Midnight (Tor Miller song)

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"Midnight"
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Single by Tor Miller
from the album Headlights EP
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2015 (2015-02-02)
Length4:13
Label Glassnote
Producer(s) Eliot James

"Midnight" is a song by the indie pop artist, Tor Miller, on his debut extended play, Headlights EP. [1]

Contents

Background and composition

When asked about "Midnight", Miller said that, "When I wrote 'Midnight...I had just flown to London for a long period of recording. During that time I was getting very into all these biographies and autobiographies about the '70s punk scene... 'Midnight' was almost like a love note for the city and in a strange way an homage to a bygone era." [2] This track is a gospel-like, piano-driven song that lyrically touches about Miller's hometown, New York City. [3] [4] The song starts acoustically with piano, played by Tor Miller himself, before it slowly builds with background guitar, group harmonies, percussion, a string section, and falsetto by Miller. [2] "Midnight" clocks at 4 minutes 13 seconds.

Reception

The song has been positively by critics, with Zane Lowe of BBC Radio 1 announcing it to be the "Hottest Record In The World" for the week. [5] [6] Miller's husky, distinctive vocals is regarded as the highlight of the song, while the lyrics are also praise for its vivid and poetic description of the city. [7] [2] [4]

Music video

The music video for "Midnight" premiered on 9 March 2015. It is a black-and-white video in which Miller, wearing a long coat and neck scarf, is seen walking through New York City, featuring its traffic jams, stores, and subway during a cold midnight. [8]

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  5. "Tor Miller on Twitter: "Big news! My new single Midnight is @zanelowe's Hottest Record In The World on @BBCR1 tonight! Tune in from 7:30pm http://t.co/U4EFvUgCRJ"". Twitter.com. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-03-16.External link in |title= (help)
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