"After All the Bars Are Closed" is a song by the American country music singer Thomas Rhett. It was released on August 9, 2024, as the second single from his seventh studio album, About a Woman. The song was written by Rhett, Julian Bunetta, John Byron, Jaxson Free and Jacob Kasher Hindlin, and produced by Bunetta and Dann Huff.
Contents "After All the Bars Are Closed" expresses about a night out with a new lover he met in a bar.
Critical reception HollerCountry writer Maxim Mower compared it to the album's first single ("Beautiful as You"), and felt that it had "a comforting guitar riff gains prominence, with the easygoing composition cushioning Rhett's evocative delivery".
Music video The music video was released at the same time as the song's initial release as a promotional single on August 9, 2024. It shows Rhett and his friends having a good old-fashioned good time at a bonfire once for the night.
Live performances Rhett performed "After All the Bars Are Closed" with his acoustic guitar on The Tonight Show in August 2024.
Personnel Credits adapted from YouTube.
Thomas Rhett – vocals Julian Bunetta – drums, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion, production, programming, recording Dann Huff – banjo, electric guitar, mandolin, acoustic guitar, production Buckley Miller – recording Zach Kuhlman – recording Jeff Gunnell – engineering Alex Ghenea – mixing Mike "Frog" Griffith – production coordination Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar Kris Donegan – electric guitar Derek Wells – electric guitar Paul Franklin – steel guitar Mark Hill – bass Charlie Judge – keyboards Jaxson Free – drums, programming Harrison Tate – mastering Nathan Dantzler – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "After All the Bars Are Closed" Chart (2024–2025) Peakposition Canada Country (Billboard) 1
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "After All the Bars Are Closed" Chart (2025) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 84 US Billboard Hot 100 88 US Country Airplay (Billboard) 6 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) 25
Certifications
Release history + Release dates and formats for "After All the Bars Are Closed" Region Date Format(s) Label(s) United States August 9, 2024 Valory February 18, 2025 Country radio
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