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	\| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; border-bottom-left-radius:8px; border-bottom-right-radius:8px" \|<div class="tour-listing"><div class="item1">[[File:TM Web Music Days-Of-Thunder LP~~-Blue-Swirl~~.webp\|center\|frameless\|150x150px]]</div><div class="item2">~~Second~~ vinyl variant. ''Lost & Found'' is included as a bonus track.</div></div>		\| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" \|<div class="tour-listing"><div class="item1">[[File:TM Web Music Days-Of-Thunder LP-Blue-Swirl.webp\|center\|frameless\|150x150px]]</div><div class="item2">Second vinyl variant. ''Lost & Found'' is included as a bonus track.</div></div>
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	\| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" \|<div class="tour-listing"><div class="item1">[[File:Days of thunder - ep.jpg\|center\|frameless\|125x125px]]</div><div class="item2">The instrumentals were originally uploaded to Soundcloud in June 2015 prior to getting an official release on Bandcamp and streaming services.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=June 20, 2015 \|title=The Midnight - All the instrumentals for "Days of Thunder"... {{!}} Facebook \|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheMidnightOfficial/posts/1589630381261775 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/2h6w6 \|archive-date=July 25, 2023 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=Facebook}}</ref></div></div>		\| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" \|<div class="tour-listing"><div class="item1">[[File:Days of thunder - ep.jpg\|center\|frameless\|125x125px]]</div><div class="item2">The instrumentals were originally uploaded to Soundcloud in June 2015 prior to getting an official release on Bandcamp and streaming services.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=June 19, 2015 \|title=The Midnight - I will be uploading the whole Days of Thunder EP... {{!}} Facebook \|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheMidnightOfficial/posts/pfbid021fnMVWJjyyFCG3PPY5pv2uiPnCggSuskv824bY9NrtjnagKH9K25YZD25xPswxa6l \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/4FtDR \|archive-date=October 28, 2024 \|access-date=October 28, 2024 \|website=Facebook}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=June 20, 2015 \|title=The Midnight - All the instrumentals for "Days of Thunder"... {{!}} Facebook \|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheMidnightOfficial/posts/1589630381261775 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/2h6w6 \|archive-date=July 25, 2023 \|access-date=March 24, 2024 \|website=Facebook}}</ref></div></div>
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	'''Days of Thunder''' is the debut extended play (EP) by [[The Midnight]]. It was released independently by the band on July 15, 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=July 15, 2014 \|title=Days of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217081123/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|archive-date=February 17, 2022 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>		'''Days of Thunder''' is the debut extended play (EP) by [[The Midnight]]. It was released independently by the band on July 15, 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=July 15, 2014 \|title=Days of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217081123/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|archive-date=February 17, 2022 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>

	No singles from ''Days of Thunder'' were released prior to the EP's release, but in 2016 ~~the~~ label Silk Music issued remix singles for the songs [[WeMoveForward]] and [[Days of Thunder (song)\|Days of Thunder]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 28, 2016 \|title=WeMoveForward (incl. Talamanca Remix) {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914222226/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|archive-date=September 14, 2021 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 1, 2016 \|title=Days Of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214016/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 9, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The singles included the original songs and remixes that would later appear on the 2017 remix album [[The Midnight Remixed]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 14, 2017 \|title=The Midnight Remixed {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214041/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>		No singles from ''Days of Thunder'' were released prior to the EP's release, but in 2016 electronic music label Silk Music issued remix singles for the songs [[WeMoveForward]] and [[Days of Thunder (song)\|Days of Thunder]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 28, 2016 \|title=WeMoveForward (incl. Talamanca Remix) {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914222226/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|archive-date=September 14, 2021 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 1, 2016 \|title=Days Of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214016/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 9, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The singles included the original songs and remixes that would later appear on the 2017 remix album [[The Midnight Remixed]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 14, 2017 \|title=The Midnight Remixed {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214041/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>

	== Background and composition ==		== Background and composition ==

