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The song was written and produced by band member [[Tim McEwan]]. It has a running time of three minutes and thirty-one seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:E major|E major]]. | The song was written and produced by band member [[Tim McEwan]]. It has a running time of three minutes and thirty-one seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:E major|E major]]. | ||
Early in 2021, McEwan began streaming the creation of new songs on [[wikipedia:Twitch|Twitch]]. The composition of ''C O L D P I Z Z A'' was shown over the course of a couple of weeks spanning the end of January into the beginning of February. He hinted during these streams that the song would release on February 9, a date which is commemorated in the US as National Pizza Day.<ref>https://nationaltoday.com/national-pizza-day/</ref> The song premiered on YouTube that day and was accompanied by the publication of a website for [[Pizza Zone]], a fictitious pizza chain seen throughout the artwork of several of The Midnight's singles and albums.<ref>http://pizza-zone.net/</ref> The site included a form to enter one's name and street address, and three people in the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] area were chosen from the submitted names. The winners were delivered a pizza from [https://www.triplebeampizza.com/ Triple Beam Pizza] and given a full set of The Midnight vinyl records by McEwan.<ref>https://twitter.com/Nerdstak/status/1359370143147544581</ref><ref>The Midnight's Instagram story from the day of February 9, 2021</ref><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CLIBozGgHcu/</ref> The Pizza Zone website also advertised merchandise for sale and included a phone number, [tel:+1 +1 (323) 553-1712], that people could call to hear an automated voice message advertising Pizza Zone and a snippet of ''C O L D P I Z Z A''. | Early in 2021, McEwan began streaming the creation of new songs on [[wikipedia:Twitch|Twitch]]. The composition of ''C O L D P I Z Z A'' was shown over the course of a couple of weeks spanning the end of January into the beginning of February. He hinted during these streams that the song would release on February 9, a date which is commemorated in the US as National Pizza Day.<ref>https://nationaltoday.com/national-pizza-day/</ref> The song premiered on YouTube that day and was accompanied by the publication of a website for [[Pizza Zone]], a fictitious pizza chain seen throughout the artwork of several of The Midnight's singles and albums.<ref>http://pizza-zone.net/</ref> The site included a form to enter one's name and street address, and three people in the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] area were chosen from the submitted names. The winners were delivered a pizza from [https://www.triplebeampizza.com/ Triple Beam Pizza] and given a full set of The Midnight vinyl records by McEwan.<ref>https://twitter.com/Nerdstak/status/1359370143147544581</ref><ref>The Midnight's Instagram story from the day of February 9, 2021</ref><ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CLIBozGgHcu/</ref> The Pizza Zone website also advertised merchandise for sale and included a phone number, [tel:+1 (323) 553-1712 +1 (323) 553-1712], that people could call to hear an automated voice message advertising Pizza Zone and a snippet of ''C O L D P I Z Z A''. | ||
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Revision as of 11:40, 3 April 2022
C O L D P I Z Z A[1] is a song by The Midnight. It was released exclusively on YouTube on February 9, 2021.[2]
Track info
The song was written and produced by band member Tim McEwan. It has a running time of three minutes and thirty-one seconds and is in the key of E major.
Early in 2021, McEwan began streaming the creation of new songs on Twitch. The composition of C O L D P I Z Z A was shown over the course of a couple of weeks spanning the end of January into the beginning of February. He hinted during these streams that the song would release on February 9, a date which is commemorated in the US as National Pizza Day.[3] The song premiered on YouTube that day and was accompanied by the publication of a website for Pizza Zone, a fictitious pizza chain seen throughout the artwork of several of The Midnight's singles and albums.[4] The site included a form to enter one's name and street address, and three people in the Los Angeles area were chosen from the submitted names. The winners were delivered a pizza from Triple Beam Pizza and given a full set of The Midnight vinyl records by McEwan.[5][6][7] The Pizza Zone website also advertised merchandise for sale and included a phone number, +1 (323) 553-1712, that people could call to hear an automated voice message advertising Pizza Zone and a snippet of C O L D P I Z Z A.
References
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i5MYaVSSHE
- ↑ https://twitter.com/themidnightla/status/1359363036360839168?s=21
- ↑ https://nationaltoday.com/national-pizza-day/
- ↑ http://pizza-zone.net/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Nerdstak/status/1359370143147544581
- ↑ The Midnight's Instagram story from the day of February 9, 2021
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CLIBozGgHcu/