Beautiful Midnight
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Beautiful Midnight is the third album released by the Matthew Good Band
and the follow-up to the band's 1997 album, Underdogs
.
The album produced four successful singles and music videos, "Hello Time Bomb
", "Load Me Up
", "Strange Days
", and "The Future is X-Rated". The success of Beautiful Midnight propelled Good to a celebrity status in Canada he eventually grew to loathe, and his interactions with the media throughout the promotional cycle for the record were often strained and unpleasant. The album was re-released in 2001 in the United States on Atlantic Records
with an altered tracklisting with remixed songs from Underdogs
. Good has referred to it as something of a greatest hits. The album did not achieve the kind of success in America as it did in Canada due to Good intentionally sabotaging the band's career stateside by refusing to play along with the media and music industry in the country and the band's reluctance to commit extensively touring the country.
A number of songs considered for inclusion on Beautiful Midnight were relegated to b-side or unreleased status. "Flashdance II" was eventually released on Loser Anthems
, while "Pony Boy", which was recorded for the subsequent album The Audio of Being
, remained unreleased until In a Coma
in 2005.
There is also an unrelated power chord rock group of the same name as this album.
, selling approximately 25,000 copies in its first week. It would go on to become the band's most successful album, being certified Platinum in Canada two months after its release and 2x Platinum on September 7, 2000. By January 2001, the album had sold 241,000 units in Canada alone.
In the fashion of a concept album, the track listing uses the conceit that the album represents one night, with each song corresponding to a one-hour period leading from "05:00 pm" ("Giant") through midnight ("Let's Get It On") and ending with "Sunup" ("Running For Home").
("Hello Time Bomb", "Strange Days", "Deep 6ix", "Load Me Up", and "Everything Is Automatic" were remixed by Chris Lord-Alge. "Deep Six", "Apparitions", and "Everything Is Automatic" originally appeared on Underdogs
.)
Matthew Good Band
Matthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed by Matthew Good that existed from 1993 to 2002. The band consisted of Good , Dave Genn , Ian Browne and Geoff Lloyd from 1995 to 1999...
and the follow-up to the band's 1997 album, Underdogs
Underdogs
Underdogs is the second full-length album released by the Matthew Good Band in 1997, as a follow-up to the 1995 album Last of the Ghetto Astronauts...
.
The album produced four successful singles and music videos, "Hello Time Bomb
Hello Time Bomb
"Hello Time Bomb" is the first single by Matthew Good Band from their third album, Beautiful Midnight. It was recorded in 1999 at Greenhouse Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia. The song was nominated for "Best Single" at the 2000 Juno Awards, losing to The Tragically Hip's "Bobcaygeon"...
", "Load Me Up
Load Me Up
"Load Me Up" is the second single by Canadian group Matthew Good Band from their third studio album, Beautiful Midnight. The song reached #1 on Canada's Rock/Alternative chart. It is featured on MuchMusic's compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 5...
", "Strange Days
Strange Days (Matthew Good Band song)
"Strange Days" is the third single by Canadian group Matthew Good Band from their third studio album, Beautiful Midnight. The song peaked at #6 on Canada's Rock/Alternative chart, and is one the band's most well known songs.-Music video:...
", and "The Future is X-Rated". The success of Beautiful Midnight propelled Good to a celebrity status in Canada he eventually grew to loathe, and his interactions with the media throughout the promotional cycle for the record were often strained and unpleasant. The album was re-released in 2001 in the United States on Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
with an altered tracklisting with remixed songs from Underdogs
Underdogs
Underdogs is the second full-length album released by the Matthew Good Band in 1997, as a follow-up to the 1995 album Last of the Ghetto Astronauts...
. Good has referred to it as something of a greatest hits. The album did not achieve the kind of success in America as it did in Canada due to Good intentionally sabotaging the band's career stateside by refusing to play along with the media and music industry in the country and the band's reluctance to commit extensively touring the country.
A number of songs considered for inclusion on Beautiful Midnight were relegated to b-side or unreleased status. "Flashdance II" was eventually released on Loser Anthems
Loser Anthems
Loser Anthems: B-Sides and Rarities is a 2001 EP release by the now-defunct Matthew Good Band. The EP was issued in a limited 35,000 copies...
, while "Pony Boy", which was recorded for the subsequent album The Audio of Being
The Audio of Being
The Audio Of Being was the fourth album released by the Canadian rock group Matthew Good Band in 2001. It was the last release from MGB and included the two singles "Carmelina" and "Anti-Pop". The album was certified Gold on March 14, 2003....
, remained unreleased until In a Coma
In a Coma
In a Coma: 1995-2005 is the title of the Matthew Good "best of" album, featuring both his solo work and work from the Matthew Good Band.-Details:...
in 2005.
There is also an unrelated power chord rock group of the same name as this album.
Commercial performance
Beautiful Midnight debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums ChartCanadian Albums Chart
The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...
, selling approximately 25,000 copies in its first week. It would go on to become the band's most successful album, being certified Platinum in Canada two months after its release and 2x Platinum on September 7, 2000. By January 2001, the album had sold 241,000 units in Canada alone.
Track listing
All tracks written by Matthew Good and Dave Genn, except where noted.In the fashion of a concept album, the track listing uses the conceit that the album represents one night, with each song corresponding to a one-hour period leading from "05:00 pm" ("Giant") through midnight ("Let's Get It On") and ending with "Sunup" ("Running For Home").
