After the Gold Rush (song)

"After the Gold Rush"
Song by Neil Young
from the album After the Gold Rush
ReleasedAugust 31, 1970
RecordedMarch 12, 1970
StudioNeil Young's home, Topanga, California
GenreFolk rock
Length3:45
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Neil Young
Producer(s)Neil Young
David Briggs
Music video
"After the Gold Rush" on YouTube
"After the Gold Rush"
Single by Prelude
from the album After the Gold Rush
B-side"Johnson Boy"
Released1974
Recorded1974
GenreFolk rock
Length2:01
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Neil Young
Producer(s)Neil Young
David Briggs
Prelude singles chronology
"Out There"
(1973)
"After the Gold Rush"
(1974)
"Dear Jesus"
(1974)
Offical audio
"After the Gold Rush" on YouTube

"After the Gold Rush" is a song written and performed by Neil Young and is the title song from his 1970 album of the same name.[1] In addition to After the Gold Rush, it also appears on the compilation albums Decade, and Greatest Hits, and on Live Rust.

An a capella version of the song was a hit in many countries in 1974 for the English vocal group Prelude.

It is ranked number 322 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[2]

  1. ^ Clayton-Lea, Tony. "Neil Young: After the Gold Rush review: 50-year-old treasure still shines". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  2. ^ "After the Gold Rush ranked #322 on Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs List". Rolling Stone. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

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