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Long After Dark
Long After Dark
Studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Released	November 2, 1982
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
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;

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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]

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.

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

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

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

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

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

[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.

[ac_Germany4_Tom_Petty_&_the_Heartbreakers-17] "Offiziellecharts.de – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Long After Dark" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[ac_Switzerland_Tom_Petty_&_the_Heartbreakers-18] "Swisscharts.com – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Long After Dark". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

[CanadaTom_PettyLong_After_DarkalbumCertRef-19] "Canadian album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Music Canada.

[United_StatesTom_PettyLong_After_DarkalbumCertRef-20] "American album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Recording Industry Association of America.

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 '''''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.
-Two other singles from the album were released, "[[Change of Heart (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|Change of Heart]]" and "Straight into Darkness", he 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,<ref>Zollo, Paul. Conversations With Tom Petty (2005): 81–83.</ref> was a Petty favorite, and was eventually released on his and the Heartbreakers' 1995 box set ''[[Playback (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)|Playback]]'', as well as on ''An American Treasure''.
+Two other singles from the album were released, "[[Change of Heart (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|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,<ref>Zollo, Paul. Conversations With Tom Petty (2005): 81–83.</ref> was a Petty favorite, and was eventually released on his and the Heartbreakers' 1995 box set ''[[Playback (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)|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, featuring 12 new tracks, including live and previously unreleased songs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/tompetty/posts/pfbid05rXQRpsPLAqGC4ZoThgwRMHN3FrokMRMw6osYE3gYqpYTEzPrSB5Cirs1e7No9mRl |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> In addition to streaming services, this Deluxe Edition was released on (numbered) Vinyl and CD, including a new [[Dolby Atmos]] remix, on October 18, 2024.
+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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/tompetty/posts/pfbid05rXQRpsPLAqGC4ZoThgwRMHN3FrokMRMw6osYE3gYqpYTEzPrSB5Cirs1e7No9mRl |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> This version was released on streaming services, numbered vinyl and CD on October 18, 2024.
 ==Track listing==
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+== Track listing : 2024 Extended Deluxe Edition ==
+Disc 1 is the same as the 1982 release.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+CD Version Disc 2
+!<abbr>No.</abbr>
+!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
+|-
+! colspan="2" |Total length:
+|43:09
+|}
 ==Personnel==
 '''Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers'''
-*[[Tom Petty]] – lead vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, 12-string, lead on "We Stand a Chance"), [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5|Prophet 5 synthesizer]]
+*[[Tom Petty]] – lead vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, 12-string, lead on "We Stand a Chance")
 *[[Mike Campbell (musician)|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
+*[[Benmont Tench]] – acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond and Vox organs, Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, backing vocals
 *[[Stan Lynch]] – drums, backing vocals
@@ Line 109: / Line 169: @@
 *Don Smith – engineer
 *Tommy Steele – design
+*[[Shelly Yakus]] – engineer
-*[[Shelly Yakus]] – engineer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Tom-Petty-And-The-Heartbreakers-Long-After-Dark/release/828266|title=Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark|website=Discogs|year=1982 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref>
 ==Charts==
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 |9
+|}
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ 2024 chart performance for ''Long After Dark''
+! scope="col"| Chart (2024)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
+|-
+{{album chart|Germany4|50|id=42873|artist=Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers|album=Long After Dark|rowheader=true|access-date=October 25, 2024}}
+|-
+{{album chart|Switzerland|86|artist=Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers|album=Long After Dark|rowheader=true|access-date=October 27, 2024}}
 |}

v t e Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty Mike Campbell Benmont Tench Ron Blair Stan Lynch Howie Epstein Scott Thurston Steve Ferrone
Studio albums	Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers You're Gonna Get It! Damn the Torpedoes Hard Promises Long After Dark Southern Accents Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) Into the Great Wide Open Songs and Music from "She's the One" Echo The Last DJ Mojo Hypnotic Eye
Live albums	Official Live 'Leg Pack Up the Plantation: Live! The Live Anthology Mojo Tour 2010 Kiss My Amps Kiss My Amps, Vol. 2 Live at the Fillmore 1997
Compilations	Greatest Hits Playback Anthology: Through the Years An American Treasure The Best of Everything
Videography	Pack Up the Plantation: Live! Hard to Handle w/ Bob Dylan Playback Live at the Olympic: The Last DJ Runnin' Down a Dream
Songs	"Breakdown" "American Girl" "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" "I Need to Know" "Listen to Her Heart" "Don't Do Me Like That" "Refugee" "Here Comes My Girl" "Even the Losers" "The Waiting" "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)" "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" "You Got Lucky" "Change of Heart" "Don't Come Around Here No More" "Rebels" "Southern Accents" "Make It Better (Forget About Me)" "Needles and Pins "Jammin' Me" "Learning to Fly" "Into the Great Wide Open" "Something in the Air" "Mary Jane's Last Dance" "Walls (Circus)" "Change the Locks" "Free Girl Now" "Room at the Top" "Surrender" "The Last DJ" "I Should Have Known It"
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