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{{Infobox song
| name          = Wave
| cover        =
| caption      =
| type          = Song
| artist        = [[The Midnight]]
| album        = [[Kids]]
| released      = * {{start date|2018|09|21}}
| length        = {{duration|m=4|s=31}}
| label        = * The Midnight Music
| writer        = * [[Tim McEwan]]
* [[Tyler Lyle]]
| producer      = Tim McEwan
| tracks  = {{Hidden
| title        =
| text        = Kids
# "[[Youth]]"
# "[[Wave]]"
# "[[Kids (Prelude)]]"
# "[[Lost Boy]]"
# "[[Saturday Mornings (Interlude)]]"
# "[[Explorers]]"
# "[[America 2]]"
# "[[Arcade Dreams]]"
# "[[Kids (Reprise)]]"
}}
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}}
'''Wave'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2018 |title=Wave {{!}} The Midnight |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/wave |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214226/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/wave |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the second track from their album [[Kids]].
'''Wave'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=September 21, 2018 |title=Wave {{!}} The Midnight |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/wave |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214226/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/wave |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the second track from their album [[Kids]].
== Track info ==
 
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The song was written by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of four minutes and 31 seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:F-sharp major|F-sharp major]].
The song was written by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of four minutes and thirty-one seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:F-sharp major|F-sharp major]].


''Wave'' contains spoken word samples from two 1980s news reports about video games. The first is a 1982 report by [[wikipedia:Dixie Whatley|Dixie Whatley]] and [[wikipedia:Ron Hendren|Ron Hendren]] from ''Entertainment This Week'' (now known as [[wikipedia:Entertainment Tonight|Entertainment Tonight]]),<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 13, 2008 |title=Video Game History: ET 1982 on the "new fad" - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=14&v=l4jjyGIdAvE&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408215512/https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=14&v=l4jjyGIdAvE&feature=youtu.be |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=YouTube}}</ref> and the second one is a 1981 report by [[wikipedia:Christopher Glenn|Christopher Glenn]] from the former [[wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] program [[wikipedia:30 Minutes (TV program)|30 Minutes]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2019 |title=1981 SPECIAL REPORT: "VIDEO GAMES" - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=23&v=CJYn62q_fq4&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408215523/https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=23&v=CJYn62q_fq4&feature=youtu.be |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=YouTube}}</ref>
''Wave'' contains spoken word samples from two 1980s news reports about video games. The first is a 1982 report by [[wikipedia:Dixie Whatley|Dixie Whatley]] and [[wikipedia:Ron Hendren|Ron Hendren]] from ''Entertainment This Week'' (now known as [[wikipedia:Entertainment Tonight|Entertainment Tonight]]),<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 13, 2008 |title=Video Game History: ET 1982 on the "new fad" - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=14&v=l4jjyGIdAvE&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408215512/https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=14&v=l4jjyGIdAvE&feature=youtu.be |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=YouTube}}</ref> and the second one is a 1981 report by [[wikipedia:Christopher Glenn|Christopher Glenn]] from the former [[wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] program [[wikipedia:30 Minutes (TV program)|30 Minutes]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 12, 2019 |title=1981 SPECIAL REPORT: "VIDEO GAMES" - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=23&v=CJYn62q_fq4&feature=youtu.be |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408215523/https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=23&v=CJYn62q_fq4&feature=youtu.be |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=YouTube}}</ref>


According to McEwan, the &quot;I will keep dreaming&quot; vocal bit heard after the chorus was made from an online voice generator with the notes manipulated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We are The Midnight and we’re playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/brea4u/we_are_the_midnight_and_were_playing_electric/eod0rbk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408215301/https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/brea4u/we_are_the_midnight_and_were_playing_electric/eod0rbk/?context=3 |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=Reddit}}</ref>
According to McEwan, the &quot;I will keep dreaming&quot; vocal bit heard after the chorus was made from an online voice generator with the notes manipulated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We are The Midnight and we’re playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/brea4u/we_are_the_midnight_and_were_playing_electric/eod0rbk/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408215301/https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectricForest/comments/brea4u/we_are_the_midnight_and_were_playing_electric/eod0rbk/?context=3 |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=Reddit}}</ref>
== Demo version ==
== Demo version ==
An early demo of ''Wave'' was released as a prize during the [[Fall 2020 ARG]]. Titled ''Wave Demo'', it is a stripped-down, acoustic version of the song that has no instrumentation other than Tyler Lyle's vocals and guitar. This particular version of ''Wave'' was originally released under the name ''North Shore Wave'' as part of an episode from Lyle's ''From The Secret Lair'' podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2018 |title=25. The Starter Home #1: The Car That Ate Downtown {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/25-the-starter-home-1-the-car-that-ate-downtown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214659/https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/25-the-starter-home-1-the-car-that-ate-downtown |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The notable difference here is a change in the lyrics of the first verse - instead of &quot;We don't want our parent's china or their ticker tape parade&quot;, in this demo it is &quot;We don't want our parent's china or their rosary to pray.&quot;


