I'm not content to be with you in the daytime 
Girl I want to be with you all of the time 
The only time I feel alright is by your side 
Girl I want to be with you all of the time 
All day and all of the night 
All day and all of the night 
All day and all of the night 

I believe that you and me last forever 
Oh yea, all day and nighttime yours, leave me never 
The only time I feel alright is by your side 
Girl I want to be with you all of the time 
All day and all of the night 
All day and all of the night 
Oh, come on... 

I believe that you and me last forever 
Oh yea, all day and nighttime yours, leave me never 
The only time I feel alright is by your side 
Girl I want to be with you all of the time 
All day and all of the night 
All day and all of the night time 
All day and all of the night

Documentation

This was the Kink's fourth single and second hit. It was released late in 1964 and it rose all the way to number two in the UK and number seven in America.

Jimmy page has claimed to have done the guitar solo on the recording.  Ray Davies responds: "Look, my brother Dave hasn't got too much going for him, but to try and take that stuff away from him is bullshit. He invented that guitar sound. I remember him coming to the session. We had to record at 10 o'clock in the morning, as we had a gig that night. Page was doing a session in the other studio. When he came in to hear Dave's solo, he laughed and snickered. And now he says HE played it!""

Ray Davies filed legal action against The Doors claiming that "Hello, I Love You" was stolen from this song.


All Day and All of the Night is covered by numerous bands across the world.

This song was included on the Limited Edition Greatest Hits Alive Cd.  Rick also performed this song several times in concert including:

8/02/98 Decatur, IL Family Street Fair (footage shown on VH1's Behind the Music)
3/30/00 New Orleans, LA  House of Blues
11/16/01 Detroit, MI The Palace (footage shown on Rick's Alive DVD)