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'''Lonely City'''<ref>https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/lonely-city</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the eleventh track from their album [[Endless Summer]].
'''Lonely City'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2016 |title=Lonely City {{!}} Bandcamp |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/lonely-city |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205221737/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/lonely-city |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the eleventh track from their album [[Endless Summer]].
== Track info ==
== Track info ==


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, with Lonely City acting as a &quot;chorus&quot; to Nighthawks.<ref>https://www.mixcloud.com/URYMusic/the-midnight-interview/%7CAt 9:40|</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 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}}</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>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 11:30, 3 April 2022

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

Track info

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 almost written and produced 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]

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Tyler Lyle on Twitter". Twitter. April 3, 2022. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.