"A Second to Midnight" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue and English singer-songwriter Olly Alexander, performing under his solo project Years & Years. The song was released on 6 October 2021. It serves as the lead single of Minogue's reissue album Disco: Guest List Edition, the re-release of her fifteenth studio album Disco (2020).[1] The song is also included on the deluxe version of Years & Years' third studio album Night Call (2022) and featured as the intro music for the Night Call Tour. It marks the second collaboration between Minogue and Alexander following "Starstruck".
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| Single by Kylie Minogue and Years & Years | ||||
| from the album Disco: Guest List Edition | ||||
| Released | 6 October 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
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| Length | 3:27 | |||
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| "A Second to Midnight" on YouTube | ||||
Track listing
edit- Digital download and streaming (Jodie Harsh Remix)[2]
- "A Second to Midnight" (Jodie Harsh Remix) – 3:30
- Digital download (Jodie Harsh Remix; Beatport version)[3]
- "A Second to Midnight" (Jodie Harsh Extended) – 4:24
- "A Second to Midnight" (Jodie Harsh Dub) – 4:24
Charts
edit| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| Australia Airplay (Radiomonitor)[4] | 43 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[5] | 37 |
| Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[6] | 8 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] | 13 |
| UK Physical Singles (OCC)[8] | 1 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[9] | 27 |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[10] | 26 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 6 October 2021 |
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| United States | 12 October 2021 | Dance radio | BMG | [11] |
| Various | 12 November 2021 | CD single |
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References
edit- ^ a b c Skinner, Tom (6 October 2021). "Kylie and Years & Years share dazzling new single 'A Second To Midnight'". NME. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "A Second to Midnight (Jodie Harsh Remix) - Single par Kylie Minogue & Years & Years".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A Second to Midnight (Jodie Harsh Remix) from BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd on Beatport". Beatport.
- ^ "HOT 100 Issue 1366". The Music Network. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas [2021/10/20 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ "Dance/EDM Cool New Music". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2022. Type Kylie Minogue in the Search field.