"Living After Midnight" is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally featured on their 1980 album British Steel. It is one of the band's most popular songs.
On live performances, the line, "I took the city 'bout one a.m.," is changed to the particular city or venue the band is performing. For example, on the DVD Rising in the East, lead vocalist Rob Halford sings, "I took the Budokan 'bout one a.m.," in reference to the stadium in Tokyo, Japan, that hosted the concert.
The music video, shot live at a small venue, begins with drummer Dave Holland playing an invisible drum kit. During the guitar solo, fans on the front row play along with their cardboard guitars (which were the prominent fan symbols of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement).
This song has been covered by Toronto Hardcore band Microedge; as well as by The Donnas on their album The Donnas Turn 21.
The guitar solo in the song is played by Glenn Tipton.
