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|Length = 4:03 |Label = |Writer = |Producer = |Last single = "Black Hole" (2010) |This single = "Midnight City" (2011) |Next single = "Reunion" (2012) | Misc = }} "Midnight City" is a song by French electronic music band M83. The track was first released in France on 16 August 2011, as the lead single from the group's sixth studio album, ''Hurry Up, We're Dreaming''. The song was written by Anthony Gonzalez, Yann Gonzalez, Morgan Kibby and Justin Meldal-Johnsen. The track saw international success, peaking at number eight in France and charting on ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts. Due to French network TF1's use of the song as the closing theme after the UEFA Euro 2012 football matches, the song topped the digital French chart. Elsewhere, "Midnight City" rose to acclaim in the United Kingdom in 2012, following its selection as the theme to reality TV show ''Made in Chelsea'' and prominent usage for the BBC's London 2012 Olympic Games coverage; peaking at number thirty-four on the UK Singles Chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chart Profile > M83 > Midnight City )〕 ==Recording and release== Gonzalez's observations of Downtown Los Angeles at night helped inspire "Midnight City"'s lyrics.〔(M83 interview - Anthony Gonzalez (part 5) ). YouTube. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.〕 Gonzalez created the song's opening riffs by heavily distorting his own voice. The song ends on a saxophone solo played by Fitz and The Tantrums' James King.〔Siese, April. (Doin’ That Voodoo With Fitz And The Tantrums ). Antiquiet.com. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.〕 Regarding the solo, Gonzalez said: "Sometimes a song needs an element to be finished. You know that this element has been overused in the past and is considered cliched or cheesy, but the song needs it."〔 Going with ''Hurry Up, We're Dreamings theme of childhood, the artwork for the "Midnight City" single was meant to reflect the fascination a kid experiences while watching a fantasy or science fiction film. Gonzalez described the single's cover as "a crazy looking alien, a sort of mix of owls and ''E.T.'' and science fiction and fantasy movies like ''The Neverending Story.''"〔(Features - M83's - Anthony Gonzalez ). Urban Outfitters. Retrieved 16 December 2011.〕 The song premiered online on 19 July 2011 as a MP3 download, and was officially released on 16 August 2011.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Midnight City – Single by M83 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Midnight City」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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