Midnight (Jessie Ware song)

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"Midnight"
Jessie Ware Midnight.jpg
Single by Jessie Ware
from the album Glasshouse
Released28 July 2017 (2017-07-28)
Genre
Length3:19
Label Island
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Bastian Langebaek
Jessie Ware singles chronology
"Champagne Kisses"
(2015)		"Midnight"
(2017)		"Selfish Love"
(2017)
Music video
"Midnight" on YouTube

"Midnight" is a song by English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware. It was written by Pop Wansel, Kiah Victoria, Jessie Ware, Jordan Thomas and Bastian Langebaek, with production handled by the latter one. The song was released via Island Records on 28 July 2017, as the lead single from the singer-songwriter's third studio album, Glasshouse (2017).

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Background

Ware first revealed the details of the song during a live performance in London on 2 July 2017. [1] She released a snippet of the song on 25 and 27 July 2017 respectively. [2] [3] On 27 July 2017, Ware debuted the song via Annie Mac's self-titled radio show on BBC Radio 1, [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] and was named as Mac's "hottest record in the world". [9] The track was described as "fantasy mixed with complete and utter desire" in the press release. [10] Ware said "Midnight" "is the song I've always wanted to be able to sing but perhaps didn't have the confidence until now". [11]

Critical reception

Christopher Roberts of Under the Radar opined that "the strong production and Ware's powerhouse vocals elevate "Midnight" to a superior pop song". [12] Joanna Agwanda of Uproxx felt that the song "highlights Ware's amazing vocal ability". [13] Robin Murray of Clash opined that the song is "a storming piece of modern soul". [14] Michelle Geslani of Consequence of Sound wrote: "Equal parts confessional, haunting, and elegant, it finds Ware reflecting on her relationship with her husband." [15] Mike Wass of Idolator described the song as a "soulful anthem" and an "instantly catchy tack", as well as "a record for adults that explores the initial rush of new love and sounds very much like a throwback to another era". [16] Hafeezah Nazim of Nylon wrote that the song "is laden with soaring falsettos that echo Maxwell's "This Woman's Work" over a piano-driven production". [17] Sam Murphy of The Interns wrote that Ware "pushed vocally more than she ever has before" and "revealed even further the strength in her voice" with the song, and regarded it as "a classy, elegant affair". [18] Jamie Milton DIY wrote that the song "starts off as a fragile, skeletal number with hazy ethereal synths, but soon develops into a full-on soul stomper, with confident piano chords and percussion". [19] Megan Reynolds of Jezebel opined that the single is "not much of a departure from her typical ethereal heartbreak jams, but still a good one". [20]

Track listing

Digital download [21]
No.TitleLength
1."Midnight"3:19
Digital download – Acoustic [22]
No.TitleLength
1."Midnight" (Acoustic)3:56
Digital download – Goldie Remixes [23]
No.TitleLength
1."Midnight" (Goldie Remix)4:37
2."Midnight" (Goldie Epic Mix)7:20
3."Midnight" (Goldie Remix) (Radio Edit)3:38
Digital download – Peggy Gou's After Midnight Mix [24]
No.TitleLength
1."Midnight" (Peggy Gou's After Midnight Mix)5:46

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [25]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [26] 53
Scotland (OCC) [27] 69
UK Singles (OCC) [28] 89

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
Various28 July 2017 Digital download Original Island [21]
18 August 2017Acoustic [22]
22 August 2017Goldie Remixes [23]
22 September 2017Peggy Gou's After Midnight Mix [24]

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