The Midnight discography

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The Midnight discography
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The Midnight performing during the Spring 2019 Tour
Studio albums5
EPs3
Singles18
Live albums1
Remix albums2
Remix singles10
Remixes10
Reissues1

Since forming in 2012, The Midnight have released three EPs, five studio albums, one live album, two remix albums, 18 singles, 10 remix singles, and 10 remixes of songs by other artists. Composed of producer Tim McEwan and singer-songwriter Tyler Lyle, The Midnight debuted in July 2014 with the extended play (EP) Days of Thunder. While the EP did not feature any singles, it gained traction on Reddit and several small music sites throughout 2014 and 2015.[1][2] In August 2016, The Midnight's first album Endless Summer was released, preceded by the release of the singles Sunset and Vampires. Endless Summer firmly established the band as a top artist within the synthwave scene, with songs like Sunset, Vampires, and Los Angeles quickly becoming staples of the genre.[3][4][5]

One year after Endless Summer, The Midnight released their first remix album The Midnight Remixed in August 2017, a collaboration with electronic music label Silk Music. The album was notable as being their first release associated with a label and was also their first release to appear on a Billboard chart, peaking at 22 on the Dance/Electronic Albums Chart. In October 2017, Nocturnal was released as the band's second album, supported by the single Crystalline. Embracing a darker sound and receiving positive reviews from critics,[6][7][8][9][10] the album appeared on three Billboard charts: Dance/Electronic, Heatseekers, and Vinyl.

The Midnight released their third album Kids in September 2018. The first entry in a trilogy series of albums, it was described by the band as being "dedicated to the disaffected youth"[11] and featured a lighter, more upbeat sound that channeled an idealized 1980s childhood. Preceded by the singles Lost Boy, America 2, and Arcade Dreams, Kids received more mixed reviews from critics compared to Nocturnal[12][13][14][15][16] but was a success commercially, topping the Billboard Dance/Electronic Sales chart and peaking at number two on the Heatseekers chart. The Midnight's second remix album The Midnight Remixed 02 was released by Silk Music in September 2019 and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Dance/Electronic chart.

The Kids trilogy continued in the summer of 2020 with the release of Monsters in July, their debut with the label Counter Records, an imprint of Ninja Tune. Spawning the singles America Online, Deep Blue, Dance With Somebody, and Prom Night, Monsters extended on the thematic elements initially introduced in Kids while venturing into new genres like lo-fi and vaporwave. Commended by critics for expanding The Midnight's horizons,[17][18][19][20][21] the album was their first release to appear on the Billboard 200 chart where it peaked at 134. In October 2020, the Halloween-themed Horror Show was released as the band's second EP. Initially exclusive to Amazon Music, Horror Show was aided in production by electronic musician Essenger and featured a cover of the Patti Smith Group hit song Because The Night. The EP would later receive a full release to all platforms in March 2021.

Summer 2021 saw The Midnight celebrating the fifth anniversary of Endless Summer by reissuing the album with two new bonus tracks, Comet and Bend. This was followed in July by the release of The Rearview Mirror, an EP containing five orchestral arrangements of songs from the album in collaboration with the Magik*Magik Orchestra. The Kids trilogy concluded in September 2022 with the release of Heroes, the band's fifth album. Supported by the singles Change Your Heart or Die, Heartbeat, Avalanche, Brooklyn. Friday. Love., and Heart Worth Breaking, Heroes continued The Midnight's efforts to bend and experiment with different genres. Featuring more rock and Americana influences, critics favorably compared the album to works by Mutt Lange and Giorgio Moroder.[22][23][24] Heroes appeared on a total of seven Billboard charts, the most notable of which was the Billboard 200 where it peaked at 134. In April 2023, The Midnight's first live album Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live was released exclusively to independent record stores as part of Record Store Day 2023, later receiving a full release to all platforms in September 2023.

Outside of their main releases, Tim McEwan has remixed songs for other artists under The Midnight name, beginning in 2015 with a remix of the Tyler Lyle song Lost & Found. Other artists he has remixed include Drake, Scavenger Hunt, Jon Bellion, A R I Z O N A, and The Night Game. The Midnight were a featured artist on the Timecop1983 song Static in May 2018, and in November 2019 they contributed the song Sometimes She Smiles for the compilation album Vehlinggo Presents: 5 Years. After streaming the song's creation on Twitch, Cold Pizza was released as a YouTube only song in February 2021 to commemorate National Pizza Day. In February 2024, they were a featured artist on the Essenger song Silence.

