"It's Too Late" is a song from Carole King's 1971 album, Tapestry (see 1971 in music). Toni Stern wrote the lyrics and King wrote the music. The song was covered by The Isley Brothers on their 1972 album, Brother, Brother, Brother, reaching number 39 on the R&B chart, by Billy Paul on his 1972 album, 360 Degrees of Billy Paul, The Stylistics on their 1972 Round 2 album, by Dennis Brown on his 1980 album, Spellbound and Gloria Estefan on her 1994 album Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me. Dina Carroll also covered the song in 1991 with the band Quartz, earning her first hit; it reached #8 in the UK. Amy Grant performed "It's Too Late" on the all-star 1995 tribute album Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King. It was also covered by Mark Lindsay in 1971 and Kyle Vincent in 2002, on his "Solitary Road" album.
"It's Too Late" has been featured in Hollywood films, including Fandango, The Lake House, Invincible.