After Midnight (J. J. Cale song)
| "After Midnight" | |
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| Single by J.J. Cale | |
| from the album Naturally | |
| B-side | "Slow Motion" (1966) "Crying Eyes" (1972) |
| Released | November 1966 1972 (re-recording) |
| Length | 2:37 2:54 (re-recording) |
| Label | Liberty Records (1966) Shelter Records (1972) |
| Songwriter(s) | J.J. Cale |
| Producer(s) | Johnny Cale |
| Official Audio | |
| "After Midnight" on YouTube | |
| "After Midnight" | ||||
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1970 UK vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Eric Clapton | ||||
| from the album Eric Clapton | ||||
| B-side | "Easy Now" | |||
| Released | October 1970 | |||
| Recorded | January 1970 | |||
| Studio | Island (London) | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:15 (or 2:51) | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | J. J. Cale | |||
| Producer(s) | Delaney Bramlett | |||
| Eric Clapton singles chronology | ||||
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"After Midnight" is a rock song by J. J. Cale, first released in 1966. Eric Clapton later covered it for his eponymous album, released in 1970. Clapton's rendition became a success, prompting Cale to re-record the song for his own 1971 album Naturally. In 1987, Clapton later re-recorded the song for a Michelob beer commercial and then released the re-recording as a single. "After Midnight" has been considered one of Clapton's signature songs throughout his career. Other artists covered the song in later years.