Middle of the Night (Elley Duhé song)

"Middle of the Night", (Stylized in all caps), is a song by American singer Elley Duhé, released as a single on January 10, 2020, through Not Fit for Society and RCA Records. It was written by Duhé, Andrew Wells and Samuel Elliot Roman, based on Isaac Albéniz's 1892 composition "Asturias (Leyenda)".

"MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT"
Single by Elley Duhé
Released	January 10, 2020 (2020-01-10)
Recorded	2020
Genre	Pop rock, electropop
Length	3:04
Label	Not Fit for Society RCA
Songwriter(s)	Elley Duhé Andrew Wells Samuel Elliot Roman
Producer(s)	Andrew Wells
Elley Duhé singles chronology
"Nature" (2019) "MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT" (2020) "Love Me Hard" (2020)
Music video
"Middle of the Night" on YouTube

Although the song did not chart during its initial release, in late 2021 and 2022 it went viral on TikTok, entering the charts worldwide^[1]

Background

The song was released on January 10, 2020. Duhé parted ways with RCA the same week the song was released.^[2]

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.^[3]

Music video

The song's official music video was directed by Loris Russier and released on May 4, 2022.^[4] The first video for the song, directed by Ashley Monaé and released on January 4, 2022, was then retitled the "lyric video".^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts 2020–2022 weekly chart performance for "Middle of the Night" Chart (2020–2022) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 25 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 27 Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[8] 113 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 44 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[8] 35 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[10] 19 Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[11] 17 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 15 France (SNEP)[13] 20 Germany (GfK)[14] 31 Global 200 (Billboard)[15] 25 Greece International (IFPI)[16] 1 Hungary (Single Top 40)[17] 13 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[18] 8 Iceland (Tónlistinn)[19] 36 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 28 India International (IMI)[21] 5 Italy (FIMI)[22] 88 Lithuania (AGATA)[23] 5 Luxembourg (Billboard)[24] 12 Malaysia International (RIM)[25] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 61 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 16 Norway (VG-lista)[28] 21 Portugal (AFP)[29] 28 Romania (Billboard)[30] 23 Romania (Romanian Radio Airplay)[31] 3 Romania (Romania TV Airplay)[32] 3 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[33] 37 Singapore (RIAS)[34] 20 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[35] 8 South Africa (TOSAC)[36] 79 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 78 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 15 Turkey (Billboard)[39] 22 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[40] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[41] 43 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[42] 5 2025 weekly chart performance for "Middle of the Night" Chart (2025) Peak position Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[43] 88

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Middle of the Night" Chart (2022–2023) Peak position CIS Airplay (TopHit)[44] 37 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál – Top 100)[45] 18 Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[46] 50 Romania Airplay (TopHit)[47] 3 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[48] 40 Slovakia (Singles Digitál – Top 100)[49] 8 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[50] 7 Year-end charts 2022 year-end chart performance for "Middle of the Night" Chart (2022) Position Australia (ARIA)[51] 61 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[52] 57 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[53] 61 France (SNEP)[54] 48 Germany (Official German Charts)[55] 50 Global 200 (Billboard)[56] 56 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[57] 34 Lithuania (AGATA)[58] 20 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[59] 46 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[60] 96 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[61] 32 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[62] 99 2023 year-end chart performance for "Middle of the Night" Chart (2023) Position CIS Airplay (TopHit)[63] 117 Romania Airplay (TopHit)[64] 41 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[65] 34

Certifications

Certifications for "Middle of the Night"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[66]	Platinum	70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[67]	Platinum	80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[68]	Gold	45,000‡
France (SNEP)[69]	Diamond	333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[70]	Gold	200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[71]	Platinum	100,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[72]	Platinum	60,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[73]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[74]	3× Platinum	150,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[75]	Platinum	10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[76]	Gold	30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[77]	Platinum	20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[78]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[79]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[80]	2× Platinum	4,000,000†
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.