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'''Nighthawks'''<ref>https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/nighthawks</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the 10th track from their album [[Endless Summer]].
{{SHORTDESC:2016 The Midnight song (Track 10 from Endless Summer)}}
== Track info ==
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{{Infobox song
| name          = Nighthawks
| type          = Song
| artist        = [[The Midnight]]
| album        = [[Endless Summer]]
| released      = {{start date|2016|8|5}}
| length        = {{duration|m=3|s=48}}
| label        = The Midnight Music
| writer        = * [[Tim McEwan]]
* [[Tyler Lyle]]
* [[Oliver McEwan]]
| producer      = Tim McEwan
| tracks  = {{Hidden
| title        =
| text        = Endless Summer
# "[[Endless Summer (song)|Endless Summer]]"
# "[[Sunset]]"
# "[[Daytona]]"
# "[[Jason]]"
# "[[Synthetic]]"
# "[[The Equaliser (Not Alone)]]"
# "[[The Comeback Kid]]"
# "[[Vampires]]"
# "[[Crockett's Revenge]]"
# "[[Nighthawks]]"
# "[[Lonely City]]"
# "[[Memories]]"
}}
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}}
'''Nighthawks'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2016 |title=Nighthawkes {{!}} The Midnight |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/nighthawks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214150/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/nighthawks |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the tenth track from their album [[Endless Summer]].


The song was written by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] alongside [[Oliver McEwan]] and produced by Tim McEwan. It has a running time of three minutes and forty-eight seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:C-sharp minor|C-sharp minor]].
The song was written by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] alongside [[Oliver McEwan]] and produced by Tim McEwan. It has a running time of three minutes and 48 seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:C-sharp minor|C-sharp minor]].


According to Tim McEwan, Nighthawks and its successive track [[Lonely City]] were almost written and produced as one song, with Lonely City acting as a &quot;chorus&quot; to Nighthawks.<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}}%7CAt 9:40|</ref> He later decided Nighthawks sounded more like a progression into Lonely City instead and split the song into two tracks. Tyler Lyle stated that the song originally had more lyrics, but McEwan thought something was missing from the track, leading to the lyrics being pared down and the vocoder effect added to Lyle's voice.<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}}%7CAt 12:50|</ref>
According to Tim McEwan, ''Nighthawks'' and its successive track [[Lonely City]] were initially conceived as one song, with Lonely City acting as a &quot;chorus&quot; to ''Nighthawks''.<ref name=":0">{{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> He later decided ''Nighthawks'' sounded more like a progression into ''Lonely City'' instead and split the song into two tracks. Tyler Lyle stated that the song originally had more lyrics, but McEwan thought something was missing from the track, leading to the lyrics being pared down and the vocoder effect added to Lyle's voice.<ref name=":0" />
 
The inspiration for ''Nighthawks'' came from a former neighbor of Lyle's while he was living in Brooklyn.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2021 |title="Nighthawks" and the large, naked guy - Twitch |url=https://clips.twitch.tv/FineLazyMarrowNerfBlueBlaster |url-status=live |access-date=March 23, 2024 |website=Twitch|archive-url=https://themidnight.wiki/wiki/File:%EF%BC%82Nighthawks%EF%BC%82_and_the_large,_naked_guy_(1448998555).mp4|archive-date=March 23, 2024}}</ref> He would go to the roof of his apartment building to exercise on the treadmill and across the way would often see a large naked guy sitting on his couch. The lyrics for the song were Lyle trying to imagine the neighbor's "interior life".


