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Neil Percival Young (Toronto, 12 november 1945) is een Canadees singer-songwriter. Hij begon zijn muzikale carrière in Winnipeg in de jaren 60, waarna hij naar Los Angeles verhuisde. Hier had hij succes met de band Buffalo Springfield waarna hij zich op solowerk richtte met Crazy Horse. Niet veel later sloot hij zich aan bij Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young). Sinds medio jaren 2010 wordt hij bijgestaan door de band Promise of the Real. Hij bracht tot nu toe 41 studioalbums uit. Het succesvolst was zijn album Harvest uit 1972.

Young is twee keer geïntroduceerd in de Rock and Roll Hall of Fame en heeft meerdere Grammy en Juno Awards ontvangen. In 2000 plaatste Rolling Stone Young op plaats 34 van hun lijst met 100 grootste muzikanten. In 2006 kreeg hij de Orde van Manitoba uitgereikt en hij werd officier in de Orde van Canada in 2009.

Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the beginning of his solo career, often backed by the band Crazy Horse, he released critically acclaimed albums such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969), After the Gold Rush (1970), Harvest (1972), On the Beach (1974), and Rust Never Sleeps (1979). He was also a part-time member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with whom he recorded the chart-topping 1970 album Déjà Vu.

Young's guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature high tenor singing voice define his long career. He also plays piano and harmonica on many albums, which frequently combine folk, rock, country and other musical genres. His often distorted electric guitar playing, especially with Crazy Horse, earned him the nickname "Godfather of Grunge" and led to his 1995 album Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam. More recently, he has been backed by Promise of the Real.

Young directed (or co-directed) films using the pseudonym "Bernard Shakey", including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003), CSNY/Déjà Vu (2008), and Harvest Time (2022). He also contributed to the soundtracks of the films Philadelphia (1993) and Dead Man (1995).

Young has received multiple Grammy and Juno Awards. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has inducted him twice: in 1995 as a solo artist and in 1997 as a member of Buffalo Springfield. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Young No. 30 on its list of the "250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Young is also on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest musical artists, and 21 of his albums and singles have been certified gold or platinum in the U.S. Young was awarded the Order of Manitoba in 2006 and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009.