In the Midnight Hour

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"In the Midnight Hour" is a classic 1965 soul song by Wilson Pickett, renowned for its driving groove and status as one of the defining records of the genre.

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In the Midnight Hour canonical 5
“The Midnight Hour” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album In the Midnight Hour NERFINISHED
artist Wilson Pickett NERFINISHED
bSide I’m Not Tired NERFINISHED
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 21
chartPositionUSRBChart 1
composer Steve Cropper NERFINISHED
Wilson Pickett NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre rhythm and blues
soul
hasCoverVersionBy Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED
Roxy Music NERFINISHED
The Commitments NERFINISHED
The Jam NERFINISHED
Van Morrison NERFINISHED
hasKey F major
hasMusicalFeature backbeat-emphasized groove
call-and-response vocals
delayed backbeat feel
horn section arrangement
hasRecognition considered a soul music standard
considered one of Wilson Pickett’s signature songs
hasTimeSignature 4/4
isOnList Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll NERFINISHED
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED
labelCatalogNumber Atlantic 2289
language English
length 2:36
notableFor defining 1960s soul sound
influence on Southern soul
performer Wilson Pickett NERFINISHED
producer Jerry Wexler NERFINISHED
Steve Cropper NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1965-05-12
recordLabel Atlantic Records
releaseDate 1965-05-00
side A-side
studio Stax Studios NERFINISHED
studioLocation Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED
tempo moderate
vocalist Wilson Pickett NERFINISHED
writer Steve Cropper NERFINISHED
Wilson Pickett NERFINISHED

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Wilson Pickett notableWork In the Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett notableSong In the Midnight Hour
Covers hasTrack In the Midnight Hour
The Genius Sings the Blues hasPart In the Midnight Hour
this entity surface form: “The Midnight Hour”
And Now! hasPart In the Midnight Hour
Steve Cropper wroteOrCoWrote In the Midnight Hour