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	'''Days of Thunder''' is the debut extended play (EP) by [[The Midnight]]. It was released independently by the band on July 15, 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=July 15, 2014 \|title=Days of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217081123/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|archive-date=February 17, 2022 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>		'''Days of Thunder''' is the debut extended play (EP) by [[The Midnight]]. It was released independently by the band on July 15, 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=July 15, 2014 \|title=Days of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217081123/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|archive-date=February 17, 2022 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>

	No singles from ''Days of Thunder'' were released prior to the EP's release, but in 2016 the label Silk Music issued remix singles for the songs [[WeMoveForward]] and [[Days of Thunder (song)\|Days of Thunder]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 28, 2016 \|title=WeMoveForward (incl. Talamanca Remix) {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914222226/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|archive-date=September 9, 2021 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 1, 2016 \|title=Days Of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214016/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 9, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The singles included the original songs and remixes that would later appear on the 2017 remix album [[The Midnight Remixed]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 14, 2017 \|title=The Midnight Remixed {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214041/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>		No singles from ''Days of Thunder'' were released prior to the EP's release, but in 2016 the label Silk Music issued remix singles for the songs [[WeMoveForward]] and [[Days of Thunder (song)\|Days of Thunder]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 28, 2016 \|title=WeMoveForward (incl. Talamanca Remix) {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914222226/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|archive-date=September 14, 2021 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 1, 2016 \|title=Days Of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214016/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 9, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The singles included the original songs and remixes that would later appear on the 2017 remix album [[The Midnight Remixed]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 14, 2017 \|title=The Midnight Remixed {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214041/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>

	== Background and composition ==		== Background and composition ==
	[[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] met in 2012 at a songwriter's workshop in [[wikipedia:North Hollywood\|North Hollywood]] organized by Katie Donovan, Lyle’s A&R representative at the time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=November 12, 2017 \|title=Who Are The Midnight?: An Interview with the Masters of Modern Nostalgia \|url=https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324190301/https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ \|archive-date=March 24, 2022 \|access-date=April 3, 2022 \|website=Vehlinggo}}</ref> Prior to meeting, McEwan had listened to some of Lyle’s previous work and liked Lyle’s folk sound. They bonded over a mutual love of 80s rock and after initially struggling to define their sound, decided to enter the synthwave genre at the suggestion of McEwan. McEwan had prior exposure to the burgeoning synthwave genre and was inspired by the movie [[wikipedia:Drive (2011 film)\|Drive]]. The first song they wrote as a duo was [[WeMoveForward]], and the same day they also wrote the chorus for [[Gloria]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|date=May 30, 2019 \|title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=266&v=X9VPeEZKxlY&feature=youtu.be \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408215541/https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3023&v=waQy2WKHiwY&feature=youtu.be \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 23, 2016 \|title=The Midnight // Interview by (( URY Music )) {{!}} Mixcloud \|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/URYMusic/the-midnight-interview/ \|url-status=live ~~\|website=MixCloud\|access-date=April 8, 2022~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403163513/https://www.mixcloud.com/URYMusic/the-midnight-interview/\|archive-date=April 8, 2022}}</ref> Over the next two years, they continued writing and recording songs, leading to the release of ''Days of Thunder''. Prior to the release of the EP, several songs that were being worked on by McEwan (who was known as iAmData at the time) and Lyle were previewed on McEwan's Soundcloud account, including ''WeMoveForward'', ''Gloria'', [[Synthetic]], and [[Comet]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=April 26, 2013 \|title=Adam on X: "iAmData and Tyler Lyle wanna soundtrack your 80s themed afternoon dance party. let them:" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/asongfortheday/status/327857196744462337 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/0TIgm \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=April 26, 2013 \|title=‘Gloria’- iAmData feat Tyler Lyle {{!}} songsfortheday \|url=https://songsfortheday.