There is more than one artist named Midtown:

1) Midtown is a pop-pun… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist named Midtown:

1) Midtown is a pop-punk band from Springfield, New Jersey, United States. Formed in November of 1998 by three Rutgers students, the band soon became a pop-rock quartet and took advantage of the fertile New Jersey punk scene to develop a unique sound that combined elements of both emo and alternative sounds. They began recording shortly after their formation. Their first EP, "Sacrifice of Life," was issued by Pinball Records in 1999. Their first full-length album, "Save the World, Lose the Girl," was released in early 2000 by the Drive-Thru Records label and picked up for distribution by MCA. Shortly after their second full-length, "Living Well Is The Best Revenge" was released, they left the label. Their third album, "Forget What You Know," was produced while the band was not under contract with a record label and then picked up by Sony Records.

The very popular song "Give It Up" appeared in the summer of 2004 in the box-office hit: "Spider-Man 2" soundtrack. It was also featured in the EA Games title: "Burnout 3: Takedown" in the autumn of 2004.

In 2005 the band deferred and continued projects elsewhere. The lead singer/bass player Gabe Saporta, who is currently a member of Cobra Starship, had to clarify the situation. When asked why Midtown had deferred, he had this to say:

"Well, Midtown’s not broken up. Basically, after our last tour we were supposed to start writing new stuff and then our friends in Senses Fail needed a guitar player so they asked Heath to go out and that turned into a longer thing. I had been working with beats, like on the last Midtown album I did a lot of experimenting with beats and I wanted to take a different approach to songwriting. I wanted to do something a little more fun, because Midtown had gotten really serious which was good and it was a good outlet for me but I wanted to do something that would showcase my personality."

However, many fans now have the impression that Midtown will never reunite, as all of the members now have other projects. Saporta has stated that one final show will happen in the future sometime in New Jersey. When it's going to happen is unknown at this time due to the ongoing projects.

Lead singer/bassist Gabe Saporta is currently the lead singer for, Cobra Starship.
Guitarist Heath Saraceno is currently playing guitar with Senses Fail.
Guitarist Tyler Rann plays with his band Band of Thieves.
Drummer Rob Hitt works on his label, I Surrender Records, and manages bands at Crush Music Management.

In early 2014 Midtown announced that they would reunite to play two shows at the Skate And Surf Festival of that year.

Several years later, in 2022, Midtown announced their Resurrection Tour, opening for four My Chemical Romance shows, and performing four other concerts of their own, along with Riot Fest.

2) A barbershop quartet from Manhattan, who won the BHS International Quartet Contest in 2023.

Célébration
Midtown Lyrics

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Every notion of sensation
Has already left my body
Every bone that started breaking
Is a cause for celebration

So now I wait for...
I hope I can make it through these days
These days

Every night's a celebration
Every night's a f**king party
There's no reason for salvation
This irony was all we wanted

So now I wait for
I hope I can make it through these days
These days, these days

Trying to understand as someone else
Trying to pull myself from underground
Trying to understand I'm someone else
Trying to stand as my legs begin to bend

Because everything breaks as it changes
Everything crumbles to the sea
Everything fails as I am fading

Out a memory
Out again

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Midtown's song "Celebration" are introspective, bordering on melancholic. The opening lines, "Every notion of sensation has already left my body. Every bone that started breaking is a cause for celebration", paint a picture of somebody who has been through a lot and is now feeling almost numb. The idea that something as painful as broken bones could be a cause for celebration speaks to the idea that the person has been through something and has now come out the other side.

The chorus, "Every night's a celebration, every night's a f**king party. There's no reason for salvation, this irony was all we wanted", adds to the melancholy tone of the song. Instead of celebrating something positive, the person is celebrating the pain they have been through because it has led them to where they are now. The irony of it all is that they didn't necessarily want to be where they are, but they are here nonetheless.

The bridge of the song, "Trying to understand as someone else. Trying to pull myself from underground. Trying to understand I'm someone else. Trying to stand as my legs begin to bend", seems to be about the struggle of trying to be someone new or different, while still feeling like the same old person. The repetition of the line "Trying to understand" shows that the person is trying to make sense of who they are, but they are struggling. The legs bending could be a metaphor for the effort it takes to change oneself.

Line by Line Meaning

Every notion of sensation
I no longer feel anything

Has already left my body
My body is numb

Every bone that started breaking
All the pain I endured

Is a cause for celebration
I celebrate surviving and enduring the pain

Every night's a celebration
I party every night to forget my problems

Every night's a f**king party
I party excessively, almost recklessly

There's no reason for salvation
I have given up hope for redemption

This irony was all we wanted
We craved the ironic pleasure of partying despite our pain

Trying to understand as someone else
I'm trying to detach myself from my emotions

Trying to pull myself from underground
I'm trying to overcome my struggles and uplift myself

Trying to understand I'm someone else
I'm struggling with my own identity