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Date	2023-08-03
Author	Elissa Ebersold
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Kick Drums & Red Wine

"Kick Drums & Red Wine"
Song by The Midnight
from the EP Days of Thunder
Released	July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)
Length	6:21
Label	The Midnight Music
Songwriter(s)	Tim McEwan Tyler Lyle
Producer(s)	Tim McEwan
Days of Thunder track listing
Days of Thunder "The Years (prologue)" "Gloria" "WeMoveForward" "Days of Thunder" "Kick Drums & Red Wine" "Los Angeles"

Kick Drums & Red Wine is a song by The Midnight. It is the fifth track from their EP Days of Thunder.

The song was written by band members Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle and produced by McEwan. It has a running time of six minutes and 21 seconds and is in the key of E-flat major. The synth solo on Kick Drums & Red Wine was performed by Oliver McEwan.

A remix of Kick Drums & Red Wine by Dezza can be found on The Midnight Remixed. Two versions are included - one that is regular length and another that is extended.

Demo version

An early demo of Kick Drums & Red Wine was released as a prize during the Fall 2020 ARG. Titled Kick Drums & Red Wine v2, it is rather short and has little in common with the final version of the song. The instrumentation is completely different, having a more progressive house feel akin to WeMoveForward. The only vocals present in the demo are the first verse and chorus, which seem to be unchanged in the final version.

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Lyrics

Some look to the sky for truth
I look across the room
Katie's dress in full bloom
Yellows and blues

But I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine

Some people find it with devotion
Some with gold and some with bourbon
Some like praying to the blue sky
Some like putting on a disguise

But I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine

I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine
I prefer kick drums and red wine

Official versions

Kick Drums & Red Wine

from Days of Thunder

Kick Drums & Red Wine (instrumental)

from Days of Thunder (the instrumentals)

Kick Drums & Red Wine (Dezza Remix)

from The Midnight Remixed

Kick Drums & Red Wine (Dezza Extended Mix)

from The Midnight Remixed

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Heroes

This template is about the album. For the song, see Heroes (song).

Heroes
Album by The Midnight
Released	September 9, 2022
Genre	Synthwave Electronic Rock Americana
Length	56:47
Label	Counter Records
Producer	Tim McEwan
The Midnight chronology
The Rearview Mirror (2021) Heroes (2022) Red, White and Bruised: The Midnight Live (2023)
Singles from Heroes
"Change Your Heart or Die" Released: April 14, 2022 "Heartbeat" Released: June 8, 2022 "Avalanche" Released: July 6, 2022 "Brooklyn. Friday. Love." Released: August 3, 2022 "Heart Worth Breaking" Released: August 24, 2022

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Heroes is the fifth album by The Midnight. It is was released on September 9, 2022. Five singles were issued from Heroes prior to the album's release: Change Your Heart or Die, Heartbeat, Avalanche, Brooklyn. Friday. Love., and Heart Worth Breaking.

Background and composition

This wiki article is currently being worked on. More info will be added soon.

Heroes is the culmination of a trilogy that began with Kids and Monsters. The writing sessions during Kids yielded many songs and ideas that did not make the album due to time constraints, so it was decided to extend the story arc of Kids across multiple albums.

In early 2021, Tim McEwan began streaming the creation of new songs on Twitch. Several of the songs previewed during those sessions found their way to Heroes. Aside from Twitch, previews and hints of new material on the band's other social media platforms was minimal compared to previous The Midnight releases.

During the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Tour, The Midnight began playing a new song, Change Your Heart or Die. The song was teased as being on the next record.

Official description

“The last 2 years have been so hard for so many people. ‘Heartbeat’ is a reminder that love and empathy is not a finite resource. There is love enough.” – The Midnight

8th June 2022 – The Midnight are thrilled to be announcing their new full-length studio album Heroes – due out September 9th via Counter Records. Along with the news, the band is releasing the celebratory new single “Heartbeat” – a rousing and electrifying track that helps set the tone for the album, which was written during isolation by the band’s Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle. Heroes represents a clear sonic shift for the duo, who have expanded their lineup to include three live musicians – Lelia Broussard on bass, Royce Whittaker on guitar, and Justin Klunk on saxophone and synth – with both Broussard and Whittaker working alongside them on the new LP which was produced by McEwan and mixed by Ingmar Carlson (Tate McCrae, Disclosure, Carly Rae Jepsen).

Heroes is also the third in a trilogy of albums that started with 2018’s Kids – which reached #1 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Chart – and was followed in 2020 with Monsters. “…for me, Kids is self-knowledge, Monsters is self-love, and then Heroes is empathy,” said Lyle. “I got into depth psychology and this idea of etiology, the way a human forms,” he said about Heroes, adding that “the world doesn't get better but we do. We grow into ourselves. We grow into our voice.”

