"After All" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1970 for the album The Man Who Sold the World, released later that year in the United States and in April 1971 in the UK.
[4] The line "Live til your rebirth and do what you will" is often cited as homage to occultist Aleister Crowley and his dictum, "Do what thou wilt".
Its style was inspired by the "slightly sinister, measured melancholy" of songs Bowie recalled from childhood such as Danny Kaye's "Inchworm".
[2] Regarding the music's arrangement, producer Tony Visconti said, "The basic song and the 'oh by jingo' line were David's ideas.
"[3] As with "All the Madmen" from the same album, the gothic atmosphere of "After All" has been cited as a significant influence on such bands as Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Cure and Bauhaus.