Midnight in a Perfect World

~ Recording by DJ Shadow

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
2.5Midnight in a Perfect World4:57DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....DJ ShadowAlbum
  • GB1996-09-16
Mo WaxMW 059 LP
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:01DJ ShadowEndtroducing..... (gatefold cover)DJ ShadowAlbum
  • GB1996-09-16
Mo WaxMW059CD
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:01DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....DJ ShadowAlbum
  • GB1996-09-16
Mo WaxMW 059 CD
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:01DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....DJ ShadowAlbum
  • CA1996-10-19
FFRR, Mo Wax697-124 123-2
2.4Midnight in a Perfect World4:57DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....DJ ShadowAlbum
  • US1996-11-19
FFRR, Mo Wax697 124 123-1
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:01DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....DJ ShadowAlbum
  • US1996-11-19
FFRR, Mo Wax697 124 123-2
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:03DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....DJ ShadowAlbum
Marlboro Music0088332MRO, 74321563942
1.1Midnight in a Perfect World (radio vision)5:03DJ ShadowMidnight in a Perfect WorldDJ ShadowSingle
Mo WaxMW057CD
1.8Midnight in a Perfect World5:00DJ ShadowDay TripperVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1997-02-03
A&M Records540 677-2
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:01DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....DJ ShadowAlbum
  • JP1997-08-01
TOY’S FACTORY, Mo WaxTFCK-87921
1.9Midnight in the Perfect World (original)5:00DJ ShadowApe vs. Mo'WaxJames vs. NigoAlbum + Compilation
  • JP1997-10-01
TOY’S FACTORYTFCK-87929~30
1.1Midnight in a Perfect World (LP version)5:04DJ ShadowMidnight in a Perfect WorldDJ ShadowSingle
FFRR162 531 084-1
1.4Midnight in a Perfect World4:54DJ ShadowR U ReceivingVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.13Midnight in a Perfect World5:03DJ ShadowEndtroducing...DJ ShadowAlbum
  • XE2005-06-06
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)0602498286821
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:01DJ ShadowEndtroducing..... (deluxe edition)DJ ShadowAlbum
  • XE2005-06-06
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)0602498286821
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:01DJ ShadowEndtroducing..... (deluxe edition)DJ ShadowAlbum
  • US2005-06-07
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)B0004455-02
1.9Midnight in a Perfect World4:56DJ ShadowLounge for Lovers 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2006-07-07
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)82876 87485 2
1.8Midnight in a Perfect World5:00DJ ShadowTime to Chill: LoungeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Compass Productions (budget compilations)OPCD-8034M
1.2Midnight in a Perfect World5:00DJ ShadowChilling Beach Sounds: Music for Your Soul, Vol. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Brunswick News06007-5306348-4
2.19Midnight in a Perfect World4:59DJ ShadowOne Shot 1996Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)5311571
1.1Midnight in a Perfect World5:00DJ ShadowReconstructed: The Best of DJ ShadowDJ ShadowAlbum + Compilation
  • US2012-09-21
A&M Records
1.1Midnight in a Perfect World5:00DJ ShadowReconstructed: The Best of DJ ShadowDJ ShadowAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-09-24
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)3713777
1.1Midnight in a Perfect World4:59DJ ShadowReconstructed: The Best of DJ ShadowDJ ShadowAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-09-24
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)3712862
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:00DJ ShadowReconstructed: The Definitive DJ ShadowDJ ShadowAlbum + Compilation
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)3708138
3.2Midnight in a Perfect World?:??DJ ShadowSummer of the 90sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music France5352794
2.4Midnight in a Perfect World5:03DJ ShadowEndtroducing... (20th Anniversary Endtrospective Edition)DJ ShadowAlbum
  • US2016-10-28
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group), Mo Wax, UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:01DJ ShadowEndtroducing..... (20th Anniversary Endtrospective Edition)DJ ShadowAlbum
  • US2016-10-28
Island (imprint of Island Records, a division of Universal Music Group)B0025630-02
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:01DJ ShadowEndtroducing..... (20th Anniversary Endtrospective Edition)DJ ShadowAlbum
  • GB2016-10-28
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)00602547957047
2.4Midnight in a Perfect World4:57DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....DJ ShadowAlbum
FFRR, Mo Wax697 124 123-1
1.8Midnight in a Perfect World5:00DJ ShadowDie Hit-Giganten: Best of Summer ChillVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2017-05-19
Sony Music Media88985426862
2.19Midnight in a Perfect World4:58DJ Shadow101 DrivetimeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)UMC10110
1.13Midnight in a Perfect World4:58DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....DJ ShadowAlbum
  • XW2019-01-11
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.20Midnight in a Perfect World5:00DJ ShadowDriven By the 90s: 100 Essential Driving SongsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2019-04-05
Union Square MusicDRIVEBX005
1.29Midnight in a Perfect World4:52DJ ShadowIbiza Sunset AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2020
Café del Mar Music
1.11Midnight in a Perfect World5:01DJ ShadowEndtroducingDJ ShadowAlbum
  • XW2021-05-20
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.13Midnight In a Perfect World4:58DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....DJ ShadowAlbum
UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)
1.13Midnight in a Perfect World4:58DJ ShadowEndtroducing..... (reissue)DJ ShadowAlbum
Mo Wax540 607-2
Promotion
1.1Midnight in a Perfect World (LP version)5:04DJ ShadowMidnight in a Perfect WorldDJ ShadowSingle
FFRRPR12 7471-1
1.9Midnight in a Perfect World5:00DJ ShadowCMJ New Music Monthly, Volume 43: March 1997Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
College Music JournalCMJ-NMM043
1.8Midnight in a Perfect World5:01DJ ShadowMusikexpress 19: Marlboro MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Musikexpress19
Bootleg
1.26Midnight in a Perfect World4:56DJ ShadowChillout Station, Volume 3Various ArtistsOther + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
Withdrawn
1.16Midnight in a Perfect World5:00DJ ShadowTrip Hop ClassicsVarious ArtistsCompilation
  • -2022-03-30
FP
(unknown)
1.13Midnight in a Perfect World4:58DJ ShadowEndtroducing.....DJ ShadowAlbum
Universal UMC[none]

