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.
Recluse
Midtown Lyrics
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And you go on with your life
And gain new insight
But inside I'm thinking that just won't suffice
Cause I'm sure I'd like to take it back
And kill it at the start
Yeah
We're going far
It's from the heart
Yeah
We're taking care of every single one of us
Who do you trust
If we could be recluse
And I could inflict a lifetime of abuse
Anywhere I'd be killing you
My anger still persists
And it will not desist until I manifest on you
It will not desist until I manifest
Wouldn't it be swell to test how thin I wear
When I remember you
In "Recluse" by Midtown, the singer is grappling with unresolved anger towards someone they once trusted. The lyrics open with the acknowledgement that others may advise that anger subsides and life goes on, but the singer cannot find solace in that idea. They are still consumed by a desire to "take it back and kill it at the start." This bitterness is tied to their belief that they were betrayed by someone they placed trust in - "who do you trust?" - and they cannot move forward until they have confronted this person. The repetition of "we're going far" and "it's from the heart" reinforces the emotional weight of this conflict.
Line by Line Meaning
I've heard advice that anger soon subsides
I have been told that anger fades away with time
And you go on with your life
And one continues with their life
And gain new insight
And acquire new knowledge
But inside I'm thinking that just won't suffice
However, I feel that won't be enough for me
Cause I'm sure I'd like to take it back
Because I'm convinced I want to undo what I did
And kill it at the start Yeah
And prevent it from happening at the very beginning
We're going far Yeah
We're making great strides
It's from the heart Yeah
We genuinely mean it
We're taking care of every single one of us
We are looking out for each other
Who do you trust
Who can you rely on
If we could be recluse
If we could separate ourselves from society
And I could inflict a lifetime of abuse
And I could cause harm for an extended period
Anywhere I'd be killing you
I would hurt you no matter where we were
My anger still persists
I am still holding onto my anger
And it will not desist until I manifest on you
And I won't let go of it until I take it out on you
It will not desist until I manifest
I won't let go of my anger until I take it out on someone
Wouldn't it be swell to test how thin I wear
Wouldn't it be interesting to see how easily I break
When I remember you
When I think of you
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Ghost Of Waters Past
Oh man this really brings me back. This makes me want to be 15 again and go on adventures. I love how I remember every single lyric in this whole album 15 years later but I can’t remember all of my multiplication tables.
Travis Keen
One of my favorite songs ever. Midtown will forever be the catchiest of pop-rock.
John G
anything from new york jersey or pennsylvania
chadlystrife22
thank god, i was tired of crazy taxi popping up whenever i wanted to hear some midtown
huntingthompson
2002 did rock
JediCandice
ahhhh highschool :)