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{{Infobox song
| name          = Helvetica
| cover        =
| caption      =
| type          = Song
| artist        = [[The Midnight]]
| album        = [[Monsters]]
| released      = {{start date|2020|07|10}}
| length        = {{duration|m=5|s=16}}
| label        = Counter Records
| writer        = * [[Tim McEwan]]
* [[Tyler Lyle]]
| producer      = Tim McEwan
| tracks  = {{Hidden
| title        =
| text        = Monsters
# "[[1991 (intro)]]"
# "[[America Online]]"
# "[[Dance With Somebody]]"
# "[[Seventeen]]"
# "[[Dream Away]]"
# "[[The Search for Ecco]]"
# "[[Prom Night]]"
# "[[Fire In The Sky]]"
# "[[Monsters (song)|Monsters]]"
# "[[Helvetica]]"
# "[[Brooklyn]]"
# "[[Deep Blue]]"
# "[[Night Skies]]"
# "[[City Dreams (interlude)]]"
# "[[Last Train]]"
}}
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'''Helvetica'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2020 |title=Helvetica {{!}} The Midnight |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/helvetica |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111081719/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/helvetica |archive-date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the tenth track from their album [[Monsters]].
'''Helvetica'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2020 |title=Helvetica {{!}} The Midnight |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/helvetica |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111081719/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/helvetica |archive-date=November 11, 2021 |access-date=April 4, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the tenth track from their album [[Monsters]].
== Track info ==


The song was written by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of five minutes and sixteen seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:G minor|G minor]].
The song was written by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of five minutes and 16 seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:G minor|G minor]].


To create ''Helvetica'', McEwan wrote and composed the entire song in one key, sampled the entire song, and then imported it into the synthesizer program TAL-Sampler and automated the sample rate. The pitch changes constantly throughout the song, always coming back to the original key of G minor.
To create ''Helvetica'', McEwan wrote and composed the entire song in one key, sampled the entire song, and then imported it into the synthesizer program TAL-Sampler and automated the sample rate. The pitch changes constantly throughout the song, always coming back to the original key of G minor.


In an interview with ''Magnetic Magazine'', McEwan said about ''Helvetica'':<ref>{{Cite web |last=Middleton |first=Ryan |date=July 10, 2020 |title=The Director's Cut: The Midnight - MONSTERS - Magnetic Magazine |url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2020/07/the-directors-cut-the-midnight-monsters/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328185656/https://www.magneticmag.com/2020/07/the-directors-cut-the-midnight-monsters/ |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |website=Magnetic Magazine}}</ref><blockquote><br />'''Tim''': “Helvetica” is all about those late nights spent alone, online. The pale light from the CRT screen reflecting up on our face while the world around you is fast asleep. But are connected into a world of possibility. Chat rooms &amp; kindred spirits. Connection. What we all hoped the internet would be.</blockquote>
In an interview with ''Magnetic Magazine'', McEwan said about ''Helvetica'':<ref>{{Cite web |last=Middleton |first=Ryan |date=July 10, 2020 |title=The Director's Cut: The Midnight - MONSTERS - Magnetic Magazine |url=https://www.magneticmag.com/2020/07/the-directors-cut-the-midnight-monsters/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328185656/https://www.magneticmag.com/2020/07/the-directors-cut-the-midnight-monsters/ |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |website=Magnetic Magazine}}</ref><blockquote>'''''Tim''': “Helvetica” is all about those late nights spent alone, online. The pale light from the CRT screen reflecting up on our face while the world around you is fast asleep. But are connected into a world of possibility. Chat rooms &amp; kindred spirits. Connection. What we all hoped the internet would be.''</blockquote>
 
== Official versions ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 15 April 2024

Monsters - album.jpg
"Helvetica"
Song by The Midnight
from the album Monsters
ReleasedJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Length5:16
LabelCounter Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim McEwan
Monsters track listing

Monsters

  1. "1991 (intro)"
  2. "America Online"
  3. "Dance With Somebody"
  4. "Seventeen"
  5. "Dream Away"
  6. "The Search for Ecco"
  7. "Prom Night"
  8. "Fire In The Sky"
  9. "Monsters"
  10. "Helvetica"
  11. "Brooklyn"
  12. "Deep Blue"
  13. "Night Skies"
  14. "City Dreams (interlude)"
  15. "Last Train"

Helvetica[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the tenth track from their album Monsters.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of five minutes and 16 seconds and is in the key of G minor.

To create Helvetica, McEwan wrote and composed the entire song in one key, sampled the entire song, and then imported it into the synthesizer program TAL-Sampler and automated the sample rate. The pitch changes constantly throughout the song, always coming back to the original key of G minor.

In an interview with Magnetic Magazine, McEwan said about Helvetica:[2]

Tim: “Helvetica” is all about those late nights spent alone, online. The pale light from the CRT screen reflecting up on our face while the world around you is fast asleep. But are connected into a world of possibility. Chat rooms & kindred spirits. Connection. What we all hoped the internet would be.

Official versions

Helvetica

from Monsters

References

  1. ↑ "Helvetica | The Midnight". Bandcamp. July 10, 2020. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ Middleton, Ryan (July 10, 2020). "The Director's Cut: The Midnight - MONSTERS - Magnetic Magazine". Magnetic Magazine. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

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