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/gloria-iamdata-feat-tyler-lyle/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331183301/https://songsfortheday.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/gloria-iamdata-feat-tyler-lyle/ \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=songsfortheday}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=Jan 15, 2014 \|title=Peanut~Bekah on X: "WeMoveForward (iAmData & Tyler Lyle) by iAmData on #SoundCloud" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/pinkandgold123/status/423603643645173760 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/jZ60i \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 5, 2013 \|title=Jakob Weise on X: "Check out 'Synthetic' by iAmData - looking so much forward to hearing more of his solo stuff." / X \|url=https://twitter.com/jakobweise/status/364460144463060992 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/61cwT \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=November 12, 2013 \|title=✨Kate✨ on X: "Comet (iAmData solo project) by @I_am_data #soundcloud ❤️ It" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/KateCliffo/status/400235856688324608 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Km5hM \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref> While ''WeMoveForward'' and ''Gloria'' made the ''Days of Thunder'' tracklist, ''Synthetic'' was held back for the next The Midnight release, [[Endless Summer]]. Comet would not get released until 2021 as part of the 5 Year Anniversary edition of ''Endless Summer.''		[[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] met in 2012 at a songwriter's workshop in [[wikipedia:North Hollywood\|North Hollywood]] organized by Katie Donovan, Lyle’s A&R representative at the time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=November 12, 2017 \|title=Who Are The Midnight?: An Interview with the Masters of Modern Nostalgia \|url=https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324190301/https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ \|archive-date=March 24, 2022 \|access-date=April 3, 2022 \|website=Vehlinggo}}</ref> Prior to meeting, McEwan had listened to some of Lyle’s previous work and liked Lyle’s folk sound. They bonded over a mutual love of 80s rock and after initially struggling to define their sound, decided to enter the synthwave genre at the suggestion of McEwan. McEwan had prior exposure to the burgeoning synthwave genre and was inspired by the movie [[wikipedia:Drive (2011 film)\|Drive]]. The first song they wrote as a duo was [[WeMoveForward]], and the same day they also wrote the chorus for [[Gloria]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|date=May 30, 2019 \|title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=266&v=X9VPeEZKxlY&feature=youtu.be \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408215541/https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3023&v=waQy2WKHiwY&feature=youtu.be \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 23, 2016 \|title=The Midnight // Interview by (( URY Music )) {{!}} Mixcloud \|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/URYMusic/the-midnight-interview/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403163513/https://www.mixcloud.com/URYMusic/the-midnight-interview/ \|archive-date=April 3, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=MixCloud}}</ref> Over the next two years, they continued writing and recording songs, leading to the release of ''Days of Thunder''. Prior to the release of the EP, several songs that were being worked on by McEwan (who was known as iAmData at the time) and Lyle were previewed on McEwan's Soundcloud account, including ''WeMoveForward'', ''Gloria'', [[Synthetic]], and [[Comet]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=April 26, 2013 \|title=Adam on X: "iAmData and Tyler Lyle wanna soundtrack your 80s themed afternoon dance party. let them:" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/asongfortheday/status/327857196744462337 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/0TIgm \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=April 26, 2013 \|title=‘Gloria’- iAmData feat Tyler Lyle {{!}} songsfortheday \|url=https://songsfortheday.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/gloria-iamdata-feat-tyler-lyle/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331183301/https://songsfortheday.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/gloria-iamdata-feat-tyler-lyle/ \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=songsfortheday}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=Jan 15, 2014 \|title=Peanut~Bekah on X: "WeMoveForward (iAmData & Tyler Lyle) by iAmData on #SoundCloud" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/pinkandgold123/status/423603643645173760 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/jZ60i \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 5, 2013 \|title=Jakob Weise on X: "Check out 'Synthetic' by iAmData - looking so much forward to hearing more of his solo stuff." / X \|url=https://twitter.com/jakobweise/status/364460144463060992 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/61cwT \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=November 12, 2013 \|title=✨Kate✨ on X: "Comet (iAmData solo project) by @I_am_data #soundcloud ❤️ It" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/KateCliffo/status/400235856688324608 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Km5hM \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref> While ''WeMoveForward'' and ''Gloria'' made the ''Days of Thunder'' tracklist, ''Synthetic'' was held back for the next The Midnight release, [[Endless Summer]]. Comet would not get released until 2021 as part of the 5 Year Anniversary edition of ''Endless Summer.''

