Multi-award-winning British pop star Will Young has unveiled Midnight, the poignant second track from his forthcoming album Light It Up.
A wistful electronic-pop number, Midnight plays out the inner dialogue of a single man in his forties – with a glint of Young’s humour in the tongue-in-cheek lyrics (‘Why does no one tell me they are married?’).
Will said: “Midnight was the last song written for the album and it happened quite unexpectedly. The song draws inspiration from being single in your 40s and how you can still not have your shit together! It is deliberately humorous, truthful and open – all set to a fantastic groove.”
He adds: “The video, that I directed in Mexico, is playing on the theme of being single and perhaps ‘othered’ by society. I wanted to be almost a glamorous alien alone in a disco.”
Will’s forthcoming ninth studio album Light It Up – out on 9 August via BMG – is his first album of originals in five years. Hailed as his return to “joyous pop”, the 10-track collection also features the 80s-inspired single Falling Deep.
Young added: “I really hope this is the go-to pop album for a dance, for a cry and for a celebration. I know I do all three with it. It feels empowering to write songs about what it is to be mid-40s, in a different shape, still frustrated with certain aspects of my life.”
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