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Party All the Time
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Party All the Time
| cover = Party All the Time.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Eddie Murphy
| album = How Could It Be
| released = September 23, 1985
| recorded = 1985
| studio = The Joint Recording Studio (Buffalo, New York)
| genre =
* Funk
* synth-pop
| length =
* 4:08 (album version)
* 9:31 (extended 12" version)
| label =
* Columbia
* CBS
| writer = Rick James
| producer = Rick James
| prev_title = Boogie in Your Butt/No More Tears
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = How Could It Be
| next_year = 1985
| misc =
}}
"'Party All the Time'" is a song by comedian and actor Eddie Murphy, written and produced by Rick James. It was the lead single from Murphy's 1985 debut album 'How Could It Be'. The single was recorded at James's home studio in Buffalo, New York. It reached number two on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 for three weeks, behind "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie. Rick James also provided vocals for the song. Murphy stated that the song was made as a $100,000 bet between himself and Richard Pryor wagering on whether Murphy had singing talent or not.
Reception
A reader in the 'Los Angeles Times', Barbara Bryson, criticized the song, characterizing it as "Gumby goes disco" (referring to the character parodied by Murphy on 'Saturday Night Live'). The publication also placed the song at number one on "The Video Bottom 10" list. Meanwhile, critic Scott Benarde in the Ft. Lauderdale 'Sun-Sentinel' awarded the song his worst single for 1985, calling it a "catchy uptempo dance number" but asserting that "Murphy adds nothing but his ego to it. His voice is paper thin and buried in the mix. Anyone could have sung that tune the way it was produced. Murphy should stick to imitating Gumby."
The song's music video won best urban contemporary video award at the American Video Awards in November 1985.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Remixes and covers
In 2006, house DJ and producer Sharam Tayebi of Deep Dish released a remix of the song, known simply as "PATT" (an acronym for "Party All the Time"), which peaked at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart on December 30, 2006.
Finnish band Children of Bodom covered the song in 2011, as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of their album 'Relentless Reckless Forever'.
In 2014, Gwyneth Paltrow covered the song in the 'Glee' season 5 episode "New Directions".
Finnish stoner rock band Mangoo also covered the song on their 2017 album 'The Heat'.
Guitarist Eric Calderone covered the song in 2022 on his YouTube channel.
References
Category:1985 singles
Category:Eddie Murphy songs
Category:Songs written by Rick James
Category:1985 songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Funk songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Rick James
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