You can hear this shift in the new songs which are more visceral and warmer. For a band that started as a synth-heavy duo, they have come a long way – creating fully realized arena worthy songs. From new single “Heartbeat” with its Van Halen-inspired synth leads, echoing drums, layered vocal chants and an explosive chorus to last month’s single, the propulsive guitar-laden “Change Your Heart or Die” – Heroes ushers in The Midnight’s next era with some of their biggest and boldest songs yet.

While taking a huge sonic step forward on Heroes, the band’s music still possesses the dramatic and nostalgic streak they’ve become known for since their 2014 debut in EP Days of Thunder. The new LP also reflects the confidence they’ve gained in their songwriting thanks in part due to their expanded live lineup. The band’s vivid sound is well-suited to full rock instrumentation, and the five-piece has cemented that in front on massive sold-out crowds this past year in 1-2k-capacity venues, up from 500-capacity clubs in 2019 and looking ahead to selling out London’s 5k-person Brixton Academy and similar sized venues in 2022.

Heroes is an album of songs about togetherness and trials won by love. Listen to both “Heartbeat” and “Change Your Heart or Die” now.

Singles

Change Your Heart or Die
April 14, 2022

Heartbeat
June 8, 2022

Avalanche
July 6, 2022

Brooklyn. Friday. Love.
August 3, 2022

Heart Worth Breaking
August 24, 2022

Media

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Track listing

Heroes

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Golden Gate"	Tyler Lyle Tim McEwan	6:04
2.	"Brooklyn. Friday. Love."	Lyle McEwan Nikki Flores Royce Whittaker	3:52
3.	"Heartbeat"	Lyle McEwan Flores Whittaker	3:50
4.	"A Place of Her Own"	Lyle McEwan	5:33
5.	"Heroes"	Lyle McEwan Lelia Broussard Whittaker	5:13
6.	"Heart Worth Breaking"	Lyle McEwan Broussard Whittaker	5:07
7.	"Loved By You"	Lyle McEwan	3:44
8.	"Aerostar"	Lyle McEwan Whittaker	4:55
9.	"Change Your Heart or Die"	Lyle McEwan	3:31
10.	"Avalanche"	Lyle McEwan Jessie Frye	4:27
11.	"Souvenir"	Lyle McEwan Whittaker	3:34
12.	"Photograph"	Lyle McEwan	2:37
13.	"Energy Never Dies, It Just Transforms"	Lyle McEwan	4:20
Total length:			56:47

Heroes (Deluxe LP Version)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Golden Gate (Demo)"	Lyle McEwan
15.	"A Place of Her Own (Demo)"	Lyle McEwan
16.	"Change Your Heart or Die (Live)"	Lyle McEwan
17.	"Souvenir (Tyler's Version - 2019)"	Lyle
Total length:			-

Recorded in Atlanta|GA and Los Angeles|CA
Mixed by Ingmar Carlson at The Gift Shop in Los Angeles|CA
Mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge in New York|NY

Charts

Chart (2022)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	134
US Billboard Album Sales	8
US Billboard Current Album Sales	8
US Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums	3
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums	2
US Billboard Independent Albums	22
US Billboard Vinyl ALbums	4
UK Albums	74

Release history and variants

Digital release history for Heroes

Date	Edition
September 9, 2022	Standard
-
October 28, 2022	Instrumentals
Includes both the original and instrumental versions.

Physical release history for Heroes

Year	Format	Color/Design
2022	Cassette	Translucent Blue
First tape variant. Has fold out J-card insert.
2022	CD	-
-
2022	LP	Translucent Blue
One of the first vinyl variants, alongside the Marbled Violet Deluxe and Spotify Fans First Clear with Splatter variants. This variant was also available to buy signed by Tim and Tyler.
2022	LP	Clear with Splatter
One of the first vinyl variants, alongside the Marbled Violet Deluxe and Translucent Blue variants. Designated as the "Spotify Fans First Edition". Top listeners of The Midnight on Spotify were emailed a link to buy this variant.
2022	LP	Marbled Violet
One of the first vinyl variants, alongside the Translucent Blue and Spotify Fans First Clear with Splatter variants. Designated as the "Deluxe Edition". Additional features of this variant include a third record with four bonus tracks, lenticular cover art, a sticker sheet, and a photo booklet. With the exception of Souvenir (Tyler's Version - 2019), the bonus tracks have not been released outside of this variant.

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