Will Young has released ‘Midnight', the second track from his upcoming album ‘Light It Up'.
The wistful electro-pop song is written by Young with long-time collaborators Jim and Mima Elliot. ‘Midnight' plays out the inner dialogue of a single man in his forties – with a glint of Young’s humour in the tongue-in-cheek lyrics.
Young said: “‘Midnight’ was the last song written for the album and it happened quite unexpectedly. The song draws inspiration from being single in your 40s and how you can still not have your sh*t together! It is deliberately humorous, truthful and open – all set to a fantastic groove.”
He adds: “The video, that I directed in Mexico, is playing on the theme of being single and perhaps ‘othered’ by society. I wanted to be almost a glamorous alien alone in a disco.”
‘Light It Up', Young's ninth studio album, will be released on 9th August 2024 via BMG. It's his first album of original material in five years and Young recently released the lead single ‘Falling Deep‘.
Young will support the record with a sold-out tour – ‘Light It Up Live‘ – which is an up-close and personal evening of acoustic performances of the singer's hits and new songs, along with stories and conversation.
