Midnight Sun

Album

Midnight Sun

Label

Epic records

Genre

Baltimore club

Media Type

CD

Duration

3:11

Composer(s)

Helena Gao;Uzoechi Emenike;Zara Larsson

Entered Chart

Jan 31, 2026

Peak Date

Mar 28, 2026

Released

13 June 2025

Catalog #

Epic records

Zara Larsson comes from Sweden, where during the country's summer months (May to mid-July), particularly north of the Arctic Circle, night simply shrugs and wanders away. In "Midnight Sun," Larsson bottles that phenomenon: the sense that the party, the feeling, and maybe even youth itself might just keep going if no one formally announces bedtime. "It's a song for the love of life," she told Paper magazine. This is Larsson back at her country house in Sweden, surrounded by friends, driving aimlessly, jumping into water, blasting music, not wanting it to end. "It's a very special thing that not a lot of people get to have as their childhood, but for me it feels nostalgic and something that's true to what I feel like is home and personal," she said. Larsson wrote the song with longtime collaborator MNEK, alongside producer Margo XS and Swedish songwriter Helena Gao. The track surges with house and drum'n'bass energy, giving the impression of movement: driving, dancing, running toward something bright. Larsson's partnership with MNEK goes back to her 2015 hit, "Never Forget You." Speaking on Capital Radio, Larsson described him as a "musical genius" and a "wizard," noting that while most producers begin with drums or chords, he simply hears the entire finished song in his head. Asked by Capital FM in November 2025 to rank her top five favorite songs of her own, Larsson placed "Midnight Sun" at #1, explaining, "If I were a song, that's me." The song's music video was directed by Charlotte Rutherford (Katy Perry, PinkPantheress) and released June 23, 2025. It leans into a hyper-saturated, Y2K-flavored dreamscape that feels both futuristic and deeply nostalgic. A remix featuring Muni Long followed on November 14, 2025, extending the song's afterlife. "Midnight Sun" is the title track of Larsson's fifth album, which she describes as an attempt to make an entire record feel like one endless summer night. She described the process to Capital FM as having "such a good time making it the first time I'm writing all the songs," resulting in a project that felt like the "truest form" of herself, a time capsule of her personality at 27. She contrasted this with earlier albums, which she considered more of "a collection of good songs," rather than a cohesive body of work.

No nightmares
When you can still see the light
Can't find me
I'm not in the city tonight

I like your playlist, boy, turn it up a little louder
Road's empty, so you drive a little faster
Ain't taken nothing tonight, but I'm feeling so high

Show my tan lines, low-rise
Rooftop down
It's golden hour all the time

It's that midnight sun-kissed skin under the red sky
Laying on your chest like this
Hold me like the pebbles in your hand
Initials in the sand, yeah
Summer isn't over yet
Skinny-dipping with your heart out
It's my favorite part now
We ain't gotta tell no one
A never-ending midnight sun
Never-ending midnight sun

Connected
I'm so in touch with it all
Feel protected
By the moon and the stars
I'm walking barefoot, feel the grass in between my toes
Bombshell wind in my hair, baby, let it blow, yeah
It's been a while since I cried over something so nice

Show my tan lines, low-rise
Rooftop down
It's golden hour all the time
All the time

It's the midnight sun-kissed skin under the red sky
Laying on your chest like this, ah
Hold me like the pebbles in your hand
Initials in the sand, yeah
Summer isn't over yet
Skinny-dipping with your heart out
It's my favorite part now
We ain't gotta tell no one, shhh
A never-ending midnight sun
Never-ending midnight sun

A never-ending midnight sun
A never-ending midnight sun