Midnight in a Perfect World

"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

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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]

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Midnight in a Perfect World" (Radio Vision)	5:02
2.	"Midnight in a Perfect World" (Gab Mix)	5:21

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Midnight in a Perfect World" (Extended Vision)	9:53
2.	"Mutual Slump"	4:03

US release

FFRR / Mo' Wax — 162-531 084 — 12" and CD release^[13]^[14]

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Midnight in a Perfect World"	4:57
2.	"The Number Song"	4:40
3.	"Red Bus Needs to Leave"	2:41

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Midnight in a Perfect World" (Gab Mix)	5:20
2.	"The Number Song" (Cut Chemist Party Mix)	5:09

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)^[15]	52
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[16]	54

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue no.
United Kingdom	September 2, 1996	Mo' Wax	12" CD	MW057^[11]^[12]
United States	January 1997	FFRR Mo' Wax	12" CD	162-531 084^[13]^[14]

References

↑ O'Neil, Tim (June 10, 2005). "DJ Shadow: Endtroducing... [Deluxe Edition]". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
1 2 "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.
1 2 Endtroducing..... (liner notes). DJ Shadow (deluxe ed.). Island Records. 1996. 0602498286821.
↑ 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 21, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
1 2 "DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (Vinyl) (UK)". Discogs. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
1 2 "DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (CD) (UK)". Discogs. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
1 2 "DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (Vinyl) (U.S.)". Discogs. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
1 2 "DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (CD) (U.S.)". Discogs. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
↑ "Archive Chart: 1996-09-08". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
↑ "DJ Shadow: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

DJ Shadow

Studio albums	Endtroducing..... The Private Press The Outsider The Less You Know, the Better The Mountain Will Fall

Live albums	Brainfreeze Product Placement Live! In Tune and On Time Live at Brixton Academy December 2006 The Hard Sell The Hard Sell (Encore)

Remix albums	The Private Repress Excessive Ephemera The DJ Shadow Remix Project

Compilations	Preemptive Strike Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow

EPs	I Gotta Rokk I'm Excited The Liquid Amber EP

Singles	"Entropy" / "Send Them" "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)" "What Does Your Soul Look Like" "A Whim" / "89.9 Megamix" "High Noon" "Midnight in a Perfect World" "Stem" "The Number Song" / "Painkiller" "Camel Bobsled Race" "Dark Days" "Mashin' on the Motorway" / "Walkie Talkie" "Monosylabik" "Six Days" "You Can't Go Home Again" "3 Freaks" "Funky Skunk" "We Might as Well Be Strangers" "Enuff" "You Made It" "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)" "Def Surrounds Us" / "I've Been Trying" "I Gotta Rokk"

Related articles	Discography Mo' Wax UNKLE Cut Chemist

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