| "All Through the Night" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Jules Shear | |
| from the album Watch Dog | |
| Released | 1983 |
| Length | 3:40 |
| Label | EMI America |
| Songwriter(s) | Jules Shear |
| Producer(s) | Todd Rundgren |
"All Through the Night" is a song written and recorded by Jules Shear for his 1983 album Watch Dog. It was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Elliot Easton of American rock band the Cars helped produce an early version of the song.[1] It was covered by the Cars, who did not use it on any of their albums, and by Cyndi Lauper, who included it on her debut album She's So Unusual (1983). Lauper's version peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her fourth top five single in the US. An acoustic version was sung by Lauper on her 2005 album, The Body Acoustic, with additional vocals by Shaggy.
Shear said his own idea was that "All Through the Night" was a folk song, but that Lauper's electronic interpretation was more lucrative, paying for his New York apartment.[2]
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