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Midnight Ride (song)

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"Midnight Ride"
Single by Orville Peck, Kylie Minogue and Diplo
from the album Stampede[1]
Released7 June 2024 (2024-06-07)
GenreCountry-disco[2]
Length3:30
LabelWarner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Orville Peck singles chronology
"Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other"
(2023)
"Midnight Ride"
(2024)
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Dance Alone"
(2024)
"Midnight Ride"
(2024)
Diplo singles chronology
"Willing To Let You Go"
(2024)
"Midnight Ride"
(2024)

"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 upcoming debut studio album Stampede.[3]

Background and release[edit]

On 1 June 2024, Minogue quoted a tweet[4] from Peck, posted 7 months prior, which sparked rumours of a possible collaboration between the two. The following day, during Minogue's headlining show at Outloud Music Festival at WeHo Pride, she invited Peck and Diplo on stage to perform a new song.

When introducing the song to the audience, Peck dubbed "Midnight Ride" a "disco-country song", blending elements of both himself and Minogue.[2] 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[1] 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"[5]

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

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for "Midnight Ride"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 7 June 2024 Warner [6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Zemler, Emily (7 June 2024). "Hear Orville Peck, Kylie Minogue Team Up for Rousing Single 'Midnight Ride'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b Dunworth, Liberty (4 June 2024). "Watch Kylie Minogue and Orville Peck debut a new track 'Midnight Ride'". NME. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Orville Peck Enlists Kylie Minogue and Diplo for New Single "Midnight Ride"". Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Bell, Kaelen (7 June 2024). "Orville Peck Goes on a "Midnight Ride" with Kylie Minogue and Diplo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Murray, Robin (7 June 2024). "Orville Peck Goes For A 'Midnight Ride' With Kylie Minogue, Diplo". Clash. Retrieved 10 June 2024.