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'''1991 (intro)'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2020 |title=1991 (intro) {{!}} The Midnight |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/1991-intro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328185226/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/1991-intro |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the first track from their album [[Monsters]].
'''1991 (intro)'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2020 |title=1991 (intro) {{!}} The Midnight |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/1991-intro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328185226/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/1991-intro |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the first track from their album [[Monsters]].


It is a short intro with a length of twenty-seven seconds that serves as a lead-in to the second track, [[America Online]]. Heard is the sound of a computer starting up, followed by someone typing, then the sound of a [[wikipedia:Dial-up Internet access|dial-up connection]] being used to access the Internet. The title is a reference to the year 1991, which is when the very first webpage went live on the internet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nix |first=Elizabeth |date=August 4, 2016 |title=The World’s First Web Site - HISTORY |url=https://www.history.com/news/the-worlds-first-web-site |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328185432/https://www.history.com/news/the-worlds-first-web-site |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |website=HISTORY}}</ref><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>
It is a short intro with a length of 27 seconds that serves as a lead-in to the second track, [[America Online]]. Heard is the sound of a computer starting up, followed by someone typing, then the sound of a [[wikipedia:Dial-up Internet access|dial-up connection]] being used to access the Internet. The title is a reference to the year 1991, which is when the very first webpage went live on the internet.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nix |first=Elizabeth |date=August 4, 2016 |title=The World’s First Web Site - HISTORY |url=https://www.history.com/news/the-worlds-first-web-site |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328185432/https://www.history.com/news/the-worlds-first-web-site |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |website=HISTORY}}</ref><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>


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Revision as of 09:18, 7 August 2023

"1991 (intro)"
Song by The Midnight
from the album Monsters
ReleasedJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Length0:27
LabelCounter Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim McEwan
Monsters track listing

1991 (intro)[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the first track from their album Monsters.

It is a short intro with a length of 27 seconds that serves as a lead-in to the second track, America Online. Heard is the sound of a computer starting up, followed by someone typing, then the sound of a dial-up connection being used to access the Internet. The title is a reference to the year 1991, which is when the very first webpage went live on the internet.[2][3]

References

  1. "1991 (intro) | The Midnight". Bandcamp. July 10, 2020. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  2. Nix, Elizabeth (August 4, 2016). "The World's First Web Site - HISTORY". HISTORY. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  3. 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.