Midnight (Alesso song)

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"Midnight"
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Single by Alesso featuring Liam Payne
from the EP Midnight Hour
Released8 April 2020
Length3:40
Label Alefune
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Alesso singles chronology
"One Last Time"
(2020)
"Midnight"
(2020)
"The End"
(2020)
Liam Payne singles chronology
"Live Forever"
(2019)
"Midnight"
(2020)
"Naughty List"
(2020)

"Midnight" is a song by Swedish DJ and record producer Alesso, featuring vocals from British singer Liam Payne. It was released as a single on 8 April 2020. The song appears as a streaming bonus track on Liam Payne's debut studio album LP1 . [1] [2]

Contents

Background

"During these difficult times Liam and I hope this song can bring some light. Just like everyone else, we're trying to figure out a way to finish this song and video. We came up with this idea for fans to be a part of the official remix… We never thought there were gonna be so many people submitting, which makes this super, super exciting."

Alesso, "Liam Payne, Alesso Filmed 'Midnight' Video in Quarantine", Rolling Stone [3]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Midnight" was first released onto YouTube on 7 April 2020. [4] The video was filmed in March 2020 and shows the two artists performing the song in separate studios, with Alesso in Los Angeles and Payne in London, Payne also performs the song on a rooftop garden. [3]

Track listing

Digital download and stream [1] [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Midnight" (featuring Liam Payne)3:40
Digital download [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Midnight" (featuring Liam Payne) (Jack Wins Remix)3:50
Digital download [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Midnight" (featuring Liam Payne) (Rompasso Remix)3:26
Digital download [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Midnight" (featuring Liam Payne) (Alesso & ESH Remix)3:38
2."Midnight" (featuring Liam Payne) (Vicetone Remix)3:28
3."Midnight" (featuring Liam Payne) (Magnificence Remix)5:20
4."Midnight" (featuring Liam Payne) (Sylvain Armand & Kiko Franco Remix)4:17

Midnight Hour

Midnight Hour
EP by
ReleasedOctober 9, 2020
Recorded2016–2020
Genre
Length21:21
Label Universal Music Japan
Producer
Alesso chronology
Forever
(2015)
Midnight Hour
(2020)
Liam Payne chronology
LP1
(2018)
Midnight Hour
(2020)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [27] Platinum40,000
Canada (Music Canada) [28] Gold40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various8 April 2020Alefune [1] [2]

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