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{{Infobox song
| name          = Lost Boy
| cover        = {{MusicAlbum|link=https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/track=1881924931/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=f81674/tracklist=false/transparent=true/}}
| caption      =
| type          = Single
| artist        = [[The Midnight]]
| album        = [[Kids]]
| released      = * {{start date|2018|07|13}}
| length        = {{duration|m=4|s=37}}
| label        = * The Midnight Music
| writer        = * [[Tim McEwan]]
* [[Tyler Lyle]]
* Lenno Linjama
| producer      = Tim McEwan
| tracks  = {{Hidden
| title        =
| text        = Kids
# "[[Youth]]"
# "[[Wave]]"
# "[[Kids (Prelude)]]"
# "[[Lost Boy]]"
# "[[Saturday Mornings (Interlude)]]"
# "[[Explorers]]"
# "[[America 2]]"
# "[[Arcade Dreams]]"
# "[[Kids (Reprise)]]"
}}
| misc          = {{Extra chronology
| artist    = The Midnight singles
| type      =
| prev_title = [[File:Crystalline - single.jpg|50px|link=|frameless]]<br>[[Crystalline]]
| prev_year  = 2017
| title      = [[File:Lost boy - single.jpg|50px|link=|frameless]]<br>Lost Boy
| year      = 2018
| next_title = [[File:America 2 - single.jpg|50px|link=|frameless]]<br>[[America 2]]
| next_year  = 2018
}}
}}
 
'''Lost Boy'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2018 |title=Lost Boy {{!}} The Midnight |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/lost-boy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212125600/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/lost-boy |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the first single and fourth track from their album [[Kids]]. The single was released on July 13, 2018.<ref name=":0" />
'''Lost Boy'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2018 |title=Lost Boy {{!}} The Midnight |url=https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/lost-boy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212125600/https://themidnight.bandcamp.com/track/lost-boy |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref> is a song by [[The Midnight]]. It is the first single and fourth track from their album [[Kids]]. The single was released on July 13, 2018.<ref name=":0" />
== Track info ==


The song was written by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] alongside Lenno Linjama and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of four minutes and thirty-seven seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:F-sharp major|F-sharp major]].
The song was written by band members [[Tim McEwan]] and [[Tyler Lyle]] alongside Lenno Linjama and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of four minutes and 37 seconds and is in the key of [[wikipedia:F-sharp major|F-sharp major]].


The date on the single artwork for ''Lost Boy'' is July 31, 1987, which is when the movie [[wikipedia:The Lost Boys|The Lost Boys]] was released in theaters in the United States.
In addition to appearing on [[The Midnight Remixed 02]], the A.M.R Remix of ''Lost Boy'' appears on the Silk Music compilation ''Deep House Essentials 2020''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2020 |title=Deep House Essentials 2020 - Monstercat |url=https://www.monstercat.com/release/SILKSLC008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203064438/https://www.monstercat.com/release/SILKSLC008 |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |access-date=September 3, 2023 |website=Monstercat}}</ref>
== Demo version ==


An early [[demos|demo]] of ''Lost Boy'' was released as a prize during the [[1991 ARG|Fall 2020 alternate reality game (ARG)]]. Titled ''Lost Boy v2 (80%)'', the song is close to its final form, with the overall structure and sound being similar to the final. The main difference is slight changes in instrumentation, which are most notably heard in the chorus and second verse. The chorus is also slightly slower, and there is not a guitar solo prior to the final chorus. All of the vocals are present and are unchanged in the final version. Of all the demos that were released during the ARG, this is one of the most &quot;complete&quot; and could be described as an alternate take.
The date on the single artwork for ''Lost Boy'' is July 31, 1987, a reference to the US release date of the movie [[wikipedia:The Lost Boys|The Lost Boys]].