	The EP was not promoted with any singles but still managed to make a modest impact upon release. At the time, the synthwave genre of music was still emerging and in the early stages of gaining traction. ''Days of Thunder'' was given positive reviews on the websites DRIVE Radio and NewRetroWave, and also caught the attention of several Reddit communities throughout 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=July 30, 2014 \|title=The Midnight - My favorite radio station DRIVE Radio posted a... {{!}} Facebook \|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheMidnightOfficial/posts/pfbid028pfZEGEWs3hdP4Hgr4T229HB2661UqZNPHBRDX1BDXnfzLZfirh7KpCUMYD3eZNJl \|url-status=live \|access-date=September 24, 2023 \|website=Facebook\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/67JEM\|archive-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sabiu \|first=Andrea \|date=August 28, 2014 \|title=THE MIDNIGHT DROPS A NEW ALBUM - HOT OR NOT? - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! {{!}} Live The 80's Dream! \|url=https://newretrowave.com/2014/08/28/wretrowave-com201408the-midnight-drops-new-album-hot-or-not-html/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610081726/https://newretrowave.com/2014/08/28/wretrowave-com201408the-midnight-drops-new-album-hot-or-not-html/ \|archive-date=June 10, 2023 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=NewRetroWave}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 2, 2014 \|title=The Midnight - Days of Thunder (2014) : futuresynth \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/futuresynth/comments/2fahw0/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_2014/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/tsPLk \|archive-date=March 24, 2024 \|access-date=September 11, 2023 \|website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 24, 2014 \|title=The Midnight -- Days of Thunder [Synthwave/Synthpop] (2014) : listentothis \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis/comments/2efnew/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_synthwavesynthpop/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824154354/http://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis/comments/2efnew/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_synthwavesynthpop/ \|archive-date=August 24, 2014 \|access-date=September 11, 2023 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> When The Midnight's first album [[Endless Summer]] was released in 2016, synthwave and its online communities were much more established, drawing many new listeners to ''Days of Thunder''. [[Gloria]], [[Days of Thunder (song)\|Days of Thunder]], and [[Los Angeles]] became popular songs of the genre and continue to be regularly performed by the band at live shows.		The EP was not promoted with any singles but still managed to make a modest impact upon release. At the time, the synthwave genre of music was still emerging and in the early stages of gaining traction. ''Days of Thunder'' was given positive reviews on the websites DRIVE Radio and NewRetroWave, and also caught the attention of several Reddit communities throughout 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=July 30, 2014 \|title=The Midnight - My favorite radio station DRIVE Radio posted a... {{!}} Facebook \|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheMidnightOfficial/posts/pfbid028pfZEGEWs3hdP4Hgr4T229HB2661UqZNPHBRDX1BDXnfzLZfirh7KpCUMYD3eZNJl \|url-status=live \|access-date=September 24, 2023 \|website=Facebook\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/67JEM\|archive-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sabiu \|first=Andrea \|date=August 28, 2014 \|title=THE MIDNIGHT DROPS A NEW ALBUM - HOT OR NOT? - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! {{!}} Live The 80's Dream! \|url=https://newretrowave.com/2014/08/28/wretrowave-com201408the-midnight-drops-new-album-hot-or-not-html/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610081726/https://newretrowave.com/2014/08/28/wretrowave-com201408the-midnight-drops-new-album-hot-or-not-html/ \|archive-date=June 10, 2023 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=NewRetroWave}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 2, 2014 \|title=The Midnight - Days of Thunder (2014) : futuresynth \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/futuresynth/comments/2fahw0/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_2014/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/tsPLk \|archive-date=March 24, 2024 \|access-date=September 11, 2023 \|website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 24, 2014 \|title=The Midnight -- Days of Thunder [Synthwave/Synthpop] (2014) : listentothis \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis/comments/2efnew/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_synthwavesynthpop/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824154354/http://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis/comments/2efnew/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_synthwavesynthpop/ \|archive-date=August 24, 2014 \|access-date=September 11, 2023 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> When The Midnight's first album [[Endless Summer]] was released in 2016, synthwave and its online communities were much more established, drawing many new listeners to ''Days of Thunder''. [[Gloria]], [[Days of Thunder (song)\|Days of Thunder]], and [[Los Angeles]] became popular songs of the genre and continue to be regularly performed by the band at live shows.

