Monsters - Revision history

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	\| colspan="2" style="text-align:left; border-bottom-left-radius:8px; border-bottom-right-radius:8px" \|<div class="tour-listing"><div class="item1">[[File:Monsters - album.jpg\|center\|frameless\|124x124px]]</div><div class="item2">Contains the 15 songs from the album denoted with BPMs plus 278 stem parts comprising all songs except for ''1991 (intro)~~'' and ''Helvetica~~''. The stems are not royalty free but projects and remixes made with them are allowed to be used on non-monetized platforms. First The Midnight EP/album to get a full stems release, which was done for [[The Midnight Remix Radio Vol. 2]] remix contest.</div></div>		\| colspan="2" style="text-align:left; border-bottom-left-radius:8px; border-bottom-right-radius:8px" \|<div class="tour-listing"><div class="item1">[[File:Monsters - album.jpg\|center\|frameless\|124x124px]]</div><div class="item2">Contains the 15 songs from the album denoted with BPMs plus 278 stem parts comprising all songs except for ''1991 (intro)''. The stems are not royalty free but projects and remixes made with them are allowed to be used on non-monetized platforms. First The Midnight EP/album to get a full stems release, which was done for [[The Midnight Remix Radio Vol. 2]] remix contest.</div></div>
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	\| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"\|<div class="tour-listing"><div class="item1">[[File:TM Web Music Monsters LP Main.webp\|center\|frameless\|150x150px]]</div><div class="item2">First vinyl variant. First pressing was plagued with issues, with some listeners experiencing warbly playback, skipping, and various other problems, which ~~might have been caused by~~ misaligned holes on the vinyl.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Midnight – Monsters (2020, Purple w/ Pink Marbled Swirl , Vinyl) - Discogs \|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15600007-The-Midnight-Monsters \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726184006/https://www.discogs.com/release/15600007-The-Midnight-Monsters \|archive-date=July 26, 2023 \|access-date=July 26, 2023 \|website=Discogs}}</ref> Those who ordered the first pressing were sent an email offering a no-cost replacement.		\| colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"\|<div class="tour-listing"><div class="item1">[[File:TM Web Music Monsters LP Main.webp\|center\|frameless\|150x150px]]</div><div class="item2">First vinyl variant. First pressing was plagued with issues, with some listeners experiencing warbly playback, skipping, and various other problems, which misaligned holes on the vinyl might have caused.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Midnight – Monsters (2020, Purple w/ Pink Marbled Swirl , Vinyl) - Discogs \|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15600007-The-Midnight-Monsters \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726184006/https://www.discogs.com/release/15600007-The-Midnight-Monsters \|archive-date=July 26, 2023 \|access-date=July 26, 2023 \|website=Discogs}}</ref> Those who ordered the first pressing were sent an email offering a no-cost replacement. This variant received another pressing in August 2024 in the US.
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	The Midnight's previous album [[Kids]] was originally planned to be a larger release with more songs compared to the final product. It was later stated that its production was scaled back so [[Tyler Lyle]] would have more time to spend with his newborn child.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=July 9, 2020 \|title=THE MIDNIGHT: Tim McEwan And Tyler Lyle On Bringing ‘Monsters’ To Life! \|url=https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224233722/https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ \|archive-date=February 24, 2021 \|access-date=April 3, 2022 \|website=Icon Vision}}</ref> With the band having a lot of leftover ideas from the making of ''Kids'', they decided to expand upon its themes and began work on a follow-up album as part of a planned trilogy.<ref>https://celebmix.com/exclusive-the-midnight-chat-about-new-album/</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>https://edm.com/interviews/the-midnight-interview</ref>		The Midnight's previous album [[Kids]] was originally planned to be a larger release with more songs compared to the final product. It was later stated that its production was scaled back so [[Tyler Lyle]] would have more time to spend with his newborn child.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=July 9, 2020 \|title=THE MIDNIGHT: Tim McEwan And Tyler Lyle On Bringing ‘Monsters’ To Life! \|url=https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224233722/https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ \|archive-date=February 24, 2021 \|access-date=April 3, 2022 \|website=Icon Vision}}</ref> With the band having a lot of leftover ideas from the making of ''Kids'', they decided to expand upon its themes and began work on a follow-up album as part of a planned trilogy.<ref>https://celebmix.com/exclusive-the-midnight-chat-about-new-album/</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>https://edm.com/interviews/the-midnight-interview</ref>

	Some of the prizes given during the [[Fall 2020 ARG]] have revealed details about the development of ''Monsters''. It had a working title of ''Kids 2'' and several early [[demos]] of songs that appeared on ''Monsters'' were also shared. A snippet of [[America Online]] was shared on the band's social media in April 2018, predating the release of ''Kids''.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BhKJu2enKnN/?hl=en</ref> An early instrumental snippet of the song [[Monsters (song)\|Monsters]] included in the ARG prizes is named "Monsters (early instrumental demo for KIDS)", indicating that it was also initially planned to be included on ''Kids''.		Some of the prizes given during the [[Fall 2020 ARG]] have revealed details about the development of ''Monsters''. It had a working title of ''Kids 2'' and several early demos of songs that appeared on ''Monsters'' were also shared. A snippet of [[America Online]] was shared on the band's social media in April 2018, predating the release of ''Kids''.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BhKJu2enKnN/?hl=en</ref> An early instrumental snippet of the song [[Monsters (song)\|Monsters]] included in the ARG prizes is named "Monsters (early instrumental demo for KIDS)", indicating that it was also initially planned to be included on ''Kids''.

