The Midnight Oil (song)

"The Midnight Oil"
Single by Barbara Mandrell
from the album The Midnight Oil
B-side	"In the Name of Love"
Released	July 25, 1973 (1973-07-25)
Recorded	May 25, 1973 (1973-05-25)
Studio	Columbia Studio
Genre	Countrypolitan[1] soul[2]
Length	2:40
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Joe Allen
Producer(s)	Billy Sherrill
Barbara Mandrell singles chronology
"Give a Little, Take a Little" (1973) "The Midnight Oil" (1973) "This Time I Almost Made It" (1974)

"The Midnight Oil" is a song written by Joe Allen, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in July 1973 as the fifth single and title track from the album The Midnight Oil. The song received positive critical reception and became one of Mandrell's first top ten hits on the North American country music charts.