Too Late (Junior Giscombe song)

"Too Late" is a song by English soul singer Junior Giscombe, released in 1982 as the follow-up to his breakthrough single from July 1981, "Mama Used to Say". The lyrics were written by Giscombe. The song was inspired by a woman Giscombe met in Scotland.” who told him of the assumption that only Scottish men mistreat their wives. He said: "I thought to myself how ironic that is. It's very true. It happens in every race, it happens with everybody and that's what 'Too Late' is all about. I like writing like that, trying to fantasise on a situation and putting it into much more real circumstances than you get with ordinary soul."

The single reached number 8 on Hot Black Singles, number 20 on the UK Singles Chart, number 67 on Disco Top 80, and 29 on the Irish singles chart. The record was released by Mercury Records. Giscombe was also inspired by Rick James and he mentions how it took him just a couple of minutes to write Too Late. Giscombe also talks about how important Too Late was as it established his fanbase which led to a long term presence in the American market.