"After Dark" is the fourth single by British music producers The Count & Sinden to be released from their debut studio album, MEGA, MEGA, MEGA. The single features the British alternative band Mystery Jets

Mystery Jets

Mystery Jets are an English five-piece indie band, formerly based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London. The band was formed by Henry Harrison , Blaine Harrison and William Rees when the boys were still at school and would send each other songs on cassettes...

 and was added to BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...

's B Playlist in August 2010. The single was first released as a digital download

Music download

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 on 15 August 2010, with the CD single

CD single

A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...

 released the following day.

Digital download

Remixes - EP

Music video

The video cuts between clips of Mystery Jets & The Count & Sinden performing the song whilst watching a dance competition. The main plot features three judges and six dancers, doing dances such as "Street Ballet" and one of the dancers is played by fellow Mystery Jets member, Blaine Harrison. In the end, the two best dancers create a new dance and the video ends with Mystery Jets, The Count & Sinden, the judges, the dancers & the audience dancing and singing the song.

Chart performance

"After Dark" debuted on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 on 22 August 2010 at number 47, marking the duo's most successful single to date after "Beeper

Beeper

Beeper may refer to:* Pager* Buzzer* PC speaker* Avalanche transceiver* Beeper, the debut single by The Count and Sinden...

" featuring Kid Sister

Kid Sister

Melisa Young better known by her stage name Kid Sister, is a rap artist based in Chicago, Illinois, well known for her single "Pro Nails", featuring Kanye West.-Background:Melisa Young was born July 3, 1980 in Markham, Illinois...

 reached number 62 in 2008. The single also debuted at number 4 on the UK Indie Chart

UK Indie Chart

The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...

, where it remained for two consecutive weeks. On its second week in the chart, the single fell 14 places to number 61.

Chart (2010)	Peak