After Last Night

It was released to urban adult contemporary radio as the fifth single from the album in the United States on July 5, 2022, by Atlantic Records.

They revealed the artwork for their debut studio album, An Evening with Silk Sonic (2021) and announced the release of the first single on March 5, 2021.

[4] "After Last Night" was released on July 5, 2022, to US urban adult contemporary radio stations by Atlantic Records as the fifth single from An Evening with Silk Sonic (2021).

Emma Kummrow, Luigi Mazzocchi, Natasha Colkett, Blake Espy, Tess Varley, and Chris Jusell played violin.

[10][11] It starts with a "sensual spoken performance" by Krystal Miles and as she talks, Thundercat is playing the bass and singing "angelically" in the background.

[16] Jem Aswad, writing for Variety, described "After Last Night" as "a bedroom ballad with some heavy female breathing and pillow talk".

[10] Andy Kellman from AllMusic felt similarities between the composition of the song and the Lonely Island's "Dick in a Box" (2009) infused with a "Bootsy-style fantasy sleaze".

[9] Jon Dolan, for Rolling Stone, affirmed that the "stretched-out grooves" of "After Last Night" are so reminiscent of earlier music that the listener expects to hear Teddy Pendergrass at the beginning of the verse.

Ross Scarano, commenting in Pitchfork, called "After Last Night" one of the highlights of An Evening with Silk Sonic, due to its "slathering elevated technique—all those key changes—with satisfying molten cheese".

[19] Similarly, Caleb Campbell of Under the Radar affirmed that "After Last Night" amplifies the seductiveness of Mars's "smooth lover-man persona".

[20] Sophie Williams from NME found moments of "gorgeously subtle flourishes" in the album, such as "the fluttering intake of breath ...around the mix on 'After Last Night'".

[4] Kyle Eustice from HipHopDX praised the feature of Thundercat and Collins, writing that they "pepper the seductive track with their signature touches".

[15] Pat Carty, writing for Hot Press, described the single as "sexy" and credited Thundercat and Collins with the song's "horizontal relaxez-vous action".

[17] In a mixed review for The New Yorker, Sheldon Pearce praised Sonic's "perfect synchronization" as their voices are indissoluble until their solo parts.