After Hours (The Velvet Underground song)

"After Hours"
Song by The Velvet Underground from the album The Velvet Underground
Released March 1969
Recorded November – December 1968
T.T.G. Studios,[1] Hollywood
Sunset and Highland Sound, Hollywood
Genre Folk rock
Length 2:07
Label MGM Records
Writer Lou Reed
Composer Lou Reed
Producer The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground track listing

"The Murder Mystery"
(9)
"After Hours"
(10)

"After Hours" is a 1969 song written by Lou Reed[2] and originally performed by The Velvet Underground. It is the tenth and final track on their self-titled album. It is one of few songs with lead vocals by drummer Maureen Tucker, as Lou Reed stated the song was "so innocent and pure" that he could not possibly sing it himself. Tucker's vocals are accompanied by acoustic and bass guitar. The style of the lyrics and the music is somewhat reminiscent of Tin Pan Alley songs of the 1930s.

The song was re-recorded by Maureen Tucker with instrumentation by The Changelings in 2002. It was released on the single "I'm Sticking with You / After Hours".

Covers

Personnel (on original recording)

Videos

"After Hours" on YouTube

References

  1. Discogs - T.T.G. Studios (Hollywood) profile and discography
  2. Martin Charles Strong, The Great Indie Discography (Canongate U.S., 2003), .
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