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| inspirations = [[The Lonely Island]] [[Flight of the Concords]] [[Blink 182]] |
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| name = The Midnight Beast |
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| years_active = 2009–present |
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| label = Sounds Like Good ( |
| label = Sounds Like Good (created in March 2012) |
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| associated_acts = Hadouken!, The Clik Clik, Cast of Lions (formerly |
| associated_acts = Hadouken!, The Clik Clik, Cast of Lions (formerly Chapters), Perfect People |
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| website = {{URL|http://www.themidnightbeast.com/}} |
| website = {{URL|http://www.themidnightbeast.com/}} |
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| current_members = Stefan Abingdon<br/>Dru Wakely<br/>Ashley Horne |
| current_members = Stefan Abingdon<br/>Dru Wakely<br/>Ashley Horne |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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The Midnight Beast had 411,639 subscribers and 66,440,422 views combined on their YouTube channel, as well as 405,650 Facebook fans as of March |
The Midnight Beast had 411,639 subscribers and 66,440,422 views combined on their YouTube channel, as well as 405,650 Facebook fans as of March 2014. The group's songs often appear on [[iTunes]] music charts with their recent album reaching Number Two in the iTunes Music charts,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.music-chart.info/artist/11570/The-Midnight-Beast |title=The Midnight Beast – Artist Analysis | ITunes Music Chart Archive |publisher=Music-chart.info |date= |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref> and their accompanying music videos routinely reaching over 1 million views on YouTube.{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}} On Christmas Day 2009, the "TiK ToK" parody was featured on the front page of [[MTV.com]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Knezevic|first=Milana|title=The Midnight Beast|url=http://www.yorkvision.co.uk/scene/the-midnight-beast/|work=York Vision|accessdate=19 March 2012|date=7 December 2010|quote=The video currently boasts over 9 million views, with the numbers still increasing. This was likely helped by [...] it featuring on the front page of the MTV website.}}</ref> The group has also made videos in collaboration with BBC Comedy and MTV Rocks.{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}} |
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The group has garnered praise from many of the artists that they have parodied.{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}} Both [[Kesha|Ke$ha]] and [[Jay Sean]] have tweeted positive reactions to the parody of their respective songs, [[Tik Tok (song)|TiK ToK]] and [[Down (Jay Sean song)|Down]], with Ke$ha stating "holy. shit. this is better than my version",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/keshasuxx/status/6676461438 |title=Twitter / keshasuxx: @PerezHilton |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5358512/the-midnight-beast-and-you-thought-kehas-version-of-tik-tok-was-trashy|title=The Midnight Beast: And You Thought Ke$ha’s Version Of "TiK ToK" Was Trashy|first=Robbie|last=Daw|work=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=12 January 2010|accessdate=29 January 2010}}</ref> and Jay Sean posting "Hahha brilliant. Someone should mix this with 'pants on the ground.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/jaysean/status/8034031578 |title=Twitter / jaysean: Hahha brilliant. Someone shud |publisher=Twitter.com |date=21 January 2010 |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref> |
The group has garnered praise from many of the artists that they have parodied.{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}} Both [[Kesha|Ke$ha]] and [[Jay Sean]] have tweeted positive reactions to the parody of their respective songs, [[Tik Tok (song)|TiK ToK]] and [[Down (Jay Sean song)|Down]], with Ke$ha stating "holy. shit. this is better than my version",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/keshasuxx/status/6676461438 |title=Twitter / keshasuxx: @PerezHilton |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5358512/the-midnight-beast-and-you-thought-kehas-version-of-tik-tok-was-trashy|title=The Midnight Beast: And You Thought Ke$ha’s Version Of "TiK ToK" Was Trashy|first=Robbie|last=Daw|work=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=12 January 2010|accessdate=29 January 2010}}</ref> and Jay Sean posting "Hahha brilliant. Someone should mix this with 'pants on the ground.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/jaysean/status/8034031578 |title=Twitter / jaysean: Hahha brilliant. Someone shud |publisher=Twitter.com |date=21 January 2010 |accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref> |
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==Members== |
==Members== |
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* Stefan James Donald John |
