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After Last Night
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Wikipedia article
"'After Last Night'" is a song by American superduo Silk Sonic, which consists of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, with Thundercat and Bootsy Collins. It was released on July 5, 2022, by Atlantic Records as the fifth single from Silk Sonic's debut studio album, 'An Evening with Silk Sonic' (2021). The song was written by Mars, Brandon Anderson, Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Stephen Bruner, Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves and Ray Charles McCollough II. The production was handled by Mars, D'Mile and the latter four as the Stereotypes.
Production and release
"After Last Night" was written by Bruno Mars, Brandon Anderson, Dernst Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Stephen Bruner, Jonathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves and Ray McCullough II. Its production was handled by Mars, D'Mile and the latter four as the Stereotypes. Mars played guitar, while D'Mile also played guitar, piano and Rhodes piano. Krystal Miles sang background vocals, Thundercat played the bass and Ella Feingold provided additional guitars. Glenn Fischbach played cello, Jonathan Kim and Yoshihiko Nakano were on the viola and Ron Kerber played the flute. Emma Kummrow, Luigi Mazzocchi, Natasha Colkett, Blake Espy, Tess Varley and Chris Jusell played violin. Larry Gold did the arrangement and conduction of the strings at Milkboy Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with Jeff Chestek recording them. Bootsy Collins vocals were recorded by Tobe Donohue at Rehab Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. Reeves and Charles Moniz were encharged with the percussion, while Alex Resoagli played the cabasa. Moniz, with engineering assistant Resoagli, also engineered and recorded the song at Shampoo Press & Curl Studios. Serban Ghenea mixed "After Last Night" at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, John Hanes served as the mix engineer and Bryce Bordone as the mixing assistant. The song was mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound, NYC.
"After Last Night" was released on July 5, 2022, to Urban adult contemporary radio stations by Atlantic Records as the fifth single from 'An Evening with Silk Sonic' (2021) by Atlantic Records.
Commercial performance
Following the release of 'An Evening with Silk Sonic' in 2021, "After Last Night" debuted at number 68 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. It also entered the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at number 17. The song charted at number 92 on the Canadian Hot 100. Elsewhere, "After Last Night" debuted at number eight on the New Zealand Hot Singles, which acts as an extension of NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, and peaked at number 78 on the 'Billboard' Global 200.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of 'An Evening with Silk Sonic'.
* Bruno Mars vocals, songwriting, production, guitar
* Anderson .Paak vocals, songwriting, drums
* Thundercat vocals, songwriting, bass
* Bootsy Collins vocals
* Krystal Miles background vocals
* James Fauntleroy songwriting
* Johnathan Yip songwriting
* Ray Romulus songwriting
* Jeremy Reeves songwriting
* Ray McCullough II songwriting
* D'Mile songwriting, production, piano, guitar, Rhodes
* The Stereotypes production
* Ella Feingold additional guitars
* Glenn Fischbach cello
* Jonathan Kim viola
* Yoshihiko Nakano viola
* Ron Kerber flute
* Blake Espy violin
* Chris Jusell violin
* Tess Varley violin
* Emma Kummrow violin
* Luigi Mazzocchi violin
* Natasha Colkett violin
* Jeremy Reeves percussion
* Larry Gold strings conduction, arrangement
* Jeff Chestek strings recording
* Tobe Donohue vocal recording of Bootsy Collins
* Charles Moniz recording, engineering, percussion
* Alex Resoagli engineering assistant, cabasa
* Serban Ghenea mixing
* John Hanes mixing engineering
* Bryce Bordone mixing assistant
* Randy Merrill mastering
Charts
References
Category:2021 songs
Category:2022 singles
Category:Silk Sonic songs
Category:Anderson .Paak songs
Category:Bruno Mars songs
Category:Bootsy Collins songs
Category:Songs written by Anderson Paak
Category:Songs written by Bruno Mars
Category:Songs written by D'Mile
Category:Songs written by James Fauntleroy
Category:Songs written by Thundercat (musician)
Category:Songs written by Jonathan Yip
Category:Songs written by Ray Romulus
Category:Songs written by Jeremy Reeves
Category:Songs written by Ray Charles McCullough II
Category:Song recordings produced by the Stereotypes
Category:Aftermath Entertainment singles
Category:Atlantic Records singles
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