Long After Dark

Long After Dark is the fifth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released on November 2, 1982, on Backstreet Records. Notable for the MTV hit "You Got Lucky", the album was also the band's first to feature Howie Epstein on bass and harmony vocals. Epstein's vocals are prevalent throughout the album and from that point on, became an integral part of the Heartbreakers' sound.

Long After Dark
Studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Released	November 2, 1982 (1982-11-02)
Recorded	1981–82
Studio	Record Plant (Hollywood) Wally Heider's (Hollywood) Crystal (Hollywood) Rumbo (Los Angeles)
Genre	Heartland rock pop rock new wave
Length	37:44
Label	Backstreet
Producer	Jimmy Iovine Tom Petty
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chronology
Hard Promises (1981) Long After Dark (1982) Southern Accents (1985)
Singles from Long After Dark
"You Got Lucky"/"Between Two Worlds" Released: October 22, 1982 "Straight into Darkness"/"A Wasted Life" Released: 1982 "Change of Heart" Released: February 1983

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
The Essential Rock Discography	5/10[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]

Two other singles from the album were released, "Change of Heart" and "Straight into Darkness", the former joining "You Got Lucky" in the Billboard top 40. In July 2018, "Keep a Little Soul", an outtake from Long After Dark, was released as the first single to promote Petty's box set An American Treasure. "Keeping Me Alive", another outtake from the album sessions,^[9] was a Petty favorite, and was eventually released on his and the Heartbreakers' 1995 box set Playback, as well as on An American Treasure.

On August 30, 2024, the Tom Petty estate announced the release of an expanded Deluxe Edition of the album, which included 12 new live and previously unreleased songs, as well as a Blu-Ray Dolby Atmos remix.^[10] This version was released on streaming services, numbered vinyl and CD on October 18, 2024.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A One Story Town"	3:06
2.	"You Got Lucky"	3:37
3.	"Deliver Me"	3:28
4.	"Change of Heart"	3:18
5.	"Finding Out"	3:36

All tracks are written by Tom Petty, except 2, 5, 8 and 9, co-written by Mike Campbell

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"We Stand a Chance"	3:38
7.	"Straight into Darkness"	3:49
8.	"The Same Old You"	3:31
9.	"Between Two Worlds"	5:12
10.	"A Wasted Life"	4:35
Total length:		37:44

Track listing : 2024 Extended Deluxe Edition

Disc 1 is the same as the 1982 release.

CD Version Disc 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	Stories We Could Tell - French TV	3:36
2.	Never Be You	3:55
3.	Turning Point - Original Drums Version	3:01
4.	Don't Make Me Walk The Line	3:17
5.	Finding Out - French TV	4:03
6.	Heartbreakers Beach Party - Extended Version	2:50
7.	Keeping Me Alive - French TV	3:21
8.	Straight Into Darkness - French TV	4.25
9.	Ways To Be Wicked - Denver Sessions	4:25
10.	Between Two Worlds - French TV	3:50
11.	One on One	3:41
12.	Wild Thing	3:53
Total length:		43:09

Personnel

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

• Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, 12-string, lead on "We Stand a Chance")
• Mike Campbell – guitars (lead, 12-string), organ on "We Stand a Chance"
• Howie Epstein – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Benmont Tench – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, backing vocals
• Stan Lynch – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Ron Blair – bass guitar on "Between Two Worlds"
• Phil Jones – percussion

Production

• Jimmy Iovine – production
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Tom Petty – production
• Don Smith – engineer
• Tommy Steele – design
• Shelly Yakus – engineer

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Long After Dark

Chart	Position
Australian Albums Chart[11]	77
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[12]	17
New Zealand Albums Chart[13]	25
Swedish Albums Chart[14]	20
UK Albums Chart[15]	45
United States Billboard 200[16]	9

2024 chart performance for Long After Dark

Chart (2024)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17]	50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	86

Certifications

Certifications for Long After Dark

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[20]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. AllMusic review
2. "Tom Petty: Long After Dark". Blender. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
3. Kot, Greg (1991-09-01). "Through The Years With Tom Petty". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
4. "Robert Christgau: CG: tom petty and the heartbreakers".
5. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 2005. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
6. Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 816. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
7. "Long After Dark". Rolling Stone. 20 January 1983.
8. "Tom Petty: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
9. Zollo, Paul. Conversations With Tom Petty (2005): 81–83.
10. "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
11. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
12. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 37, No. 20". RPM. 1983-01-15. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
13. "charts.nz — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Long After Dark". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
14. "swedishcharts.com Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Long After Dark" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
15. "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Artist: Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
16. "Allmusic: Long After Dark : Charts & Awards : Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
17. "Offiziellecharts.de – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Long After Dark" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Long After Dark". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
19. "Canadian album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Music Canada.
20. "American album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Recording Industry Association of America.