Midnight Rain

Album

Midnights

Label

Republic Records

Genre

Synthpop

Composer(s)

Jack Michael Antonoff;Taylor Alison Swift

Entered Chart

Nov 5, 2022

Peak Date

Nov 5, 2022

Released

October 21, 2022

Recorded

Studio Rough Customer (Brooklyn) Electric Lady (New York)

B-Side

N/A

Taylor Swift's Midnights album is a collection of nocturnal ruminations as the singer struggles to sleep. Some of them find her contemplating past relationships as she reflects on why they went south. On "Maroon," Swift blames the breakup on an unspecified, unresolved issue; on "Bejeweled" she points the finger at her boyfriend for taking her for granted. However, on "Midnight Rain" Swift admits to being the guilty party. He wanted it comfortable, I wanted that pain He wanted a bride, I was making my own name Chasing that fame, he stayed the same All of me changed like midnight rain Her romantic partner wanted to settle down, but Swift wanted to pursue her career. I broke his heart 'cause he was nice He was sunshine, I was midnight rain Their relationship didn't work out because they had opposite goals. Her boyfriend wanted a comfy romance with no drama. Swift was after something more exciting while she concentrated on her music. Eventually, her professional ambition and dedication to her craft forestalled their union. Which of Swift's ex flames is she singing about? Some Swifties suggest she's referring to British actor Tom Hiddleston, whom she dated over the summer of 2016. A slow-motion, love potion Jumping off things in the ocean The reference to "jumping off things in the ocean" could be about the viral photos of the loved-up pair in the sea while celebrating Independence Day. At the start of the song there is a distorted, pitched-down voice that then acts as a call-and-response partner to Swift on the chorus. It turns out the mysterious voice belongs to Swift herself. Swift co-wrote and co-produced the song with her longtime collaborator, Jack Antonoff. The American musician and producer also played all the musical instruments (drums, percussion, and synthesizer). This is the only track on the album that features the word "midnight" in the title. The last few lines also quote the record's name. And I never think of him Except on midnights like this Midnights like this, midnights like this Midnights was streamed worldwide 184,695,609 times on its first day, breaking the record of Drake's Certified Lover Boy that had 153,441,565 streams in its first 24 hours. More songs from Taylor Swift

Rain, he wanted it comfortable
I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride
I was making my own name
Chasing that fame
He stayed the same
All of me changed like midnight

My town was a wasteland
Full of cages, full of fences
Pageant queens and new pretenders
But for some it was paradise

My boy was a montage
A slow-motion love potion
Jumping off things in the ocean
I broke his heart 'cause he was nice
He was sunshine, I was midnight

Rain, he wanted it comfortable
I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride
I was making my own name
Chasing that fame
He stayed the same
All of me changed like midnight

It came like a postcard
Picture perfect, shiny family
Holiday peppermint candy
But for him it's everyday

So I peered through a window
And deep portal time traveled
All the love we unraveled
And the life I gave away
'Cause he was sunshine, I was midnight

Rain, he wanted it comfortable
I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride
I was making my own name
Chasing that fame
He stayed the same
All of me changed like midnight

Rain, he wanted it comfortable
I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride
I was making my own name
Chasing that fame
He stayed the same
All of me changed like midnight

I guess sometimes we all get
Just what we wanted, just what we wanted
And he never thinks of me
Except when I'm on TV

I guess sometimes we all get
Some kind of haunted, some kind of haunted
And I never think of him
Except on midnights like this
(Midnight's like this, midnight's like this)