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	'''Days of Thunder''' is the debut extended play (EP) by [[The Midnight]]. It was released independently by the band on July 15, 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=July 15, 2014 \|title=Days of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217081123/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|archive-date=February 17, 2022 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>		'''Days of Thunder''' is the debut extended play (EP) by [[The Midnight]]. It was released independently by the band on July 15, 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=July 15, 2014 \|title=Days of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217081123/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder \|archive-date=February 17, 2022 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>

	No singles from ''Days of Thunder'' were released prior to the EP's release, but in 2016 the label Silk Music issued remix singles for the songs [[WeMoveForward]] and [[Days of Thunder (song)\|Days of Thunder]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 28, 2016 \|title=WeMoveForward (incl. Talamanca Remix) {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914222226/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|archive-date=September 9, 2021 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 1, 2016 \|title=Days Of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214016/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 9, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The singles included the original songs and remixes that would later appear on the 2017 remix album [[The Midnight Remixed]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 14, 2017 \|title=The Midnight Remixed {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214041/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>		No singles from ''Days of Thunder'' were released prior to the EP's release, but in 2016 the label Silk Music issued remix singles for the songs [[WeMoveForward]] and [[Days of Thunder (song)\|Days of Thunder]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=March 28, 2016 \|title=WeMoveForward (incl. Talamanca Remix) {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914222226/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/wemoveforward-incl-talamanca-remix \|archive-date=September 14, 2021 \|access-date=April 7, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 1, 2016 \|title=Days Of Thunder {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214016/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/days-of-thunder-2 \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 9, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The singles included the original songs and remixes that would later appear on the 2017 remix album [[The Midnight Remixed]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 14, 2017 \|title=The Midnight Remixed {{!}} The Midnight \|url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214041/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-remixed \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=Bandcamp}}</ref>

	== Background and composition ==		== Background and composition ==
	[[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] met in 2012 at a songwriter's workshop in [[wikipedia:North Hollywood\|North Hollywood]] organized by Katie Donovan, Lyle’s A&R representative at the time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=November 12, 2017 \|title=Who Are The Midnight?: An Interview with the Masters of Modern Nostalgia \|url=https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324190301/https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ \|archive-date=March 24, 2022 \|access-date=April 3, 2022 \|website=Vehlinggo}}</ref> Prior to meeting, McEwan had listened to some of Lyle’s previous work and liked Lyle’s folk sound. They bonded over a mutual love of 80s rock and after initially struggling to define their sound, decided to enter the synthwave genre at the suggestion of McEwan. McEwan had prior exposure to the burgeoning synthwave genre and was inspired by the movie [[wikipedia:Drive (2011 film)\|Drive]]. The first song they wrote as a duo was [[WeMoveForward]], and the same day they also wrote the chorus for [[Gloria]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|date=May 30, 2019 \|title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=266&v=X9VPeEZKxlY&feature=youtu.be \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408215541/https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3023&v=waQy2WKHiwY&feature=youtu.be \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 23, 2016 \|title=The Midnight // Interview by (( URY Music )) {{!}} Mixcloud \|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/URYMusic/the-midnight-interview/ \|url-status=live ~~\|website=MixCloud\|access-date=April 8, 2022~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403163513/https://www.mixcloud.com/URYMusic/the-midnight-interview/\|archive-date=April 8, 2022}}</ref> Over the next two years, they continued writing and recording songs, leading to the release of ''Days of Thunder''. Prior to the release of the EP, several songs that were being worked on by McEwan (who was known as iAmData at the time) and Lyle were previewed on McEwan's Soundcloud account, including ''WeMoveForward'', ''Gloria'', [[Synthetic]], and [[Comet]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=April 26, 2013 \|title=Adam on X: "iAmData and Tyler Lyle wanna soundtrack your 80s themed afternoon dance party. let them:" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/asongfortheday/status/327857196744462337 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/0TIgm \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=April 26, 2013 \|title=‘Gloria’- iAmData feat Tyler Lyle {{!