Relationships

assistant engineer:The Automator
engineer, producer and mixer:DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
vocals:Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1996)
Mo Wax Recordings (in 1996)
recorded at:The Glue Factory in San Francisco, California, United States
DJ-mixes:Austin, Texas, October 2nd, 1998 (order: 9)
NYC, October 1st, 1998 (order: 9)
Live at Bizarre Festival (Germany, August 16th, 2002) (order: 20)
has remixes:Final Countdown (live mix) by Pretty Lights
Midnight in a Perfect World (Bruxism & Pop the Hatch Remix)
Midnight in a Perfect World (Hudson Mohawke remix)
samples:California Soul by Marlena Shaw
Dolmen Music: A. Overture and Men’s Conclave / B. Wa‐Ohs / C. Rain / D. Pine Tree Lullaby / E. Calls / F. Conclusion by Andrea Goodman, Meredith Monk (American composer), Monica Solem, Julius Eastman, Robert Een, Paul Langland
Gotham Lullaby by Meredith Monk (American composer), Collin Walcott
Life Could by Rotary Connection
Outta State by Akinyele
Releasing Hypnotical Gases by Organized Konfusion (US alternative hip hop duo from Queens, NYC)
Sekoilu seestyy by Pekka Pohjola
Soul by S.O.U.L. (Sounds of Unity and Love)
Sowing the Seeds of Love by Tears for Fears
Summer Breeze by The Isley Brothers
The Human Abstract by David Axelrod (baroque pop composer)
mash-ups:Heartless vs. Midnight in a Perfect World (Kanye West vs. DJ Shadow) by Diplo (DJ and music producer)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/1a9maLxqpx3cxjY1lTj62B [info]
recording of:Midnight in a Perfect World

Related works

Midnight in a Perfect World

composer:DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
publisher:MCA Music Ltd.
Mo Wax Music Ltd