Song · Flash and the Pan
“Midnight Man” by Flash and the Pan
From the album Early Morning Wake Up Call (1984)
“Midnight Man” by Flash and the Pan appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1985. It was first released in 1984 on the album Early Morning Wake Up Call. Its best result is #100 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #196 alternative song of 1985.
"Midnight Man" was one of the two hits Flash and the Pan pulled from Early Morning Wake Up Call, their fourth album, which Epic released in 1984. Harry Vanda and George Young, the pair at the core of the group, wrote it together and produced the record themselves at Albert Studios in Sydney, with Sam Horsburgh engineering and Colin Freeman handling the mix.
The single got around, charting in several countries, and like the album's title track it found its warmest welcome in Germany, where it climbed to number 7. Cashbox heard the album as eclectic, hook-heavy synth pop with a weakness for novelty effects, a band that could take rock's oldest clichés and somehow make them sound brand new.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 100 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 | 107 |
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