}} songsfortheday \|url=https://songsfortheday.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/gloria-iamdata-feat-tyler-lyle/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331183301/https://songsfortheday.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/gloria-iamdata-feat-tyler-lyle/ \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=songsfortheday}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=Jan 15, 2014 \|title=Peanut~Bekah on X: "WeMoveForward (iAmData & Tyler Lyle) by iAmData on #SoundCloud" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/pinkandgold123/status/423603643645173760 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/jZ60i \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 5, 2013 \|title=Jakob Weise on X: "Check out 'Synthetic' by iAmData - looking so much forward to hearing more of his solo stuff." / X \|url=https://twitter.com/jakobweise/status/364460144463060992 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/61cwT \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=November 12, 2013 \|title=✨Kate✨ on X: "Comet (iAmData solo project) by @I_am_data #soundcloud ❤️ It" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/KateCliffo/status/400235856688324608 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Km5hM \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref> While ''WeMoveForward'' and ''Gloria'' made the ''Days of Thunder'' tracklist, ''Synthetic'' was held back for the next The Midnight release, [[Endless Summer]]. Comet would not get released until 2021 as part of the 5 Year Anniversary edition of ''Endless Summer.''		[[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] met in 2012 at a songwriter's workshop in [[wikipedia:North Hollywood\|North Hollywood]] organized by Katie Donovan, Lyle’s A&R representative at the time.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=November 12, 2017 \|title=Who Are The Midnight?: An Interview with the Masters of Modern Nostalgia \|url=https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324190301/https://vehlinggo.com/2017/11/12/the-midnight-interview-nocturnal/ \|archive-date=March 24, 2022 \|access-date=April 3, 2022 \|website=Vehlinggo}}</ref> Prior to meeting, McEwan had listened to some of Lyle’s previous work and liked Lyle’s folk sound. They bonded over a mutual love of 80s rock and after initially struggling to define their sound, decided to enter the synthwave genre at the suggestion of McEwan. McEwan had prior exposure to the burgeoning synthwave genre and was inspired by the movie [[wikipedia:Drive (2011 film)\|Drive]]. The first song they wrote as a duo was [[WeMoveForward]], and the same day they also wrote the chorus for [[Gloria]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web \|date=May 30, 2019 \|title=Retrowave Sessions Ep 2: The Midnight - YouTube \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=266&v=X9VPeEZKxlY&feature=youtu.be \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408215541/https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3023&v=waQy2WKHiwY&feature=youtu.be \|archive-date=April 8, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 23, 2016 \|title=The Midnight // Interview by (( URY Music )) {{!}} Mixcloud \|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/URYMusic/the-midnight-interview/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403163513/https://www.mixcloud.com/URYMusic/the-midnight-interview/ \|archive-date=April 3, 2022 \|access-date=April 8, 2022 \|website=MixCloud}}</ref> Over the next two years, they continued writing and recording songs, leading to the release of ''Days of Thunder''. Prior to the release of the EP, several songs that were being worked on by McEwan (who was known as iAmData at the time) and Lyle were previewed on McEwan's Soundcloud account, including ''WeMoveForward'', ''Gloria'', [[Synthetic]], and [[Comet]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=April 26, 2013 \|title=Adam on X: "iAmData and Tyler Lyle wanna soundtrack your 80s themed afternoon dance party. let them:" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/asongfortheday/status/327857196744462337 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/0TIgm \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=April 26, 2013 \|title=‘Gloria’- iAmData feat Tyler Lyle {{!}} songsfortheday \|url=https://songsfortheday.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/gloria-iamdata-feat-tyler-lyle/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331183301/https://songsfortheday.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/gloria-iamdata-feat-tyler-lyle/ \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=songsfortheday}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=Jan 15, 2014 \|title=Peanut~Bekah on X: "WeMoveForward (iAmData & Tyler Lyle) by iAmData on #SoundCloud" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/pinkandgold123/status/423603643645173760 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/jZ60i \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 5, 2013 \|title=Jakob Weise on X: "Check out 'Synthetic' by iAmData - looking so much forward to hearing more of his solo stuff." / X \|url=https://twitter.com/jakobweise/status/364460144463060992 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/61cwT \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=November 12, 2013 \|title=✨Kate✨ on X: "Comet (iAmData solo project) by @I_am_data #soundcloud ❤️ It" / X \|url=https://twitter.com/KateCliffo/status/400235856688324608 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Km5hM \|archive-date=March 31, 2024 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=Twitter}}</ref> While ''WeMoveForward'' and ''Gloria'' made the ''Days of Thunder'' tracklist, ''Synthetic'' was held back for the next The Midnight release, [[Endless Summer]]. Comet would not get released until 2021 as part of the 5 Year Anniversary edition of ''Endless Summer.''

