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


According to Tim McEwan, Lonely City and its preceding track [[Nighthawks]] were almost written and produced as one song (hence having the same key and BPM), 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}}</ref> He later decided Nighthawks sounded more like a progression into Lonely City instead and split the song into two tracks. The vocal sample in the track is performed by Tyler Lyle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2022 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1510622380766466052 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403142202/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1510622380766466052?s=20&t=MiG-TDVFZzuTMwyc83I9UA |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref>
According to Tim McEwan, ''Lonely City'' and its preceding track [[Nighthawks]] were initially conceived 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}}</ref> He later decided ''Nighthawks'' sounded more like a progression into ''Lonely City'' instead and split the song into two tracks. The vocal sample in the track is performed by Tyler Lyle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2022 |title=Tyler Lyle on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1510622380766466052 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403142202/https://twitter.com/tylerlyle/status/1510622380766466052?s=20&t=MiG-TDVFZzuTMwyc83I9UA |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Twitter}}</ref>


== Official versions ==
== Official versions ==
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Revision as of 23:22, 20 February 2024

"Lonely City"
Song by The Midnight
from the album Endless Summer
ReleasedAugust 5, 2016 (2016-08-05)
Length5:14
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"

Lonely City[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the eleventh track from their album Endless Summer.

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

According to Tim McEwan, Lonely City and its preceding track Nighthawks 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. The vocal sample in the track is performed by Tyler Lyle.[3]

Official versions

Lonely City

from Endless Summer

Lonely City (ERKKA Remix)

from The Midnight Remixed 02

References

  1. ↑ "Lonely City | Bandcamp". Bandcamp. August 5, 2016. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "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. ↑ "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. April 3, 2022. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

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