Midnight Surprise

"Midnight Surprise"
Single by Lightspeed Champion
from the album Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
Released 15 October 2007[1]
Format 10" vinyl, Promo CD
Recorded 2007
Genre Folk
Length 9:54 (album version)
3:23 (radio edit)
Label Domino Records
Producer Mike Mogis
Lightspeed Champion singles chronology
"Galaxy of the Lost"
(2007)		 "Midnight Surprise"
(2007)		 "Tell Me What It's Worth"
(2008)
Falling Off the Lavender Bridge track listing
  1. "Number One"
  2. "Galaxy of the Lost"
  3. "Tell Me What It's Worth"
  4. "All To Shit"
  5. "Midnight Surprise"
  6. "Devil Tricks for a Bitch"
  7. "I Could Have Done This Myself"
  8. "Salty Water"
  9. "Dry Lips"
  10. "Everyone I Know Is Listening to Crunk"
  11. "Let the Bitches Die"
  12. "No Surprise (for Wendela)/Midnight Surprise"

"Midnight Surprise" is the second single from Lightspeed Champion's album Falling off the Lavender Bridge. The single was released on 10" vinyl by Domino Records. The full title to the song, which can be found on the CD sleeve is "Midnight Surprise (My Time Spent Down The Lavander Bridge / Oh God, Really? / She Said "I'm Starting To Lose It")"

Backing vocals were performed by regular collaborators Emmy The Great and members of Tilly And The Wall, as well as members of Son, Ambulance, and other musicians from Omaha, Nebraska, where the song was recorded with producer Mike Mogis.[2]

The b-side to the single, "Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)", is a cover of the track from the musical Hair.

There are two versions of the song; the shorter radio edit, and the almost ten minute-long album version. Both versions have their own music videos.[3] [4]

Track listing

10" RUG260T
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Midnight Surprise"   Devonte Hynes Devonte Hynes 9:54
2. "No Surprise (original demo)"   Devonte Hynes Devonte Hynes 4:22
3. "Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)"   James Rado/Gerome Ragni Galt MacDermot 4:06
CD RUG260T
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Midnight Surprise (radio edit)"   Devonte Hynes Devonte Hynes 3:23
2. "Midnight Surprise"   Devonte Hynes Devonte Hynes 9:54
3. "No Surprise (original demo)"   Devonte Hynes Devonte Hynes 4:22
4. "Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)"   James Rado/Gerome Ragni Galt MacDermot 4:06

External links

References

  1. ^ "HMV.co.uk listing". HMV. http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=718330. Retrieved 2007-12-17. 
  2. ^ "Domino Records page listing". Domino Records. http://www.dominorecordco.com/site/index.php?page=releases&releaseID=731. Retrieved 2007-12-17. 
  3. ^ "Midnight Surprise video (radio edit)". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JYimwhl7y0. Retrieved 2007-12-17. 
  4. ^ "Midnight Surprise video (full version)". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rMwc10uNOg. Retrieved 2007-12-17. 
Dev Hynes
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
"Galaxy of the Lost" · "Midnight Surprise" · "Tell Me What It's Worth" · "Galaxy of the Lost" (Re-Release) · "Marlene" · "Madame Van Damme"
Other songs
"My Turn" (with Basement Jaxx) · "Said No" (as Blood Orange)
Books
"I'm Asleep - Comics, Photographs and Illustrations" · "Punk Fiction : An anthology of short stories inspired by Punk"
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