Heroes (The Midnight album)

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Heroes
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Studio album by
The Midnight
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2022 (2022-09-09)
Recorded2020–2022
Genre Synthwave
Length56:47
Label Counter
Producer Tim McEwan
The Midnight chronology
Monsters
(2020)		Heroes
(2022)		 Syndicate
(2025)
Singles from Heroes
  1. "Change Your Heart or Die"
    Released: April 14, 2022
  2. "Heartbeat"
    Released: June 8, 2022
  3. "Avalanche"
    Released: July 6, 2022
  4. "Brooklyn. Friday. Love"
    Released: August 3, 2022
  5. "Heart Worth Breaking"
    Released: August 24, 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Heroes is the fifth studio album by synthwave band The Midnight. It was released on September 9, 2022, by Counter Records. [3]

Contents

Background

The album includes songs that are influenced by hair metal bands and heavy metal, specifically Def Leppard and Mutt Lange. [4] The band confirmed the album was a follow-up to their 2020 album Monsters , which is also part of a trilogy of albums starting with their 2018 release Kids. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle, alongside additional writers, as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Golden Gate" 6:04
2."Brooklyn. Friday. Love." Nikki Flores 3:52
3."Heartbeat"Flores, Royce Whittaker3:50
4."A Place of Her Own" 5:33
5."Heroes"Whittaker, Lelia Broussard 5:13
6."Heart Worth Breaking" 5:07
7."Loved by You" 3:44
8."Aerostar"Whittaker4:55
9."Change Your Heart or Die" 3:31
10."Avalanche"Jessie Frye4:27
11."Souvenir"Whittaker3:34
12."Photograph" 2:37
13."Energy Never Dies, It Just Transforms" 4:20
Total length:56:47

Charts

Chart performance for Heroes
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 66
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 74
US Billboard 200 [8] 167
US Top Dance Albums (Billboard) [9] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10] 22

References

  1. ↑ "The Midnight - Heroes Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ↑ Crumlish, Callum (September 8, 2022). "The Midnight: Heroes review - Saving music with their best album yet". Express.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "The Midnight - Heroes". 9 September 2022 – via www.discogs.com.
  4. ↑ Laing, Rob (September 1, 2022). "Interview: The Midnight's Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle talk synthwave, soundscaping and new album Heroes". MusicRadar.
  5. ↑ "The Midnight interview: "Every day is a mountain you climb"".
  6. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – The Midnight – Heroes". Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Midnight | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  8. ↑ "The Midnight Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "The Midnight Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "The Midnight Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
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