All the Time (song)

## **All the Time**

"**All the Time**" is the second track and lead single off of Sean Kennedy's second studio album, *The One*. The song was released independently on January 24, 2020. "All the Time" is Kennedy's second collaboration with Evan Volkman, and first with Noah Volkman. Sean said that the song is about wanting to go up to someone, but being too shy to talk to them.

## Background and Release

"All the Time" was written after longtime friend and collaborator, Evan Volkman sent Sean some tracks he was working on. One track in particular stuck out to Kennedy, so he recorded a voice memo with ideas to send back to Volkman. The voice memo was included as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of *The One*.

The song was first teased on Sean's Instagram story in August 2019 with an alternate cover and the caption, "Coming Soon...". It is unknown why the song's release was postponed.

The following month, Sean debuted the song at a fundraiser for his high school, and stated the song would be released early 2020.

Shortly after, an a cappella clip was posted to Sean's Instagram story. The song was teased on Sean's social medias with videos of clocks, as well as pictures from the set of the music video, and officially announced on January 10, 2020 that it would be released on January 24. CD singles were sold on Kennedy's website. Sean explained that the track set the scene for the album's story:

> "All the Time" is the beginning phase of meeting this person. The tracks continue to follow the story of falling in love with someone, and eventually getting your heart broken, but in the end finding yourself and learning that you'll fall in love many times again.
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## Critical Reception

"All the Time" received positive reviews from critics, with many applauding Sean's ability to capture teenage love. *imPRESSED Music Blog* included the song on their January-March roundup, describing the song as sweet and lighthearted.

## Composition

Musically, "All the Time" is a mid-tempo dance-pop song. It is composed in the key of G#/A♭Major, and it's in common time with a tempo of 100 beats per minute. The song features large synths, drums and percussion.

## Music Video

 **Location** | New York, US

 **Location** | New York, US

The music video for "All the Time" was Sean's first official video. It premiered on YouTube three months after the song, on April 17, 2020. The video was shot at two different locations across two days with Bret Kennedy, Cole Kennedy and Evan Volkman. Maria Klimentova played Sean's love interest.

## Cross-References

* Friends are mentioned in a multitude of songs, including, "Could You", "It Sucks" and "The One".
* Being dumb is also mentioned in "Had My Chance".

## Official Versions

* Album Version - 3:23
* Music Video Version - 3:34
* Voice Memo Bonus Track - 2:51

## Lyrics

**Album Version**

I know that I can be crazy

But I’ll give you a good time

I’ve been out of it lately

But don’t worry I’ll be alright

So come on over

Let’s get closer

I’m tired of being friends

You don’t notice

That I’m so broken

The night’s still far from an end

Can’t you see what we could be?

Together, we could fly

Baby, you and I

Won’t you just come home with me?

Why am I so shy?

I do this all the time

All the time

I know that I shouldn’t talk, no

‘Cause I’ll say something so dumb

You’re looking so beautiful though

And my hands are going numb

So come on over

Let’s get closer

I’m tired of being friends

You don’t notice

That I’m so broken

The night’s still far from an end

Can’t you see what we could be?

Together, we could fly

Baby, you and I

Won’t you just come home with me?

Why am I so shy?

I do this all the time

All the time

(All the time)

I know that I can be crazy

But I’ll give you a good time

Mmm

Can’t you see what we could be?

Together, we could fly

Baby, you and I

Won’t you just come home with me?

Why am I so shy?

I do this all the time

All the time

(All the time)

**Voice Memo Bonus Track**

A lot of the times when I get an idea for a song, I tend to pull out my phone, and I record a voice memo of it

And, I think those are really special because I think they kind of encapsulate the feeling I had when I first wrote the song

Because, a lot of the times I do it right after I write a song

So, I thought it’d be fun if I showed you guys three voice memos from songs on the album

That I think are just really special to me, and, I think they really show how the songs started

And I hope you enjoy

All the Time was a song that originated when my friend Evan Volkman had sent me a bunch of different tracks that he was working on

And, Evan and I have worked on both of my albums together

And, there was this one track that really, really stuck out to me

And I kind of immediately had this story in my head that I wanted to tell

And, I wrote down a few lyrics, I played that track, and, I kind of just sang this half finished melody I had

And, I sent it to him and he really liked it so, I wrote the rest of the song and it went on the record

This is the voice memo for all the time

Ok so like, here’s a few ideas that I wrote down

Um, I have like, a melody that I kind of want to work around

But, the chorus I’m kind of iffy about

I know I can be crazy

But I’ll give you a good time

I’ve been worrying lately

But don’t worry, it’s all alright

So, come on over

And, let’s get closer

I’m tired of being friends

You don’t notice

That I’m

But, I want you here in my arms

‘Cause when the night goes out

All I think about

Is you and I

Don’t you think that we could fly?

Why am I so shy?

Yes, I do this all the time

All the time

And then I want to go like,

“All…”

Like, wait, kind of like,

“All, all, all, all, all, all the time”

Like…like a ton of layers, but, something like that

So I’m gonna work on the lyrics more

And then I’ll get back to you

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 All the Time out January 24.
2. ↑ SEAN KENNEDY’S TEASER SINGLE “ALL THE TIME”.
3. ↑ Live at Somers High School.
4. ↑ Sean Kennedy Releases His Second Album [Q&A.].
5. ↑ We've Been Impressed.
6. ↑ All the Time Behind the Scenes.