	In February 2019, it was mentioned on the band's social media that new songs were being recorded in [[wikipedia:Atlanta\|Atlanta]] (the home of Lyle).<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BthA52Jgqlk/</ref> On March 20, a no-captioned photo of an [[wikipedia:America Online\|America Online]] startup screen was posted, the first official mention of the song since the April 2018 snippet.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BvN9q1Fgn-Z/</ref> On March 25, a new clip of ''America Online'' containing vocals was shared.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BvaxeXUAdMe/</ref> On April 5, a photo showing an America Online branded floppy disk with a caption of "New single dropping soon" was posted.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv4kcp4AmJb/</ref> A tiny portion of the single artwork was shared on April 18,<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BwY8ZOkg0B7/</ref> followed by another small portion on April 29, with a release date of May 3 being announced.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw3Gy8wAplG/</ref> The next day, the single was officially confirmed to be ''America Online''.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5OMM_gJTg/</ref> The full single artwork was revealed on May 2.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw94A6fJ_uF/</ref> The artwork showed a computer with an [[wikipedia:AIM (software)\|AIM-esque]] chat interface, along with a desktop showing a file called "Monsters.zip", which would later turn out to be the name of the album. On May 6, the band's Twitter account posted the single artwork and stated that the font used in it was the name of a track from the upcoming album.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1125597102208208896</ref> A June 4 post showed an old [[wikipedia:System 7\|System 7]] interface with a text editor open and the font [[Helvetica]] selected, confirming the aforementioned song's name.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTwgNQAe1C/</ref>		In February 2019, it was mentioned on the band's social media that new songs were being recorded in [[wikipedia:Atlanta\|Atlanta]] (the home of Lyle).<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BthA52Jgqlk/</ref> On March 20, a no-captioned photo of an [[wikipedia:America Online\|America Online]] startup screen was posted, the first official mention of the song since the April 2018 snippet.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BvN9q1Fgn-Z/</ref> On March 25, a new clip of ''America Online'' containing vocals was shared.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BvaxeXUAdMe/</ref> On April 5, a photo showing an America Online branded floppy disk with a caption of "New single dropping soon" was posted.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv4kcp4AmJb/</ref> A tiny portion of the single artwork was shared on April 18,<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BwY8ZOkg0B7/</ref> followed by another small portion on April 29, with a release date of May 3 being announced.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw3Gy8wAplG/</ref> The next day, the single was officially confirmed to be ''America Online''.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5OMM_gJTg/</ref> The full single artwork was revealed on May 2.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw94A6fJ_uF/</ref> The artwork showed a computer with an [[wikipedia:AIM (software)\|AIM-esque]] chat interface, along with a desktop showing a file called "Monsters.zip", which would later turn out to be the name of the album. On May 6, the band's Twitter account posted the single artwork and stated that the font used in it was the name of a track from the upcoming album.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1125597102208208896</ref> A June 4 post showed an old [[wikipedia:System 7\|System 7]] interface with a text editor open and the font [[Helvetica]] selected, confirming the aforementioned song's name.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTwgNQAe1C/</ref>

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	The Midnight's previous album [[Kids]] was originally planned to be a larger release with more songs compared to the final product. It was later stated that its production was scaled back so [[Tyler Lyle]] would have more time to spend with his newborn child.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=July 9, 2020 \|title=THE MIDNIGHT: Tim McEwan And Tyler Lyle On Bringing ‘Monsters’ To Life! \|url=https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224233722/https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ \|archive-date=February 24, 2021 \|access-date=April 3, 2022 \|website=Icon Vision}}</ref> With the band having a lot of leftover ideas from the making of ''Kids'', they decided to expand upon its themes and began work on a follow-up album as part of a planned trilogy.<ref>https://celebmix.com/exclusive-the-midnight-chat-about-new-album/</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>https://edm.com/interviews/the-midnight-interview</ref>		The Midnight's previous album [[Kids]] was originally planned to be a larger release with more songs compared to the final product. It was later stated that its production was scaled back so [[Tyler Lyle]] would have more time to spend with his newborn child.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=July 9, 2020 \|title=THE MIDNIGHT: Tim McEwan And Tyler Lyle On Bringing ‘Monsters’ To Life! \|url=https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224233722/https://www.iconvsicon.com/2020/07/09/the-midnight-tim-mcewan-and-tyler-lyle-on-bringing-monsters-to-life/ \|archive-date=February 24, 2021 \|access-date=April 3, 2022 \|website=Icon Vision}}</ref> With the band having a lot of leftover ideas from the making of ''Kids'', they decided to expand upon its themes and began work on a follow-up album as part of a planned trilogy.<ref>https://celebmix.com/exclusive-the-midnight-chat-about-new-album/</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>https://edm.com/interviews/the-midnight-interview</ref>

