Living After Midnight

Infobox Single
Name = Living After Midnight


Artist = Judas Priest
from Album = British Steel
B-side =
Released = 1980
Format =
Recorded = January-February 1980 at Startling Studios, Ascot, England
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 3:31
Label = Epic
Writer = Rob Halford
K.K. Downing
Glenn Tipton
Producer = Tom Allom
Certification =
Last single = "Rock Forever"
(1979)
This single = "Living After Midnight"
(1980)
Next single = "Breaking the Law"
(1980)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = British Steel
Type = Studio album
prev_track = "United"
prev_no = 5
this_track = "Living After Midnight"
track_no = 6
next_track = "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise"
next_no = 7"Living After Midnight" is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally featured on their 1980 album "British Steel". It is one of the band's most popular songs.

On live performances, the line, "I took the city 'bout one a.m.," is changed to the particular city or venue the band is performing. For example, on the DVD "Rising in the East", lead vocalist Rob Halford sings, "I took the Budokan 'bout one a.m.," in reference to the stadium in Tokyo, Japan, that hosted the concert. On the Westwood One recordings from the 1983 US Festival Halford recites, "I took some acid about 1 a.m...."

The music video, shot live at a small venue, begins with drummer Dave Holland playing an invisible drum kit. During the guitar solo, fans on the front row play along with their cardboard guitars (which were the prominent fan symbols of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement).

This song has been covered by The Donnas on their album The Donnas Turn 21.

The guitar solo in the song is played by Glenn Tipton.

Personnel

*Rob Halford - vocals
*Glenn Tipton - lead guitar
*K.K. Downing - rhythm guitar
*Ian Hill - bass
*Dave Holland - drums