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1996 single by DJ Shadow
"Midnight in a Perfect World" B-side "Mutual Slump" "The Number Song" "Red Bus Needs to Leave" Remixes Released September 2, 1996 Recorded Genre Length 4 :57 (LP version) 5:02 (radio version) Label Songwriter(s) Josh Davis , Baraka Pekka Pohjola Producer(s) DJ Shadow
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"Midnight in a Perfect World " (1996)
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"Midnight in a Perfect World " is a song by American DJ and music producer DJ Shadow . It was released as the lead single from his debut studio album, Endtroducing..... , on September 2, 1996. The song peaked at number 52 on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 54 on the UK Singles Chart .
Composition
Sample from "Midnight in a Perfect World", displaying its vocal line, drum beat, and piano sample.
Featuring a soulful vocal line and a slow drum beat,[1] [2] "Midnight in a Perfect World" is based around mournful piano sampled from the 1969 song "The Human Abstract " by David Axelrod .[3] Aside from the Axelrod sample, the track also samples "Sower of Seeds" by Baraka,[4] "Sekoilu Seestyy" by Pekka Pohjola ,[4] "Releasing Hypnotical Gases" by Organized Konfusion ,[5] "Dolmen Music" by Meredith Monk ,[2] and "California Soul" by Marlena Shaw .[6]
Release
"Midnight in a Perfect World" was released as both a 12-inch single and CD single on September 2, 1996.[7] [8] In January 1997, the song was released to American college and modern rock radio stations.[9] A music video for the song, directed by B Plus , was also released and gained lots of airplay on the MTV program Amp .[10]
Track listing
UK release
Side A Title 1. "Midnight in a Perfect World" (Radio Vision) 5:02 2. "Midnight in a Perfect World" (Gab Mix) 5:21
Side B Title 1. "Midnight in a Perfect World" (Extended Vision) 9:53 2. "Mutual Slump" 4:03
US release
Side A Title 1. "Midnight in a Perfect World" 4:57 2. "The Number Song" 4:40 3. "Red Bus Needs to Leave" 2:41
Side B Title 1. "Midnight in a Perfect World" (Gab Mix) 5:20 2. "The Number Song" (Cut Chemist Party Mix) 5:09
Charts
Release history
External links
"Midnight in a Perfect World " at Discogs (list of releases)
References
^ O'Neil, Tim (June 10, 2005). "DJ Shadow: Endtroducing..." PopMatters . Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ a b "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 20–01" . Pitchfork Media . September 3, 2010. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ Patrin, Nate (October 9, 2006). "Dungen" . Seattle Weekly . Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ a b Endtroducing... (liner notes). DJ Shadow (deluxe ed.). Island Records . 1996. 0602498286821.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ Lee, Jordan (May 1, 2013). "Midnight In A Perfect Sample" . WYMS. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ Diver, Mike (July 14, 2011). "DJ Shadow: Endtroducing..." BBC Music . BBC . Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ "Midnight in a Perfect World – DJ Shadow" . AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ "DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (Master)" . Discogs . Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ "Out Of The Shadows" . Billboard . New York: 21. November 23, 1996. Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ "Endtroducing…" . BAM . San Francisco. April 4, 1997. Archived from the original on March 20, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ a b "DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (Vinyl) (UK)" . Discogs . Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ a b "DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (CD) (UK)" . Discogs . Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ a b "DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (Vinyl) (U.S.)" . Discogs . Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ a b "DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (CD) (U.S.)" . Discogs . Retrieved June 8, 2016 .
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 8 June 2016.
^ "DJ Shadow: Artist Chart History" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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