"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.
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".
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. It shows Rhett and his friends having a good old-fashioned good time at a bonfire once for the night.
Live performances.
Rhett performed "After All the Bars Are Closed" with his acoustic guitar on "The Tonight Show" in August 2024.
Personnel.
Credits adapted from YouTube.