Album · The Psychedelic Furs
Midnight to Midnight by The Psychedelic Furs
Midnight to Midnight is an album by The Psychedelic Furs, released in 1986. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 40 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Heartbreak Beat”, on 36 lists with a best position of #38.
Midnight to Midnight, the Psychedelic Furs' fifth studio album, came out on Columbia with Chris Kimsey producing, a man known for his work with the Rolling Stones and fresh from Marillion's Misplaced Childhood. It's the Furs going all out for the big time, Richard Butler's smoky rasp and his brother Tim's bass buffed to such a high commercial gloss that the old post-punk grit barely shows.
It worked commercially, at least. It became their highest-charting album in Britain, and "Heartbreak Beat", a slick, pulsing single, gave them their biggest Top 40 hit in America up to then, with "Shock" and "Angels Don't Cry" trailing behind it. Butler himself later turned on it hard, dismissing the record as hollow and weak, and it has been knocked as over-produced ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Midnight to Midnight on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heartbreak Beat | 36 | #38 | – | 1986–2023 | |
| 2 | Shock | 2 | #55 | – | 1987–1989 | |
| 3 | Angels Don't Cry | 2 | #66 | – | 1987–1988 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.