请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Midnight in a Perfect World
释义

  1. Composition

  2. Release

  3. Track listing

     UK release  US release 

  4. Charts

  5. Release history

  6. External links

  7. References

{{Infobox song
| name = Midnight in a Perfect World
| cover = DJ Shadow - Midnight in a Perfect World cover art.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = DJ Shadow
| album = Endtroducing.....
| B-side = {{hlist|"Mutual Slump"|"The Number Song"|"Red Bus Needs to Leave"|Remixes}}
| released = September 2, 1996
| format = {{hlist|12"|CD}}
| recorded = {{ubl|1996 at The Glue Factory|{{small|(San Francisco, California)}}}}
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Instrumental hip hop|trip hop|plunderphonics|}}
| length = {{ubl|4:57 {{small|(LP version)}}|5:02 {{small|(radio version)}}}}
| label = {{hlist|Mo' Wax|FFRR}}
| writer = Josh Davis, Baraka Pekka Pohjola
| producer = DJ Shadow
| prev_title = Hardcore (Instrumental) Hip Hop
| prev_title2 = Fully Charged on Planet X
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = Stem
| next_year = 1996
}}

"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.

In 2000, it was featured as background music in a sketch from the Channel 4 sketch show Jam.

Composition

{{Listen
|pos = left
|filename = Midnight in a Perfect World DJ Shadow.ogg
|title = "Midnight in a Perfect World"
|description = 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

  • Mo' Wax — MW057 — 12" and CD release[11][12]
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Midnight in a Perfect World
| note1 = Radio Vision
| length1 = 5:02
| title2 = Midnight in a Perfect World
| note2 = Gab Mix
| length2 = 5:21
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Midnight in a Perfect World
| note1 = Extended Vision
| length1 = 9:53
| title2 = Mutual Slump
| length2 = 4:03
}}

US release

  • FFRR / Mo' Wax — 162-531 084 — 12" and CD release[13][14]
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Midnight in a Perfect World
| length1 = 4:57
| title2 = The Number Song
| length2 = 4:40
| title3 = Red Bus Needs to Leave
| length3 = 2:41
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Side B
| title1 = Midnight in a Perfect World
| note1 = Gab Mix
| length1 = 5:20
| title2 = The Number Song
| note2 = Cut Chemist Party Mix
| length2 = 5:09
}}

Charts

{{singlechart|Scotland|52|date=1996-09-08|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 June 2016}}{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|54|artist=DJ Shadow|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 June 2016}}
Chart (1996)Peak
position

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogue no.
{{UK September 2, 1996 Mo' Wax12"|CD}} MW057[11][12]
{{US January 1997FFRR|Mo' Wax}}12"|CD}} 162-531 084[13][14]

External links

{{Discogs master|15335|type=single}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/djshadow-endtroducingdeluxe/ |title=DJ Shadow: Endtroducing... |publisher=PopMatters |date=June 10, 2005 |accessdate=June 8, 2016 |author=O'Neil, Tim |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6G7HFFjt1?url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/djshadow-endtroducingdeluxe/ |archivedate=April 24, 2013 |deadurl=no |df= }}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/ |title=The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 20–01 |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=September 3, 2010 |accessdate=June 8, 2016 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6G7J7fFa6?url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/ |archivedate=April 24, 2013 |deadurl=no |df= }}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2005-09-28/music/dungen/ |title=Dungen |date=October 9, 2006 |accessdate=June 8, 2016 |last=Patrin |first=Nate |newspaper=Seattle Weekly |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6GHYcsU1a?url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2005-09-28/music/dungen/ |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |deadurl=no |df= }}
4. ^{{cite AV media notes |others=DJ Shadow |year=1996 |title=Endtroducing..... |type=liner notes |edition=deluxe |publisher=Island Records |id=0602498286821}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.radiomilwaukee.org/7-oclock-sample/midnight-perfect-sample |title=Midnight In A Perfect Sample |publisher=WYMS |date=May 1, 2013 |accessdate=June 8, 2016 |author=Lee, Jordan |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6SbGnlGx0?url=http://www.radiomilwaukee.org/7-oclock-sample/midnight-perfect-sample |archivedate=September 15, 2014 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qw4z |title=DJ Shadow: Endtroducing... |publisher=BBC Music. BBC |date=July 14, 2011 |accessdate=June 8, 2016 |author=Diver, Mike |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6G7MylZHX?url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/qw4z |archivedate=April 24, 2013 |deadurl=no |df= }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/midnight-in-a-perfect-world-mw0000416008 |title=Midnight in a Perfect World – DJ Shadow |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=June 8, 2016 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6G7JLHEay?url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/midnight-in-a-perfect-world-mw0000416008 |archivedate=April 24, 2013 |deadurl=no |df= }}
8. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/DJ-Shadow-Midnight-In-A-Perfect-World/master/15335 | title=DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (Master) | publisher=Discogs | accessdate=June 8, 2016}}
9. ^{{cite journal | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21 | title=Out Of The Shadows | date=November 23, 1996 | accessdate=June 8, 2016 | journal=Billboard | location=New York | page=21}}
10. ^{{cite journal |url=http://solesides.com/winblad/shadowbam040497.html |title=Endtroducing… |date=April 4, 1997 |accessdate=June 8, 2016 |journal=BAM |location=San Francisco |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6FGMPumSz?url=http://solesides.com/winblad/shadowbam040497.html |archivedate=March 20, 2013 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
11. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/DJ-Shadow-Midnight-In-A-Perfect-World/release/35756 | title=DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (Vinyl) (UK) | publisher=Discogs | accessdate=June 8, 2016}}
12. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/DJ-Shadow-Midnight-In-A-Perfect-World/release/18991 | title=DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (CD) (UK) | publisher=Discogs | accessdate=June 8, 2016}}
13. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/DJ-Shadow-Midnight-In-A-Perfect-World-The-Number-Song/release/199841 | title=DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (Vinyl) (U.S.) | publisher=Discogs | accessdate=June 8, 2016}}
14. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/DJ-Shadow-Midnight-In-A-Perfect-World-The-Number-Song/release/28827 | title=DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (CD) (U.S.) | publisher=Discogs | accessdate=June 8, 2016}}
{{DJ Shadow}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Midnight in a Perfect World}}

3 : 1996 singles|1996 songs|DJ Shadow songs

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/11/10 13:25:48