"Midnight Ride" is a song by South African country singer Orville Peck, Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue and American producer Diplo. It was released on 7 June 2024 by Warner Records as a single from Peck's duet album Stampede.[2] It is also included on Minogue's seventeenth studio album Tension II (2024).[3] The song is nominated for The Crossover Song of 2024 at the People's Choice Country Awards
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| Single by Orville Peck, Kylie Minogue and Diplo | ||||
| from the album Stampede | ||||
| Released | 7 June 2024 | |||
| Genre | Country-disco[1] | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Warner | |||
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| "Midnight Ride" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
editOn 1 June 2024, Minogue quoted a tweet[4] from Peck, posted 7 months prior, which sparked rumours of a possible collaboration between the two. Minogue previously experimented with country music on her 2018 album Golden which was recorded in Nashville. On 2 June during Minogue's headlining show at Outloud Music Festival at WeHo Pride, she invited Peck and Diplo on stage to perform "Midnight Ride" for the first time.
When introducing the song to the audience, Peck dubbed "Midnight Ride" a "disco-country song", blending elements of both himself and Minogue.[1] Following the performance, pre-save links went live, and the song was released on 7 June 2024.
Composition
edit"Midnight Ride" is a country-disco[5] song written by Peck, Minogue, Christopher Stracey and Marta Cikojevic, while production was handled by Peck and Stracey, alongside Diplo and the Picard Brothers. Running for three minutes and thirty seconds, "Midnight Ride" features an "EDM festival-core whistle refrain" and "mechanical guitar chugs throughout"[6]
Personnel
edit- Orville Peck – songwriting, vocals, production
- Kylie Minogue – songwriting, vocals, vocal engineering
- Diplo – production, programming
- Christopher Stracey – songwriting, production, guitar, bass, baritone guitar, mellotron
- Picard Brothers – production
- Marta Cikojevic – songwriting, background vocals
- Benny Rock – Fender, Rhodes, keyboards
- Kane Ritchotte – drums, percussion
- Mark Stent – mixing engineer
- Pete Min – recording engineer
- Randy Merrill – mastering
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] | 34 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[8] | 7 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 7 June 2024 | Warner | [9] |
References
edit- ^ a b Dunworth, Liberty (4 June 2024). "Watch Kylie Minogue and Orville Peck debut a new track 'Midnight Ride'". NME. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Orville Peck Enlists Kylie Minogue and Diplo for New Single "Midnight Ride"". 7 June 2024. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ https://music.kylie.com/product/151394
- ^ Kylie Minogue [@kylieminogue] (1 June 2024). "Awwww. I'm excited to see YOU excited to see ORVILLE excited at your Kylie Vegas shirt 🤪❤️" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 June 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Zemler, Emily (7 June 2024). "Hear Orville Peck, Kylie Minogue Team Up for Rousing Single 'Midnight Ride'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ Bell, Kaelen (7 June 2024). "Orville Peck Goes on a "Midnight Ride" with Kylie Minogue and Diplo". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Murray, Robin (7 June 2024). "Orville Peck Goes For A 'Midnight Ride' With Kylie Minogue, Diplo". Clash. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.