Middle of the Night (Elley Duhé song)

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"Middle of the Night"
Single by Elley Duhé
from the album Phoenix
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
Length3:04
Label
  • Not Fit for Society
  • RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Andrew Wells
Elley Duhé singles chronology
"Nature"
(2019) 		"Middle of the Night"
(2020) 		"Love Me Hard"
(2020)
Music video
"Middle of the Night" on YouTube

"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[edit]

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 millions of streams on Spotify.[3]

Music video[edit]

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[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "Middle of the Night"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 25
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 27
Bulgaria (Bulgaria Top 40)[8] 11
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 44
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 19
Estonia (Radiomonitor)[11] 7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 15
France (SNEP)[13] 20
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 31
Global 200 (Billboard)[15] 25
Greece International (IFPI)[16] 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[17] 13
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[18] 8
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[19] 36
Ireland (IRMA)[20] 28
India International Singles (IMI)[21] 5
Italy (FIMI)[22] 88
Lithuania (AGATA)[23] 5
Luxembourg (Billboard)[24] 12
Malaysia International (RIM)[25] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 61
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 16
Norway (VG-lista)[28] 21
Portugal (AFP)[29] 28
Romania (Billboard)[30] 23
Romania (Romanian Radio Airplay)[31] 3
Romania (Romania TV Airplay)[32] 3
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[33] 38
Singapore (RIAS)[34] 20
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[35] 8
South Africa (RISA)[36] 79
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 78
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 15
Turkey (Billboard)[39] 22
UK Singles (OCC)[40] 43
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[41] 4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[42] 5

Monthly charts[edit]

Monthly chart performance for "Middle of the Night"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[43] 41
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[44] 14

Year-end charts[edit]

2022 year-end chart performance for "Middle of the Night"
Chart (2022) Position
Australia (ARIA)[45] 61
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[46] 57
France (SNEP)[47] 48
Germany (Official German Charts)[48] 50
Global 200 (Billboard)[49] 56
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[50] 34
Lithuania (AGATA)[51] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[52] 46
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[53] 94
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[54] 32
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[55] 117
2023 year-end chart performance for "Middle of the Night"
Chart (2023) Position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[56] 43

Certifications[edit]

‹See Tfd›
Certifications for "Middle of the Night"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[57] Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[58] Platinum 80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[59] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[60] Diamond 333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[61] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[62] Platinum 100,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[63] Platinum 60,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[64] Gold 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[65] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[66] Platinum 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[67] Gold 30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[68] Platinum 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[69] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[70] Platinum 1,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[71] 2× Platinum 4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

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