- "Giant" – 6:10
- "Hello Time BombHello Time Bomb"Hello Time Bomb" is the first single by Matthew Good Band from their third album, Beautiful Midnight. It was recorded in 1999 at Greenhouse Studios, Burnaby, British Columbia. The song was nominated for "Best Single" at the 2000 Juno Awards, losing to The Tragically Hip's "Bobcaygeon"...
" – 3:58 - "Strange DaysStrange Days (Matthew Good Band song)"Strange Days" is the third single by Canadian group Matthew Good Band from their third studio album, Beautiful Midnight. The song peaked at #6 on Canada's Rock/Alternative chart, and is one the band's most well known songs.-Music video:...
" – 4:25 - "I Miss New Wave" – 5:04
- "Load Me UpLoad Me Up"Load Me Up" is the second single by Canadian group Matthew Good Band from their third studio album, Beautiful Midnight. The song reached #1 on Canada's Rock/Alternative chart. It is featured on MuchMusic's compilation album, Big Shiny Tunes 5...
" – 3:40 (Good, Genn, Priske, Browne) - "Failing the Rorschach Test" – 4:45
- "Suburbia" – 5:26
- "Let’s Get It On" – 4:16
- "Jenni's Song" – 4:00
- "Going All The Way" – 4:17
- "A Boy and His Machine Gun" – 5:02
- "The Future Is X-Rated" – 3:47
- "Born to Kill" – 5:42
- "Running for Home" – 4:38
US track listing
(Titles were altered by Atlantic Records)- Giant
- Hello Time Bomb
- Strange Days
- Deep 6ix
- Load Me Up
- Failing the Rorschach Test
- Suburbia
- ApparitionsApparitions (song)"Apparitions" is the third single released by Matthew Good Band from their second studio album, Underdogs. The song received tremendous success in Canada, being nominated for "Best Single" at the 1999 Juno Awards. An edited version of the song is featured on the MuchMusic compilation album, Big...
- Jenni's Song
- Boy and His ------- ---
- The Future Is X-Rated
- Everything Is AutomaticEverything Is Automatic"Everything is Automatic" is the first single by Matthew Good Band from their second studio album, Underdogs.-Music video:The music video for "Everything Is Automatic" was directed by Bill Morrison. The video features several up-close, zoomed and defocussed shots of the band preparing and...
- Born to ----
- Running for Home
("Hello Time Bomb", "Strange Days", "Deep 6ix", "Load Me Up", and "Everything Is Automatic" were remixed by Chris Lord-Alge. "Deep Six", "Apparitions", and "Everything Is Automatic" originally appeared on Underdogs
Underdogs
Underdogs is the second full-length album released by the Matthew Good Band in 1997, as a follow-up to the 1995 album Last of the Ghetto Astronauts...
.)
Credits
- Matthew Good BandMatthew Good BandMatthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed by Matthew Good that existed from 1993 to 2002. The band consisted of Good , Dave Genn , Ian Browne and Geoff Lloyd from 1995 to 1999...
- Matthew GoodMatthew GoodMatthew Frederick Robert Good is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer for the Matthew Good Band, one of Canada's most successful alternative rock bands in the 1990s, before dissolving the band in 2002...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Ian BrowneIan Browne (musician)Ian Browne is a Canadian-born musician and composer, known as being a member of the Matthew Good Band between 1995 and 2002...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Rich PriskeRich PriskeRich "Rock" Priske is a Canadian musician born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has long been active in the Vancouver music scene, and has played bass and/or written songs for DSK, ShoCore, Bif Naked and Real McKenzies, and others. Priske is most widely known for playing bass guitar and...
- Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Dave GennDave GennDavid Robert Madison Genn is a musician and a member of Canadian rock group 54-40. Genn was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 2 March 1969.-Matthew Good Band:...
- GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Matthew Good
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- Note: Todd KernsTodd KernsTodd Kerns and grew up in Lanigan, Saskatchewan is a Canadian musician who has worked with several successful Canadian bands, most notably Age of Electric...
performs backing vocals on "Hello Time Bomb" and "Born To Kill" (not part of MGB)-
- Natasha Duprey - Phone Sex on "The Future is X-Rated"
- Centennial High School Cheerleading Squad - Cheerleading on "Giant"
- Kristy Holmes
- Kimberly Barber
- Melanie Barber
- Sara Correia
- Caroline Croteau
- Kristin Sims
- Karin Anstey
- Tracey Mcdonald
- Megan Leigh
- Marjolyn Ustaris
- Warne Livesey - Producer, Engineer, mixer
- Zach Blackstone - Engineer
- Steve Kaplan (BJG Studios, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) - Mixer - Chris Lord-Alge (BJG Studios, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
) - Mixer - Tim Young - Mastering
- Legal: Simkin & Co.
- Accounting: Davidson & Co.
- Ken Turta - Live sound
- Christi Thompson - Good's assistant
- Chimo Robichaud - Instrument technician
- Horshack - A&RA&RArtists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
- Jay Blakesberg - PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- Vincent Libby - Design concept
- Garnet Armstrong - Album design
- Kiley Redhead - Album design
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- Note: Todd Kerns