"Midnight Surprise" is the second

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from

Lightspeed Champion Devonté Hynes (born David Joseph Michael Hynes, 23 December 1985), also known as Blood Orange and formerly Lightspeed Champion, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, composer and director based in New York City. From 2004 to 2006, ...

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''. 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")" Backing vocals were performed by regular collaborators

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and members of

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, as well as members of

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, and other musicians from

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, where the song was recorded with producer

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. The

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to the single, "Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)", is a cover of the track from the

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. 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

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

References

{{authority control 2007 singles Songs written by Dev Hynes 2007 songs Domino Recording Company singles