Fight like the Night
"Fight like the Night" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Malcolm Middleton, from his third album, A Brighter Beat. It features guest vocals by Glaswegian musician Jenny Reeve. It was his sixth single overall, and his third single from A Brighter Beat, released in the UK on 8 July 2007 on Full Time Hobby.
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| Single by Malcolm Middleton | ||||
| from the album A Brighter Beat | ||||
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| Released | 8 July 2007 | |||
| Recorded | Castle of Doom Studios Glasgow, Scotland | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Full Time Hobby FTH039D (Digital download) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Malcolm Middleton | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Doogan | |||
| Malcolm Middleton singles chronology | ||||
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| A Brighter Beat track listing | ||||
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Overview
Middleton has commented on the song, saying:
"Fight Like The Night" comes from the usual theme of weekday mundanity, depression and discontent, combined with my usual lack of understanding about anything. I've been reading a lot of shite books over the past few years trying to find answers to the big questions. What I've come up with is; do what the fuck you like as long as you can live with yourself. Don't worry about anything because we've no idea about what's actually happening and why we're here. The second to last line of the song is barely audible, but it's important: "Skip into the flames." That sums it up for me – don't be scared.[1]
The artwork was drawn by David Shrigley and designed by Kim McKinne.
Track listing
Songs, lyrics and music by Malcolm Middleton. Guest vocals by Jenny Reeve.
- Digital download FTH039D
- "Fight Like The Night" – 3:40
- "A Brighter Beat (Acoustic)" – 3:26
- "Fuck It, I Love You (Acoustic)" – 3:22
- B-sides recorded on 27 March 2007 for The Guardian podcast.
Personnel
- Malcolm Middleton – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
- Jenny Reeve – vocals
- Barry Burns – synths and vocoder
- Scott Simpson – drums
- Tony Doogan – producer