"Middle of the Night" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American singer Elley Duhé. It was released on January 10, 2020, through Not Fit for Society and RCA Records. Duhé, Andrew Wells and Samuel Elliot Roman co-wrote the song, based on Isaac Albéniz's 1892 composition "Asturias (Leyenda)". Although the song did not chart during its initial release, in late 2021 and 2022 it went viral on TikTok, entering the charts worldwide.
Release and viral "Middle of the Night" was released on January 10, 2020. Duhé parted ways with RCA Records the same week the song was released. In 2022, it went viral on TikTok, resulting in the song entering charts in various countries and received more than one billion streams on Spotify.
Music video The music video directed by Loris Russier was released on May 4, 2022. The song's first video was directed by Ashley Monaé and was released on January 4, 2022, then retitled the "lyric video".
Charts
Weekly charts + 20202022 weekly chart performance for "Middle of the Night" Chart (20202022) Peakposition Belarus Airplay (TopHit) 113 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 44 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 17 France (SNEP) 20 Global 200 (Billboard) 25 Greece International (IFPI) 1 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 36 India International (IMI) 5 Italy (FIMI) 88 Lithuania (AGATA) 5 Luxembourg (Billboard) 12 Malaysia International (RIM) 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 16 Norway (VG-lista) 21 Romania (Billboard) 23 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 2 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 37 Singapore (RIAS) 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 78 Turkey (Billboard) 22 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 4 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) 5 + 2025 weekly chart performance for "Middle of the Night" Chart (2025) Peakposition Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 88
Monthly charts + Monthly chart performance for "Middle of the Night" Chart (20222023) Peakposition CIS Airplay (TopHit) 37 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál – Top 100) 18 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) 50 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 3 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 40 Slovakia (Singles Digitál – Top 100) 8 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 7
Year-end charts + 2022 year-end chart performance for "Middle of the Night" Chart (2022) Position Australia (ARIA) 61 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 57 CIS Airplay (TopHit) 61 France (SNEP) 48 Germany (Official German Charts) 50 Global 200 (Billboard) 56 Hungary (Stream Top 40) 34 Lithuania (AGATA) 20 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 46 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 96 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 32 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 99
+ 2023 year-end chart performance for "Middle of the Night" Chart (2023) Position CIS Airplay (TopHit) 117 Romania Airplay (TopHit) 41 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 34
+ 2025 year-end chart performance for "Middle of the Night" Chart (2025) Position Romania Airplay (TopHit) 145
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