "Drake's fellow Young Money upstart Nicki Minaj adds to the gender ambiguities, out-manning her host on the diabolical 'Up All Night'"[5] Chris Richards of The Washington Post gave Minaj a negative review on the song stating, "On 'Up All Night,' larger-than-life newcomer Nicki Minaj sounds drowsy."[6] Paul Cantor of XXL gave the song a positive review stating, "And if there’s any doubt the kid can flat out spit, there are the obligatory Young Money collabs 'Up All Night' (with Nicki Minaj) and “Miss Me” (with Lil Wayne)."[7]

Chart performance

"Up All Night" debuted at #49 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart based on digital sales alone. Even though it was never released as an official single off the album, it was a big hit and has much airplay. [8]

Chart (2010-2011) Peak
position[8]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 49
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 59
U.S. Billboard Rap Songs[9] 20
German Black Chart[10] 18
Canadian Hot 100 80

References

  1. ^ a b Login or Register to post comments. "Drake, 'Thank Me Later' (Aspire/Cash Money/Young Money) | Spin Magazine Online". Spin.com. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  2. ^ "New Music: Drake f/ Nicki Minaj – 'Up All Night'". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  3. ^ Reviewed by Simon Vozick-Levinson (2010-06-09). "Thank Me Later | Music". EW.com. Retrieved 2010-08-06. {{cite web}}: Text "Jun 09, 2010" ignored (help)
  4. ^ Updated: Jun 11, 2010 11:37 AMBy GLENN GAMBOA (2010-06-11). "Entertainment Item". Mobile.newsday.com. Retrieved 2010-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "Album Reviews: Drake: Thank Me Later". Pitchfork. 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  6. ^ Post Store (2010-06-15). "Record review: Drake's 'Thank Me Later'". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  7. ^ "Drake, Thank Me Later Gets an XL". XXLmag.com. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  8. ^ a b "Drake and Nicki Minaj - Up All Night - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  9. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/rap-songs?order=gainer
  10. ^ Die Deutschen Trend Charts (2009-07-17). "Die Deutschen Trend Charts". Trendcharts.de. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
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