Title Details Singles Charts[a]
Days of thunder - ep.jpg
Days of Thunder
  • Released: July 15, 2014
    • March 20, 2016 (instrumentals)
    • May 7, 2021 (stems)
  • Label: The Midnight Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, cassette, LP
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Horror show - ep.jpg
Horror Show
  • Released: October 16, 2020 (Amazon Music)[b]
    • March 19, 2021 (general release, instrumentals)
  • Label: Counter Records
  • Formats: Digital download, cassette, LP
  1. Neon Medusa
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The rearview mirror - ep.jpg
The Rearview Mirror
  • Released: July 23, 2021
  • Label: The Midnight Music
  • Formats: Digital download, LP
  1. Vampires
  • Classical Crossover: 4

Title Details Singles Charts[a]
Endless summer - album.jpg
Endless Summer
  • Released: August 5, 2016
    • August 13, 2016 (instrumentals)[c]
    • May 7, 2021 (stems)
  • Label: The Midnight Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, cassette, LP
  1. Sunset
  2. Vampires
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Nocturnal - album.jpg
Nocturnal
  • Released: October 13, 2017
    • December 15, 2017 (instrumentals)
    • April 2, 2021 (stems)
  • Label: The Midnight Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, cassette, LP
  1. Crystalline
  • Dance/Electronic: 17
  • Heatseekers: 17
  • Vinyl: 18
Kids - album.jpg
Kids
  • Released: September 21, 2018
    • October 30, 2018 (instrumentals)
    • April 2, 2021 (stems)
  • Label: The Midnight Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, cassette, LP
  1. Lost Boy
  2. America 2
  3. Arcade Dreams
  • Album Sales: 73
  • Current Album Sales: 62
  • Dance/Electronic Sales: 1
  • Dance/Electronic: 12
  • Heatseekers: 2
  • Independent: 13
Monsters - album.jpg
Monsters
  • Released: July 10, 2020
    • October 8, 2020 (instrumentals)
    • February 5, 2021 (stems)
  • Label: Counter Records
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, cassette, LP
  1. America Online
  2. Deep Blue
  3. Dance With Somebody
  4. Prom Night
  • Billboard 200: 134
  • Album Sales: 9
  • Current Album Sales: 8
  • Dance/Electronic: 3
  • Independent: 18
  • Vinyl: 13
  • Australian Albums: 28[25]
  • UK Albums: 85[26]
Heroes - Album.jpg
Heroes
  • Released: September 9, 2022
    • October 8, 2022 (instrumentals)
  • Label: Counter Records
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, cassette, LP
  1. Change Your Heart or Die
  2. Heartbeat
  3. Avalanche
  4. Brooklyn. Friday. Love.
  5. Heart Worth Breaking
  • Billboard 200: 167
  • Album Sales: 8
  • Current Album Sales: 8
  • Dance/Electronic: 3
  • Heatseekers: 2
  • Independent: 22
  • Vinyl: 4
  • UK Albums: 74[26]

Title Details Notes
Red White Bruised - Album.webp
Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live
  • Released: April 22, 2023 (Record Store Day)
    • September 1, 2023 (general release)
  • Label: Counter Records
  • Formats: Digital download, cassette, LP
 Initally a vinyl-only release exclusive to participating Record Store Day retailers. Released on all platforms on September 1, 2023.

Title Details Singles Charts[a]
The midnight remixed - album.jpg
The Midnight Remixed
  • Released: August 14, 2017
  • Label: Silk Music
  • Formats: Digital download
  1. WeMoveForward (incl. Talamanca Remix)
  2. Days of Thunder (incl. PROFF pres. Soultorque Remix)
  3. Sunset (incl. Michael Cassette Remix)
  4. Synthetic (Mango, We Are All Astronauts, Lost Empire Remixes)
  • Dance/Electronic: 22
Remixed 02 - album.jpg
The Midnight Remixed 02
  • Released: September 27, 2019
  • Label: Silk Music
  • Formats: Digital download
  1. Shadows (Uppermost Remix)
  2. Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix)
  3. Kids (PROFF Dub Remix)
  • Dance/Electronic: 8

Title Release Date Album/EP
Sunset - single.jpg
Sunset 		May 13, 2016 Endless Summer
Vampires - single.jpg
Vampires 		June 10, 2016
Crystalline - single.jpg
Crystalline 		September 22, 2017 Nocturnal
Lost boy - single.jpg
Lost Boy 		July 13, 2018 Kids
America 2 - single.jpg
America 2 		August 3, 2018
Arcade dreams - single.jpg
Arcade Dreams 		September 7, 2018
America online - single.jpg
America Online 		May 13, 2019 Monsters
Deep blue - single.jpg
Deep Blue 		May 6, 2020
Dance with somebody - single.jpg
Dance With Somebody 		June 10, 2020
Prom night - single.jpg
Prom Night 		June 24, 2020
Horror show - ep.jpg
Neon Medusa 		March 3, 2021 Horror Show
Nothing beats like a heart single.jpg
Nothing Beats Like A Heart (with The Escape Plan) 		August 24, 2021 Non-album single
Change your heart or die.jpg
Change Your Heart or Die 		April 14, 2022 Heroes
Heartbeat - Single.jpg
Heartbeat 		June 8, 2022
Avalanche - Single.jpg
Avalanche 		July 6, 2022
Brooklyn Friday Love - Single.jpg
Brooklyn. Friday. Love. 		August 3, 2022
Heart worth breaking - single.jpg
Heart Worth Breaking 		August 24, 2022
Land locked heart cover.jpg
Land Locked Heart 		February 23, 2023 Road 96: Mile 0 (Video Game Soundtrack)