An early [[:Category:Demos|demo]] of ''Wave'' was released as a prize during the [[1991 ARG|Fall 2020 alternate reality game (ARG)]]. Titled ''Wave Demo'', it is a stripped-down, acoustic version of the song that has no instrumentation other than Tyler Lyle's vocals and guitar. This particular version of ''Wave'' was originally released under the name ''North Shore Wave'' as part of an episode from Lyle's ''From The Secret Lair'' podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2018 |title=25. The Starter Home #1: The Car That Ate Downtown {{!}} Tyler Lyle |url=https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/25-the-starter-home-1-the-car-that-ate-downtown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408214659/https://tylerlyle.bandcamp.com/album/25-the-starter-home-1-the-car-that-ate-downtown |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> The notable difference here is a change in the lyrics of the first verse - instead of &quot;We don't want our parent's china or their ticker tape parade&quot;, in this demo it is &quot;We don't want our parent's china or their rosary to pray.&quot;
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
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I’ll never even know your name
I’ll never even know your name
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== References ==
== References ==
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Kids - album.jpg
"Wave"
Song by The Midnight
from the album Kids
Released
  • September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
Length4:31
Label
  • The Midnight Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim McEwan
Kids track listing

Kids

  1. "Youth"
  2. "Wave"
  3. "Kids (Prelude)"
  4. "Lost Boy"
  5. "Saturday Mornings (Interlude)"
  6. "Explorers"
  7. "America 2"
  8. "Arcade Dreams"
  9. "Kids (Reprise)"

Wave[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the second track from their album Kids.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of four minutes and 31 seconds and is in the key of F-sharp major.

Wave contains spoken word samples from two 1980s news reports about video games. The first is a 1982 report by Dixie Whatley and Ron Hendren from Entertainment This Week (now known as Entertainment Tonight),[2] and the second one is a 1981 report by Christopher Glenn from the former CBS program 30 Minutes.[3]

According to McEwan, the "I will keep dreaming" vocal bit heard after the chorus was made from an online voice generator with the notes manipulated.[4]

Demo version

An early demo of Wave was released as a prize during the Fall 2020 ARG. Titled Wave Demo, it is a stripped-down, acoustic version of the song that has no instrumentation other than Tyler Lyle's vocals and guitar. This particular version of Wave was originally released under the name North Shore Wave as part of an episode from Lyle's From The Secret Lair podcast.[5] The notable difference here is a change in the lyrics of the first verse - instead of "We don't want our parent's china or their ticker tape parade", in this demo it is "We don't want our parent's china or their rosary to pray."

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Lyrics

We are not a sentimental age
We don’t want our parent’s china or their ticker tape parade
We are not a sentimental age
We’re out getting high on fire escapes
We are hooking up with strangers we will never see again
We are not a sentimental age

But when I dream, we’re all melting together
Synchronized in a mass embrace
Beads of water folding together
Like a north shore wave
How strange
We’re parts of each other how strange
I’ll never even know your name

We are not a sentimental age
On our shoulders is a boulder of a debt we cannot pay
We are not a sentimental age
Diagnosis says I tend to disengage
I’d rather have my privacy, I’d rather have my space
These are just the pills I have to take
We are not a sentimental age

But when I dream, we’re all melting together
Synchronized in a mass embrace
Beads of water folding together
Like a north shore wave
How strange
We’re parts of each other how strange
I’ll never even know your name

Lyrics source[1]

Official versions

Wave

from Kids

Wave (Instrumental)

from Kids (The Instrumentals)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Wave | The Midnight". Bandcamp. September 21, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Video Game History: ET 1982 on the "new fad" - YouTube". YouTube. November 13, 2008. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ "1981 SPECIAL REPORT: "VIDEO GAMES" - YouTube". YouTube. March 12, 2019. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "We are The Midnight and we're playing Electric Forest for the first time. Ask us Anything! : ElectricForest". Reddit. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "25. The Starter Home #1: The Car That Ate Downtown | Tyler Lyle". Bandcamp. January 15, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

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