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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
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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Long After Dark is the fifth studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, released 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 first of these joined "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 sessions for the album,^[1] was a Petty favorite, and was eventually released on his and the Heartbreakers' 1995 box set Playback, as well as on An American Treasure.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Blender	^[3]
Chicago Tribune	^[4]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+^[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[6]
The Essential Rock Discography	5/10^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[9]

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

Personnel

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Tom Petty – lead vocals, guitars (acoustic, electric, 12-string, lead on "We Stand a Chance"), Prophet 5 synthesizer
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^[10]

Chart performance

Weekly 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

Certifications

Certifications for *Long After Dark*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[17]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[18]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Zollo, Paul. Conversations With Tom Petty (2005): 81–83.
^ 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.
^ "Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
^ 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.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Music Canada.
^ "American album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Zollo, Paul. Conversations With Tom Petty (2005): 81–83.

[2] AllMusic review

[3] "Tom Petty: Long After Dark". Blender. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[4] Kot, Greg (1991-09-01). "Through The Years With Tom Petty". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-04-04.

[5] "Robert Christgau: CG: tom petty and the heartbreakers".

[6] Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 2005. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

[7] Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 816. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.

[8] "Long After Dark". Rolling Stone. 20 January 1983.

[9] "Tom Petty: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

[10] "Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved 2019-04-26.

[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.

[CanadaTom_PettyLong_After_DarkalbumCertRef-17] "Canadian album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Music Canada.

[United_StatesTom_PettyLong_After_DarkalbumCertRef-18] "American album certifications – Tom Petty – Long After Dark". Recording Industry Association of America.

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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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