Up All Night (Beck song)

"Up All Night" is a song by the American musician Beck. It is the third single (fourth worldwide) from his thirteenth studio album Colors.

"Up All Night"
Remix single cover
Single by Beck
from the album Colors
Released	September 18, 2017
Genre	Dance-rock pop rock^[1]
Length	3:10
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Beck Greg Kurstin
Producer(s)	Beck Greg Kurstin
Beck singles chronology
"Dear Life" (2017) "Up All Night" (2017) "Colors" (2018)
Music video
"Up All Night" on YouTube

Background and release

Before its official release, the song was included in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 17 in September 2016 and was also used in a commercial for the smartwatch company Fossil.^[2][3]

"Up All Night" was released to triple-A radio September 18, 2017 in the United States as the third single from the album Colors.^[4] It was then sent to alternative radio September 19, 2017.^[5]

Live performances

Beck performed the song on Later... with Jools Holland and The Ellen DeGeneres Show in October 2017,^[1][6] and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon December 6, 2017.^[7]

Music video

The music video, directed and produced by the Catalan production company CANADA, was released on September 6, 2017. It stars French actress Solene Rigot and Pedro Attemborough. It depicts Attemborough falling unconscious during a wild and raucous party while Rigot, adorned in knight's armor and brandishing a shield made from a street sign, rushes through the apartment complex to rescue him.^[8] It was nominated for best music video at the 2018 Grammy Awards.^[9]

Track listing

• Digital download^[10]

1. "Up All Night" (Oliver Remix) – 4:26

Chart performance

"Up All Night" peaked at number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs airplay chart. This marks Beck's third number-one single and his first since "E-Pro" in 2005. He is one of six acts to accomplish three chart toppers on the Alternative chart in three different decades.^[11]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2017–18) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[12] 4 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[13] 24 France (SNEP)^[14] 117 Iceland (RÚV)^[15] 4 Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[16] 46 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)^[17] 6 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)^[18] 39 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[19] 30 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[20] 12 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[21] 10 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[22] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[23] 90 Chart (2018) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[24] 27 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[25] 12 All-time charts Chart (1995–2021) Position US Adult Alternative Airplay (Billboard)^[26] 55

References

1. Blistein, Jon (October 17, 2017). "Watch Beck Dance Endearingly to New Song 'Up All Night' on 'Ellen'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
2. Yoo, Noah (September 29, 2016). "New Beck Song "Up All Night" Soundtracks Commercial: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
3. Breihan, Tom (September 29, 2016). "That Leaked Beck Song Soundtracks A Fossil Smartwatch Commercial". Stereogum. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
4. . All Access. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017.
5. . All Access. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017.
6. Kaye, Ben (October 11, 2017). "Beck performs "Up All Night" and "Devil's Haircut" on Jools Holland: Watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
7. Cantor, Brian (November 29, 2017). "John Cena Appearing, Beck Performing On December 6 "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"". Headline Planet. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
8. Britton, Luke Morgan (September 6, 2017). "Watch Beck soundtrack a wild house party in new 'Up All Night' video". NME. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
9. "2018 Grammy Nomination List". Variety. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
10. "Up All Night (Oliver Remix) – Single by Mark Ronson". iTunes Store. 15 March 2018.
11. "Beck Scores Record Breaking No. 1 on Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
12. "Beck – Up All Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
13. "Beck – Up All Night" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
14. "Beck – Up All Night" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
15. . RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
16. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 — October 23, 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. October 23, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
17. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas — October 9, 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. October 9, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
18. "Beck Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
19. "Beck Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
20. "Beck Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
21. "Beck Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
22. "Beck Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
23. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
24. "Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
25. "Rock Airplay Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. 13 December 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
26. "Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2023.