Title Release Date Album/EP
Wemoveforward - single.jpg
WeMoveForward (incl. Talamanca Remix) 		March 28, 2016 The Midnight Remixed
Days of thunder - single.jpg
Days of Thunder (incl. PROFF pres. Soultorque Remix) 		August 1, 2016
Sunset remix - single.jpg
Sunset (incl. Michael Cassette Remix) 		August 7, 2017
Synthetic remixes - single.jpg
Synthetic (Mango, We Are All Astronauts, Lost Empire Remixes) 		December 18, 2017
Shadows uppermost remix - single.jpg
Shadows (Uppermost Remix) 		August 23, 2019 The Midnight Remixed 02
Arcade dreams timecop1983 remix - single.jpg
Arcade Dreams (Timecop1983 Remix) 		September 13, 2019
Kids proff dub remix - single.jpg
Kids (PROFF Dub Remix) 		September 20, 2019
The comeback kid isolation relief - single.jpg
The Comeback Kid (Isolation Relief Mix) 		March 27, 2020 Non-album single
The rearview mirror - ep.jpg
Vampires (from The Rearview Mirror) 		July 9, 2021 The Rearview Mirror
Deep blue droid bishop remix- single.jpg
Deep Blue (Droid Bishop Remix) 		September 17, 2021 Non-album single
Red White Bruised - Album.webp
Heroes (Live) 		August 15, 2023 Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live

Title Release Date Original Artist
Days of thunder - ep.jpg
Lost & Found (The Midnight Remix) 		November 28, 2015 Tyler Lyle
0 to 100.jpg
0 To 100 (The Midnight Remix)[d] 		July 8, 2016 Drake
Scavenger hunt never enough the midnight remix single.jpg
Never Enough (The Midnight Remix) 		November 8, 2016 Scavenger Hunt
Arizona oceans away single.jpg
Oceans Away (The Midnight Remix) 		February 24, 2017 A R I Z O N A
Clubhouse kyra the midnight remix.jpg
Kyra (The Midnight Remix) 		March 15, 2017 Clubhouse
80's Films (The Midnight Remix)[d] June 25, 2017 Jon Bellion
The night game the outfield the midnight remix.jpg
The Outfield (The Midnight Remix) 		April 27, 2018 The Night Game
Syml clean eyes single.jpg
Clean Eyes (The Midnight Remix) 		February 8, 2019 SYML
The ivy missing out remix single.jpg
Missing Out (The Midnight Remix) 		September 11, 2020 The Ivy
Latroit dont give up the midnight remix.jpg
Don't Give Up (The Midnight Remix) 		September 25, 2020 Latroit

Title Release Date Notes
Static May 4, 2018 Collaboration between Timecop1983 and The Midnight. Appears on Timecop1983's album Night Drive.
Sometimes She Smiles November 1, 2019 Appears on the compilation album Vehlinggo Presents: 5 Years. Has not appeared on any official The Midnight release.
Cold pizza - single.jpg
Cold Pizza 		February 9, 2021 Released exclusively on YouTube to commemorate National Pizza Day. Has not appeared on any official The Midnight release.
Silence - single.jpg
Silence 		February 28, 2024 Collaboration between Essenger and The Midnight. Was originally planned to be on Essenger's 2020 album After Dark but did not make the final tracklist. Included on the 2024 vinyl deluxe edition of After Dark and later released as a single.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 All charts are from US Billboard[27] except for international charts.
  2. ↑ A digital download of Horror Show and its instrumentals was available on release day by pre-ordering a physical copy of the EP.
  3. ↑ Endless Summer is the only instrumental release to have different album art from the original release, which can be seen here.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Unofficial remix

References

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  2. ↑ "The Midnight -- Days of Thunder [Synthwave/Synthpop] (2014) : listentothis". Reddit. August 24, 2014. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Midnight's Endless Summer is 2016's Greatest '80s Soundtrack (Review) - Opus". Opus. August 25, 2016. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  4. ↑ "In The Spotlight: The Midnight - "Endless Summer" - New Fury Media". New Fury Media. January 12, 2017. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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  6. ↑ Sievers, Alex (October 16, 2017). "Album Review: The Midnight - 'Nocturnal' | KillYourStereo | Australian and International Punk, Hardcore, Metal, Rock and Indie Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Comps". KillYouStereo. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
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  17. ↑ Crumlish, Callum (July 10, 2020). "The Midnight 'Monsters' album review: L.A. duo deliver most stylish and creative music yet | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk". Express. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
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