A Second to Midnight

"A Second to Midnight" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue and English singer-songwriter Olly Alexander, performing under his solo project Years & Years. The song was released on 6 October 2021. It serves as the lead single of Minogue's reissue album Disco: Guest List Edition, the re-release of her fifteenth studio album Disco (2020).^[1] The song is also included on the deluxe version of Years & Years' third studio album Night Call (2022) and featured as the intro music for the Night Call Tour. It marks the second collaboration between Minogue and Alexander following "Starstruck".

"A Second to Midnight"
Single by Kylie Minogue and Years & Years
from the album Disco: Guest List Edition
Released	6 October 2021 (2021-10-06)
Recorded	2021
Studio	Infinite Disco (Melbourne, Australia) Jaws On the Floor (London, England) Play Deep (London, England)
Genre	Disco dance-pop
Length	3:27
Label	Darenote BMG
Songwriter(s)	Kylie Minogue Richard "Biff" Stannard Duck Blackwell Olly Alexander Martin Sjølie
Producer(s)	Biff Stannard Duck Blackwell
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Starstruck (Kylie Minogue Remix)" (2021) "A Second to Midnight" (2021) "Kiss of Life" (2021)
Years & Years singles chronology
"Crave" (2021) "A Second to Midnight" (2021) "Sweet Talker" (2021)
Music video
"A Second to Midnight" on YouTube

Track listing

• Digital download and streaming (Jodie Harsh Remix)^[2]

1. "A Second to Midnight" (Jodie Harsh Remix) – 3:30

• Digital download (Jodie Harsh Remix; Beatport version)^[3]

1. "A Second to Midnight" (Jodie Harsh Extended) – 4:24
2. "A Second to Midnight" (Jodie Harsh Dub) – 4:24

Charts

Chart performance for "A Second to Midnight"

Chart (2021)	Peak position
Australia Airplay (Radiomonitor)[4]	43
Hungary (Single Top 40)[5]	37
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[6]	8
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7]	13
UK Physical Singles (OCC)[8]	1
UK Indie (OCC)[9]	27
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[10]	26

Release history

Release dates and formats for "A Second to Midnight"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	6 October 2021	Digital download streaming	BMG Darenote	[1]
United States	12 October 2021	Dance radio	BMG	[11]
Various	12 November 2021	CD single	BMG Darenote	[1]

References

1. Skinner, Tom (6 October 2021). "Kylie and Years & Years share dazzling new single 'A Second To Midnight'". NME. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
2. "A Second to Midnight (Jodie Harsh Remix) - Single par Kylie Minogue & Years & Years".^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "A Second to Midnight (Jodie Harsh Remix) from BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd on Beatport". Beatport.
4. "HOT 100 Issue 1366". The Music Network. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
5. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
6. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas [2021/10/20 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
7. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
8. "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
9. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
10. "Kylie Minogue Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
11. "Dance/EDM Cool New Music". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2022. Type Kylie Minogue in the Search field.