	Some of the prizes given during the [[Fall 2020 ARG]] have revealed details about the development of ''Monsters''. It had a working title of ''Kids 2'' and several early [[demos]] of songs that appeared on ''Monsters'' were also shared. A snippet of [[America Online]] was shared on the band's social media in April 2018, predating the release of ''Kids''.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BhKJu2enKnN/?hl=en</ref> An early instrumental snippet of the song [[Monsters (song)\|Monsters]] included in the ARG prizes is named "Monsters (early instrumental demo for KIDS)", indicating that it was also initially planned to be included on ''Kids''.		Some of the prizes given during the [[Fall 2020 ARG]] have revealed details about the development of ''Monsters''. It had a working title of ''Kids 2'' and several early demos of songs that appeared on ''Monsters'' were also shared. A snippet of [[America Online]] was shared on the band's social media in April 2018, predating the release of ''Kids''.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BhKJu2enKnN/?hl=en</ref> An early instrumental snippet of the song [[Monsters (song)\|Monsters]] included in the ARG prizes is named "Monsters (early instrumental demo for KIDS)", indicating that it was also initially planned to be included on ''Kids''.

	In February 2019, it was mentioned on the band's social media that new songs were being recorded in [[wikipedia:Atlanta\|Atlanta]] (the home of Lyle).<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BthA52Jgqlk/</ref> On March 20, a no-captioned photo of an [[wikipedia:America Online\|America Online]] startup screen was posted, the first official mention of the song since the April 2018 snippet.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BvN9q1Fgn-Z/</ref> On March 25, a new clip of ''America Online'' containing vocals was shared.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BvaxeXUAdMe/</ref> On April 5, a photo showing an America Online branded floppy disk with a caption of "New single dropping soon" was posted.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv4kcp4AmJb/</ref> A tiny portion of the single artwork was shared on April 18,<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BwY8ZOkg0B7/</ref> followed by another small portion on April 29, with a release date of May 3 being announced.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw3Gy8wAplG/</ref> The next day, the single was officially confirmed to be ''America Online''.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5OMM_gJTg/</ref> The full single artwork was revealed on May 2.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw94A6fJ_uF/</ref> The artwork showed a computer with an [[wikipedia:AIM (software)\|AIM-esque]] chat interface, along with a desktop showing a file called "Monsters.zip", which would later turn out to be the name of the album. On May 6, the band's Twitter account posted the single artwork and stated that the font used in it was the name of a track from the upcoming album.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1125597102208208896</ref> A June 4 post showed an old [[wikipedia:System 7\|System 7]] interface with a text editor open and the font [[Helvetica]] selected, confirming the aforementioned song's name.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTwgNQAe1C/</ref>		In February 2019, it was mentioned on the band's social media that new songs were being recorded in [[wikipedia:Atlanta\|Atlanta]] (the home of Lyle).<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BthA52Jgqlk/</ref> On March 20, a no-captioned photo of an [[wikipedia:America Online\|America Online]] startup screen was posted, the first official mention of the song since the April 2018 snippet.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BvN9q1Fgn-Z/</ref> On March 25, a new clip of ''America Online'' containing vocals was shared.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BvaxeXUAdMe/</ref> On April 5, a photo showing an America Online branded floppy disk with a caption of "New single dropping soon" was posted.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv4kcp4AmJb/</ref> A tiny portion of the single artwork was shared on April 18,<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BwY8ZOkg0B7/</ref> followed by another small portion on April 29, with a release date of May 3 being announced.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw3Gy8wAplG/</ref> The next day, the single was officially confirmed to be ''America Online''.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5OMM_gJTg/</ref> The full single artwork was revealed on May 2.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw94A6fJ_uF/</ref> The artwork showed a computer with an [[wikipedia:AIM (software)\|AIM-esque]] chat interface, along with a desktop showing a file called "Monsters.zip", which would later turn out to be the name of the album. On May 6, the band's Twitter account posted the single artwork and stated that the font used in it was the name of a track from the upcoming album.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheMidnightLA/status/1125597102208208896</ref> A June 4 post showed an old [[wikipedia:System 7\|System 7]] interface with a text editor open and the font [[Helvetica]] selected, confirming the aforementioned song's name.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/ByTwgNQAe1C/</ref>