	The EP was not promoted with any singles but still managed to make a modest impact upon release. At the time, the synthwave genre of music was still emerging and in the early stages of gaining traction. ''Days of Thunder'' was given positive reviews on the websites DRIVE Radio and NewRetroWave, and also caught the attention of several Reddit communities throughout 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=July 30, 2014 \|title=The Midnight - My favorite radio station DRIVE Radio posted a... {{!}} Facebook \|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheMidnightOfficial/posts/pfbid028pfZEGEWs3hdP4Hgr4T229HB2661UqZNPHBRDX1BDXnfzLZfirh7KpCUMYD3eZNJl \|url-status=live \|access-date=September 24, 2023 \|website=Facebook\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/67JEM\|archive-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sabiu \|first=Andrea \|date=August 28, 2014 \|title=THE MIDNIGHT DROPS A NEW ALBUM - HOT OR NOT? - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! {{!}} Live The 80's Dream! \|url=https://newretrowave.com/2014/08/28/wretrowave-com201408the-midnight-drops-new-album-hot-or-not-html/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610081726/https://newretrowave.com/2014/08/28/wretrowave-com201408the-midnight-drops-new-album-hot-or-not-html/ \|archive-date=June 10, 2023 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=NewRetroWave}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 2, 2014 \|title=The Midnight - Days of Thunder (2014) : futuresynth \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/futuresynth/comments/2fahw0/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_2014/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/tsPLk \|archive-date=March 24, 2024 \|access-date=September 11, 2023 \|website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 24, 2014 \|title=The Midnight -- Days of Thunder [Synthwave/Synthpop] (2014) : listentothis \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis/comments/2efnew/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_synthwavesynthpop/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824154354/http://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis/comments/2efnew/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_synthwavesynthpop/ \|archive-date=August 24, 2014 \|access-date=September 11, 2023 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> When The Midnight's first album [[Endless Summer]] was released in 2016, synthwave and its online communities were much more established, drawing many new listeners to ''Days of Thunder''. [[Gloria]], [[Days of Thunder (song)\|Days of Thunder]], and [[Los Angeles]] became popular songs of the genre and continue to be regularly performed by the band at live shows.		The EP was not promoted with any singles but still managed to make a modest impact upon release. At the time, the synthwave genre of music was still emerging and in the early stages of gaining traction. ''Days of Thunder'' was given positive reviews on the websites DRIVE Radio and NewRetroWave, and also caught the attention of several Reddit communities throughout 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=July 30, 2014 \|title=The Midnight - My favorite radio station DRIVE Radio posted a... {{!}} Facebook \|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheMidnightOfficial/posts/pfbid028pfZEGEWs3hdP4Hgr4T229HB2661UqZNPHBRDX1BDXnfzLZfirh7KpCUMYD3eZNJl \|url-status=live \|access-date=September 24, 2023 \|website=Facebook\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/67JEM\|archive-date=March 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Sabiu \|first=Andrea \|date=August 28, 2014 \|title=THE MIDNIGHT DROPS A NEW ALBUM - HOT OR NOT? - NewRetroWave - Stay Retro! {{!}} Live The 80's Dream! \|url=https://newretrowave.com/2014/08/28/wretrowave-com201408the-midnight-drops-new-album-hot-or-not-html/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610081726/https://newretrowave.com/2014/08/28/wretrowave-com201408the-midnight-drops-new-album-hot-or-not-html/ \|archive-date=June 10, 2023 \|access-date=March 31, 2024 \|website=NewRetroWave}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=September 2, 2014 \|title=The Midnight - Days of Thunder (2014) : futuresynth \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/futuresynth/comments/2fahw0/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_2014/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/tsPLk \|archive-date=March 24, 2024 \|access-date=September 11, 2023 \|website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 24, 2014 \|title=The Midnight -- Days of Thunder [Synthwave/Synthpop] (2014) : listentothis \|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis/comments/2efnew/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_synthwavesynthpop/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824154354/http://www.reddit.com/r/listentothis/comments/2efnew/the_midnight_days_of_thunder_synthwavesynthpop/ \|archive-date=August 24, 2014 \|access-date=September 11, 2023 \|website=Reddit}}</ref> When The Midnight's first album [[Endless Summer]] was released in 2016, synthwave and its online communities were much more established, drawing many new listeners to ''Days of Thunder''. [[Gloria]], [[Days of Thunder (song)\|Days of Thunder]], and [[Los Angeles]] became popular songs of the genre and continue to be regularly performed by the band at live shows.