How Long

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For the song by Leroy Carr, see How Long, How Long Blues also known as How Long.

"How Long?" is the title of a 1975 song by the British group Ace off their album Five-A-Side.

The song, composed by lead singer Paul Carrack, is a story of a love affair gone bad. There have been some accounts that the song is based on the experiences of an Ace band member who had temporarily left the band.

In 1982, Rod Stewart released a remake of this song as a single. It charted in the top fifty of the Billboard Hot 100.