“Midnight City” is a song by French electronic music band M83. The track was first released in France on August 16, 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’s 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.
Tag: Electronic
MIKA – Relax, Take It Easy
“Relax, Take It Easy” is the debut single by British singer-songwriter Mika, from his debut album Life in Cartoon Motion. In the UK, it failed to chart upon its original release, but after “Grace Kelly” topped the charts in January 2007. The song makes use of a melody line from the Cutting Crew hit single “(I Just) Died in Your Arms”.[ Greek singer Tamta sang a remixed version of the song at the MAD Music Videos Awards.
Imagine Dragons – On Top of the World
“On Top of the World” is a song written and recorded by American indie rock band Imagine Dragons, for their major label debut EP Continued Silence. The song appears as the third track on the EP. The song also appears on their debut studio album, Night Visions as the fifth track. The song was released on Spotify as a promotional single from Night Visions outside the United States on March 28, 2013.
Scooter – How Much Is The Fish (live at Stadium Techno Inferno)
“How Much Is The Fish?” is a song by German Techno group Scooter. It was released in June 1998 as the lead single from their fifth studio album No Time to Chill. It is the first song to feature Axel Coon. “How Much Is The Fish?” samples the song “Zeven Dagen Lang” (Seven days long) by the Dutch band Bots. The melody originates from a traditional Celtic Son ar Chistr played on Alan Stivell’s 1970 album Reflets. The title is derived from lyrics in the song “Buffalo” by Anglo-Irish indie group Stump, taken from the 1986 mini-album Quirk Out. The background music sample comes from the album version of the song Paradox from the German band 666.
The Chemical Brothers – Out Of Control
“Out of Control” is song by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, released as the third single from their third album,Surrender. The song’s vocals and guitar were performed by Bernard Sumner from New Order and additional vocals were done by Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream. The bassline is heavily inspired by “She Has a Way” by Bobby Orlando.