Midnight Surprise

"Midnight Surprise" is the second single from Lightspeed Champion's album Falling off the Lavender Bridge. The single was released on 10" vinyl by Domino Records. The full title of the song, which can be found in the CD booklet, is "Midnight Surprise (My Time Spent Down The Lavender Bridge / Oh God, Really? / She Said "I'm Starting To Lose It")"

"Midnight Surprise"
Single by Lightspeed Champion
from the album Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
Released	15 October 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Folk
Length	9:54 (album version) 3:23 (radio edit)
Label	Domino Records
Songwriter(s)	Dev Hynes
Producer(s)	Mike Mogis
Lightspeed Champion singles chronology
"Galaxy of the Lost" (2007) "Midnight Surprise" (2007) "Tell Me What It's Worth" (2008)

Backing vocals were performed by regular collaborators Emmy The Great and members of Tilly And The Wall, as well as members of Son, Ambulance, and other musicians from Omaha, Nebraska, where the song was recorded with producer Mike Mogis.

The b-side to the single, "Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)", is a cover of the track from the musical Hair.

There are two versions of the song; the shorter radio edit, and the almost ten-minute-long album version. Both versions have their own music videos.

Track listing

10" RUG260T

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Midnight Surprise"	Devonte Hynes	Devonte Hynes	9:54
2.	"No Surprise (original demo)"	Devonte Hynes	Devonte Hynes	4:22
3.	"Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)"	James Rado/Gerome Ragni	Galt MacDermot	4:06

CD RUG260T

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Midnight Surprise (radio edit)"	Devonte Hynes	Devonte Hynes	3:23
2.	"Midnight Surprise"	Devonte Hynes	Devonte Hynes	9:54
3.	"No Surprise (original demo)"	Devonte Hynes	Devonte Hynes	4:22
4.	"Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)"	James Rado/Gerome Ragni	Galt MacDermot	4:06

External links

• Lightspeed Champion Official Site
• "Midnight Surprise" video (3:23 minute edit)
• Full-length version video of "Midnight Surprise"
• Listing at Domino Records' site