[[File:Lost boy v2 80 .mp3]]<br /><br />
== Demo version ==
 
An early [[demos|demo]] of ''Lost Boy'' was released as a prize during the [[Fall 2020 ARG]]. Titled ''Lost Boy v2 (80%)'', the song is close to its final form, with the overall structure and sound being similar to the final. The main difference is slight changes in instrumentation, which are most notably heard in the chorus and second verse. The chorus is also slightly slower, and there is not a guitar solo prior to the final chorus. All of the vocals are present and are unchanged in the final version.
== Track listing ==
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| all_writing = [[Tim McEwan]]
| headline = Lost Boy
| title1 = Lost Boy
| length1 = 4:37
| total_length = 4:37
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
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You were a good girl, what could I do?
You were a good girl, what could I do?
I was a lost boy when I met you
I was a lost boy when I met you


Hold me til I’m not lonely anymore
Hold me til I’m not lonely anymore
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We were the cult of deep sea divers
We were the cult of deep sea divers
We were young once then we grew old
We were young once then we grew old
We were shining, we were fool's gold<
We were shining, we were fool's gold


Hold me till I’m not lonely anymore
Hold me till I’m not lonely anymore
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== Official versions ==
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{{MusicTitle|link=https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3759865617/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=fe7eaf/tracklist=false/track=3036344441/transparent=true/|caption=Lost Boy (Instrumental)|caption2=from ''Kids (The Instrumentals)''}}
{{MusicTitle|link=https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2365375882/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=fe7eaf/tracklist=false/track=2858028044/transparent=true/|caption=Lost Boy (A.M.R Remix)|caption2=from [[The Midnight Remixed 02]]}}
{{MusicTitle|link=https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=703608706/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=fe7eaf/tracklist=false/track=1475930761/transparent=true/|caption=Lost Boy (Live)|caption2=from [[Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live]]}}
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== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Demos]]
 
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Lost boy - single.jpg
"Lost Boy"
Single by The Midnight
from the album Kids
Released
  • July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)
Length4:37
Label
  • The Midnight Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim McEwan
Kids track listing

Kids

  1. "Youth"
  2. "Wave"
  3. "Kids (Prelude)"
  4. "Lost Boy"
  5. "Saturday Mornings (Interlude)"
  6. "Explorers"
  7. "America 2"
  8. "Arcade Dreams"
  9. "Kids (Reprise)"
The Midnight singles chronology
Crystalline - single.jpg
Crystalline
(2017) 		Lost boy - single.jpg
Lost Boy
(2018) 		America 2 - single.jpg
America 2
(2018)

Lost Boy[1] is a song by The Midnight. It is the first single and fourth track from their album Kids. The single was released on July 13, 2018.[1]

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle alongside Lenno Linjama and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of four minutes and 37 seconds and is in the key of F-sharp major.

In addition to appearing on The Midnight Remixed 02, the A.M.R Remix of Lost Boy appears on the Silk Music compilation Deep House Essentials 2020.[2]

The date on the single artwork for Lost Boy is July 31, 1987, a reference to the US release date of the movie The Lost Boys.

Demo version

An early demo of Lost Boy was released as a prize during the Fall 2020 ARG. Titled Lost Boy v2 (80%), the song is close to its final form, with the overall structure and sound being similar to the final. The main difference is slight changes in instrumentation, which are most notably heard in the chorus and second verse. The chorus is also slightly slower, and there is not a guitar solo prior to the final chorus. All of the vocals are present and are unchanged in the final version.

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Lyrics

We were the monsters and fire-breathers
We were the quiet sunrise leavers
You were a good girl, what could I do?
I was a lost boy when I met you

Hold me til I’m not lonely anymore
It’s only the crashing of the ocean to the shore

Because in the dark there are no strangers,
There are no strangers at all

We were the rebels, lone survivors
We were the cult of deep sea divers
We were young once then we grew old
We were shining, we were fool's gold

Hold me till I’m not lonely anymore
It’s only the crashing of the ocean to the shore

Because in the dark there are no strangers,
There are no strangers at all

Lyrics source[1]

Official versions

Lost Boy

from Kids

Lost Boy (Instrumental)

from Kids (The Instrumentals)

Lost Boy (A.M.R Remix)

from The Midnight Remixed 02

Lost Boy (Live)

from Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lost Boy | The Midnight". Bandcamp. July 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Deep House Essentials 2020 - Monstercat". Monstercat. February 15, 2020. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

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