"It Won't Be Long" is a song by British singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, which was released in 1991 as the lead single from her third studio album, Hoodoo (1991).

Moyet's record company, CBS, wanted her to continue producing pop hits but this left the singer feeling artistically compromised and under pressure to deliver.

Muff Winwood of the label's A&R division granted Moyet permission to record the album she wanted to, with Hoodoo being released in April 1991.

[8] Despite its limited commercial success, the song saw Moyet awarded a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 1993.

Upon its release as a single, Chesney Hawkes, guest reviewing for Smash Hits, commented, "This sounds exactly like a Beatles' tune, doesn't it?

"[13] Tonia Macari of Aberdeen Evening Express noted, "It sounds like Moyet has spent her last four years polishing up her Dusty impersonations as 'It Won't Be Long' lends a lot to the mood of the white-lipsticked Sixties.

Very 1991 but not embarrasingly so, The Cocteau Twins, Curve and The Beatles' 'Baby, You're a Rich Man' are tossed into the wok and fried up with a little oil and spices.

"[16] In the US, Billboard said, "Why Moyet is not yet a major star in the U.S. remains a mystery – especially given modern pop gems like this one from her overlooked Hoodoo set.

"[20] Adrian Janes of Penny Black Music noted that the guitar motif of "It Won't Be Long" evokes The Beatles.