A remix of ''Nighthawks'' by Lifelike can be found on [[The Midnight Remixed]]. Two versions are included - one that is regular length and another that is extended.
A remix of ''Nighthawks'' by Lifelike can be found on [[The Midnight Remixed]]. Two versions are included - one that is regular length and another that is extended.
== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
 
[[File:＂Nighthawks＂ and the large, naked guy (1448998555).mp4|thumb|Tyler Lyle explaining the origin of Nighthawks]]
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sometimes you stay up
sometimes you stay up
and get stoned
and get stoned
but you always sleep alon
but you always sleep alone


do i ever cross your mind
do i ever cross your mind
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</poem>
</poem>
</blockquote>
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Lyrics source<ref>https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/nighthawks</ref>
Lyrics source<ref name=":1" />
 
== Official versions ==
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{{MusicTitle|link=https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2773626403/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=fe7eaf/tracklist=false/track=3660522479/transparent=true/|caption=Nighthawks (instrumental)|caption2=from ''Endless Summer (the instrumentals)''}}
{{MusicTitle|link=https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=33301116/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=fe7eaf/tracklist=false/track=4136361886/transparent=true/|caption=Nighthawks (Lifelike Remix)|caption2=from [[The Midnight Remixed]]}}
{{MusicTitle|link=https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=33301116/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=fe7eaf/tracklist=false/track=3663228938/transparent=true/|caption=Nighthawks (Lifelike Extended Mix)|caption2=from ''The Midnight Remixed''}}
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Songs]]
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[[Category:Endless Summer]]
[[Category:Songs]]‎</noinclude>
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 17 April 2024

Endless summer - album.jpg
"Nighthawks"
Song by The Midnight
from the album Endless Summer
ReleasedAugust 5, 2016 (2016-08-05)
Length3:48
LabelThe Midnight Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim McEwan
Endless Summer track listing

Endless Summer

  1. "Endless Summer"
  2. "Sunset"
  3. "Daytona"
  4. "Jason"
  5. "Synthetic"
  6. "The Equaliser (Not Alone)"
  7. "The Comeback Kid"
  8. "Vampires"
  9. "Crockett's Revenge"
  10. "Nighthawks"
  11. "Lonely City"
  12. "Memories"

Nighthawks[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the tenth track from their album Endless Summer.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle alongside Oliver McEwan and produced by Tim McEwan. It has a running time of three minutes and 48 seconds and is in the key of C-sharp minor.

According to Tim McEwan, Nighthawks and its successive track Lonely City were initially conceived as one song, with Lonely City acting as a "chorus" to Nighthawks.[2] He later decided Nighthawks sounded more like a progression into Lonely City instead and split the song into two tracks. Tyler Lyle stated that the song originally had more lyrics, but McEwan thought something was missing from the track, leading to the lyrics being pared down and the vocoder effect added to Lyle's voice.[2]

The inspiration for Nighthawks came from a former neighbor of Lyle's while he was living in Brooklyn.[3] He would go to the roof of his apartment building to exercise on the treadmill and across the way would often see a large naked guy sitting on his couch. The lyrics for the song were Lyle trying to imagine the neighbor's "interior life".

A remix of Nighthawks by Lifelike can be found on The Midnight Remixed. Two versions are included - one that is regular length and another that is extended.

Lyrics

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Local File
Tyler Lyle explaining the origin of Nighthawks

i see you
you see me
eighteenth floor
across the street
sometimes you dance
sometimes you read
tv dinners fall asleep

do i ever cross your mind
through your window in the sky
when you forget to close the blinds
so do i

i see you
check your phone
wash the dishes
fold the clothes
sometimes you stay up
and get stoned
but you always sleep alone

do i ever cross your mind
through your window in the sky
when you forget to close the blinds
so do i

Lyrics source[1]

Official versions

Nighthawks

from Endless Summer

Nighthawks (instrumental)

from Endless Summer (the instrumentals)

Nighthawks (Lifelike Remix)

from The Midnight Remixed

Nighthawks (Lifelike Extended Mix)

from The Midnight Remixed

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nighthawkes | The Midnight". Bandcamp. August 5, 2016. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Midnight // Interview by (( URY Music )) | Mixcloud". MixCloud. August 23, 2016. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; April 3, 2022 suggested (help)
  3. ↑ ""Nighthawks" and the large, naked guy - Twitch". Twitch. February 4, 2021. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.

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