After All the Bars Are Closed
| "After All the Bars Are Closed" | ||||
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| Single by Thomas Rhett | ||||
| from the album About a Woman | ||||
| Released | August 9, 2024 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | Valory | |||
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| "After All the Bars Are Closed" on YouTube | ||||
"After All the Bars Are Closed" is a song by 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. The song impacted country radio on February 18, 2025, with over 57 million on-demand streams and 99 first-week stations.
Contents
"After All the Bars Are Closed" expresses about a night out with a new lover he met in a bar.[1][2]
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".[3]
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.[4] It shows Rhett and his friends having a good old-fashioned good time at a bonfire once for the night.[5]
Live performances
Rhett performed "After All the Bars Are Closed" with his acoustic guitar on The Tonight Show in August 2024.[4]
Personnel
Credits adapted from YouTube.[6]
- 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
| Chart (2024–2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] | 53 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[8] | 10 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 45 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 9 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 14 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | August 9, 2024 | Valory | [12] | |
| February 18, 2025 | Country radio |
References
- ^ Chua, Jeremy (August 9, 2024). "Thomas Rhett has romantic plans "After All the Bars Are Closed" | ABC Audio Digital Syndication". digital.abcaudio.com. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Hear Thomas Rhett's New Song 'After All The Bars Are Closed'". www.antimusic.com. August 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Mower, Maxim. "'After All The Bars Are Closed' by Thomas Rhett - Lyrics & Meaning". holler.country. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ a b Lorge, Melinda (August 22, 2024). "Thomas Rhett Closes Out 'Fallon' With 'After All The Bars Are Closed'". Countrypolitan Magazine. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ "Will Thomas Rhett Lead the Most Week's Popular Country Videos?". Taste of Country. August 10, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ After All The Bars Are Closed. August 8, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ^ "Canada Country: Week of July 12, 2025". Billboard Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ Spotify, August 9, 2024, retrieved February 9, 2025