After the Gold Rush (song)

"After the Gold Rush"
2020 re-release
Song by Neil Young
from the album After the Gold Rush
ReleasedAugust 31, 1970
RecordedMarch 12, 1970
StudioRedwood Studios, Topanga, California (Young's home)
Genre
Length3:45
LabelReprise
SongwriterNeil Young
ProducersNeil Young
David Briggs
Music video
"After the Gold Rush" on YouTube
"After the Goldrush"
Single by Prelude
from the album After the Gold Rush
B-side"Johnson Boy"
Released1974
Recorded1974
GenreA cappella
Length2:01
LabelIsland
SongwriterNeil Young
ProducerFritz Fryer
Prelude singles chronology
"Out There"
(1973)
"After the Goldrush"
(1974)
"Dear Jesus"
(1974)
Official 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. In addition to After the Gold Rush, it also appears on the compilation albums Decade, 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’s ranked number 323 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.