"Middle" is a song by French DJ and electronic music producer DJ Snake featuring vocals from British singer Bipolar Sunshine. The song was released as a single on 16 October 2015 by Interscope Records. In July 2016, the song was announced as the lead single from DJ Snake's debut album, Encore (2016).
It was written by William Grigahcine, Aaron Kleinstub and Adio Marchant, and produced by the latter of two.
Critical reception
Entertainment Weekly writer Chuck Arnold called it a "breezy twirler that achieves after-hours airiness."[2] Ed Ledsham of Drowned in Sound put it alongside "Talk" for their "finer qualities of contemporary pop-dance" and the vocal talents of their respective featured artists, noting how Bipolar Sunshine's delivery was "particularly unique."[3]
Music video
The song's accompanying music video premiered on March 16, 2016, on DJ Snake's YouTube account on Vevo.[4]
^Ledsham, Ed (15 August 2016). "Album Review: DJ Snake - Encore". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^DJ Snake - Middle ft. Bipolar Sunshine. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
^"'Hunger Games' Star Josh Hutcherson Becomes A Superhero in DJ Snake's 'Middle' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
^"DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
^"DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
^"DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
^"DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
^"DJ Snake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201613 into search.
^"DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
^"DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine; 'Middle')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
^"Italian single certifications – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2016" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Middle" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
^"Portuguese single certifications – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^"Spanish single certifications – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^"Sverigetopplistan – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 October 2021.