Middle of the Night (Elley Duhé song) explained

Middle of the Night
Cover:Elley Duhé - Middle of the Night.png
Type:single
Artist:Elley Duhé
Length:3:04
Label:
  • Not Fit for Society
  • RCA
Producer:Andrew Wells
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"Middle of the Night" is a song by American singer Elley Duhé, released as a single on January 10, 2020, through Not Fit for Society and RCA Records. It was written by Duhé, Andrew Wells and Samuel Elliot Roman, based on Isaac Albéniz's 1892 composition "Asturias (Leyenda)". Although the song did not chart during its initial release, in late 2021 and 2022 it went viral on TikTok.[1]

Background

The song was released on January 10, 2020. Duhé parted ways with RCA the same week the song was released.[2]

In 2022, it went viral on TikTok, resulting in the song entering charts in various countries and received more than one billion streams on Spotify.[3]

Music video

The song's official music video was directed by Loris Russier and released on May 4, 2022.[4] The first video for the song, directed by Ashley Monaé and released on January 4, 2022, was then retitled the "lyric video".[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Belarus Airplay (TopHit)113
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 44
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[7] 17
France (SNEP)[8] 20
Global 200 (Billboard)[9] 25
Greece International (IFPI)[10] 1
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[11] 36
India International Singles (IMI)[12] 5
Italy (FIMI)[13] 88
Lithuania (AGATA)[14] 5
Luxembourg (Billboard)[15] 12
Malaysia International (RIM)[16] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 16
Norway (VG-lista)[18] 21
Romania (Billboard)[19] 23
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[20] 37
Singapore (RIAS)[21] 20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 78
Turkey (Billboard)[23] 22
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[24] 4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[25] 5

Monthly charts

Chart (20222023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[26] 37
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál – Top 100)[27] 18
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[28] 50
Romania Airplay (TopHit)[29] 3
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[30] 40
Slovakia (Singles Digitál – Top 100)[31] 8
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[32] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[33] 61
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[34] 57
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[35] 61
France (SNEP)[36] 48
Germany (Official German Charts)[37] 50
Global 200 (Billboard)[38] 56
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[39] 34
Lithuania (AGATA)[40] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[41] 46
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[42] 96
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] 32
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[44] 99
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
CIS Airplay (TopHit)[45] 117
Romania Airplay (TopHit)[46] 41
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[47] 34

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Découvrez "Middle of the Night" d'Elley Duhé ainsi que les autres nouveautés de la semaine. Discover "Middle of the Night" by Elley Duhé as well as the other new releases of the week. RTBF. fr. December 24, 2021. March 7, 2022.
  2. Web site: Viral Revivals: From Kate Bush to Tom Odell, Inside the Business of Oldies as New Hit Songs . July 14, 2022 .
  3. Web site: Découvrez "Middle of the Night" d'Elley Duhé ainsi que les autres nouveautés de la semaine. Discover "Middle of the Night" by Elley Duhé as well as the other new releases of the week. Also, as seen in one of her personal tiktoks, the songwriter admitted that she wrote the song for the American singer The Weeknd, but he never noticed neither her or her song.... RTBF. fr. December 24, 2021. March 7, 2022.
  4. Web site: Elley Duhé – Middle of the Night (Official Video). May 5, 2022 . YouTube. May 6, 2022.
  5. Web site: Elley Duhé – Middle of the Night (Lyric Video). January 3, 2022 . YouTube. May 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220401201017/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSvc9aBu4O0. April 1, 2022.
  6. Canadian Hot 100: Week of April 16, 2022. Billboard. April 12, 2022.
  7. Web site: Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Jan 12, 2023. TopHit. September 25, 2024.
  8. Web site: Top Singles (Week 20, 2022). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. May 23, 2022.
  9. Billboard Global 200: Week of May 7, 2022. Billboard. May 3, 2022.
  10. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 8/2022. https://archive.today/20220308131845/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html. March 8, 2022. April 25, 2022. IFPI Greece. dead.
  11. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. May 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220504201512/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. May 4, 2022. dead.
  12. Web site: IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 11th April 2022 Week 15 of 52. IFPI. April 25, 2022. https://archive.today/20220418145219/https://imicharts.com/. April 18, 2022. dead.
  13. Web site: Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 17. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. April 30, 2022.
  14. Web site: 2022 13-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. April 1, 2022. April 1, 2022.
  15. Luxembourg Songs. Billboard. May 12, 2022.
  16. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 18 (29/04/2022-05/05/2022). RIM. May 14, 2022. May 14, 2022. Facebook.
  17. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. May 16, 2022. May 14, 2022.
  18. Web site: VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2022-19. VG-lista. May 13, 2022.
  19. Romania Songs. 30 March 2022. Billboard. April 2, 2022.
  20. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jun 23, 2022. TopHit. September 25, 2024.
  21. Web site: RIAS Top Charts Week 17. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). https://archive.today/20220503155219/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/. May 3, 2022.
  22. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 13. Sverigetopplistan. April 1, 2022.
  23. Turkey Songs. Billboard. April 25, 2022.
  24. Web site: Top Radio Hits Ukraine Weekly Chart: Dec 1, 2022. TopHit. September 25, 2024.
  25. Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of May 7, 2022. Billboard. May 3, 2022.
  26. Web site: Top Radio Hits Global Monthly Chart: October 2022. TopHit. September 25, 2024.
  27. Web site: CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100: Měsíc 4/2022. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. September 25, 2024. cs.
  28. Web site: Top Radio Hits Estonia Monthly Chart: January 2023. TopHit. September 25, 2024.
  29. Web site: Top Radio Hits Romania Monthly Chart: January 2023. TopHit. September 25, 2024.
  30. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Monthly Chart: June 2022. TopHit. September 25, 2024.
  31. Web site: SK – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100: Měsíc 4/2022. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. September 25, 2024. cs.
  32. Web site: Top Radio Hits Ukraine Monthly Chart: December 2022. TopHit. September 25, 2024.
  33. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2022. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 4, 2023.
  34. Web site: Ö3-Austria Top40 Single-Jahrescharts 2022. Ö3 Austria Top 40. January 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230102170841/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010525/. January 2, 2023.
  35. Web site: Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart 2022. September 25, 2024.
  36. Web site: Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) . Top de l'annéeTop Singles2022 . 30 March 2023 . fr .
  37. Web site: Jahrescharts 2022. GfK Entertainment charts. de. December 16, 2022.
  38. Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.
  39. Web site: Stream Top 100 - darabszám alapján - 2022. Mahasz. hu. February 4, 2023. February 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230203171706/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/stream_db/2022. live.
  40. Web site: 2022 metų klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. February 27, 2023.
  41. Web site: Top Selling Singles of 2022. Recorded Music NZ. December 24, 2022. December 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221222222353/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5467. live.
  42. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2022. TopHit. September 25, 2024.
  43. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2022. hitparade.ch. December 27, 2022.
  44. Web site: Top Radio Hits Ukraine Annual Chart 2022. TopHit. September 25, 2024.
  45. Web site: Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart 2023. September 25, 2024.
  46. Web site: Top Radio Hits Romania Annual Chart 2023. TopHit. September 25, 2024.
  47. Web site: Top Radio Hits Ukraine Annual Chart 2023. TopHit. September 25, 2024.

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