I'll Meet You at Midnight

"I'll Meet You at Midnight"
Single by Smokie
from the album Midnight Café
B-side	"Miss You"
Released	1976
Length	3:14
Label	RAK
Songwriter(s)	Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn
Smokie singles chronology
"Wild Wild Angels" (1975) "I'll Meet You at Midnight" (1976) "Living Next Door to Alice" (1976)
Music video
"I'll Meet You at Midnight" on YouTube

"I'll Meet You at Midnight" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1976 studio album Midnight Café. In September of the same year it was released as a single. It was the third and final single from the album, after "Something's Been Making Me Blue" and "Wild Wild Angels".

Background and writing

The song was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and produced by Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1976–1977) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 10 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3] 44 Ireland (IRMA)[4] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 5 Norway (VG-lista)[7] 6 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[9] 11 West Germany (GfK)[10] 9

Year-end charts Chart (1976) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 90 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 49 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 57

Cover versions

Chris Norman included his solo cover of the song on his 2000 studio album "Full Circle".[14]

The song was covered by Finnish artist Markku Aro in 1977, titled Keskiyön aikaan – I'll Meet You At Midnight.[15]

References

1. "Smokie – I'll Meet You at Midnight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
2. "Smokie – I'll Meet You at Midnight" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
3. "Smokie – I'll Meet You at Midnight" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
4. Irish Singles Charts 1976-1978
5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1976" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
6. "Smokie – I'll Meet You at Midnight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
7. "Smokie – I'll Meet You at Midnight". VG-lista. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
8. "rock.co.za - Smokie - I'll Meet You Oat Midnight". Retrieved 3 July 2019.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Smokie – I'll Meet You at Midnight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
11. "Jaaroverzichten 1976". Ultratop. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
12. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1976". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
13. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1976". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
14. "spanishcharts.com - Chris Norman - Full Circle". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
15. "Spotify Song URL". Spotify. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

External links

• "I'll Meet You at Midnight" at Discogs