* '''Stefan James Donald John "Stef" Abingdon''': Born 19 January 1989. He was born and grew up in Fulham, London with his parents (both of whom are musicians) and his two brothers, Kyle and Tcha. Abingdon learned piano from age six until he was asked to leave by his teacher because he did not practice enough.<ref> Pg. 9. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> He appeared in many musicals such as ''[[Oliver!]]'', ''[[Whistle Down the Wind (musical)|Whistle down the Wind]]'' and ''[[Tess of the D'Urbervilles]]''. By age 12, Stefan was playing the guitar, and a week later he started his first band named ''Ink''. His next band, called Icarus Burning, started when he was 12 with another boy called Simon as a fellow founder and Dru Wakely on drums.<ref> Pg. 12 Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> A while after the duo started another band with Maya Yianni and Henry Bauckham called [[The Clik Clik]]. This was his final band before The Midnight Beast. He is now also lead singer of band Cast of Lions. |
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* Andrew 'Dru' Francis Wakely – Born 10 January 1987. He grew up in Wandsworth, South-West London. He lived with his mum, dad and brother Tim until the age of six. At that time, his father ran off with the family's Spanish cleaner on Christmas Eve (as told in the song ''Daddy'').<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WERMSmltyAQ</ref> The loss of his father led to excessive eating and a [[Calpol]] addiction. He described his teenage years as "a fine blend of drunken brawls, unsuccessful robbery attempts, and casual sex"<ref> Pg. 23 Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> He met Stefan Abingdon at a summer drama camp. Dru said he was interested in playing drums in Stefan's band (even though he had no experience). He auditioned to Abingdon on a wooden box they found in the street<ref>Pg 12. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> His first band was known as ''Icarus Burning'', and was also a member of ''Perfect People'' and ''The Clik Clik''. He was the second member of The Midnight Beast, as Ashley was not fully convinced to join until the last minute.<ref> Pg 28. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> |
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* '''Andrew "Dru" Francis Wakely''': Born 10 January 1987. He grew up in Wandsworth, South-West London. He lived with his mum, dad and brother Tim until the age of six. At that time, his father ran off with the family's Spanish cleaner on Christmas Eve (as told in the song "Daddy").<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WERMSmltyAQ</ref> The loss of his father led to excessive eating and a [[Calpol]] addiction. He described his teenage years as "a fine blend of drunken brawls, unsuccessful robbery attempts, and casual sex".<ref> Pg. 23 Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> He met Stefan Abingdon at a summer drama camp. Dru said he was interested in playing drums in Stefan's band (even though he had no experience). He auditioned to Abingdon on a wooden box they found in the street.<ref>Pg 12. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> His first band was known as Icarus Burning, and was also a member of ''Perfect People'' and ''The Clik Clik''. He was the second member of The Midnight Beast, as Ashley was not fully convinced to join until the last minute.<ref> Pg 28. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> |
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* '''Ashley Neil "Ash" Horne''': Born 4 January 1989. He grew up in Reading with his mother and father. In his childhood he enjoyed running around his garden and pretending to be [[John Rambo|Rambo]]. After a few years, his sister, Sarah Louise Horne, was born into the family. He has supported [[Newcastle United]] from childhood. At the age of 12, he started attending the [http://www.sylviayoungtheatreschool.co.uk/page/default.asp?pid=102&title=Ex-Students%20 Silvia Young Theatre School for Performing Arts].<ref> Pg 38. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> After attending three years at the Italia Conti school, Ash got his first small acting part. He was part of a fake [[boyband|boy band]] in the [[Nickelodeon]] show ''[[Genie in the House]]''. He was also "Ziggy" in ''[[EastEnders]]'', and also got a part as "Lad" in the 2008 Christmas Special of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' with one line being "Who the hell is that?"<ref> Pg 39 Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> Stef was telling Dru and Ash about a new song by [[Kesha]] called [[Tik Tok]]. He was going to parody it and needed a band.<ref> Pg 28. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> Ash was asked to be in the video because of his "retro{{{snd}}yet modern{{snd}}style of dance."<ref> Pg. 40 Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet</ref> In the Tik Tok Parody, he did not have a singing part, but was still part of the band. Recently Ash has appeared in ''All Stars'' the film and ''Skins Redux'' as the part of Stephen. He also claims that he is the "ladies man" of the band. |
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==Book== |
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The Midnight Beast | |
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| Origin | Putney, London |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Sounds Like Good (created in March 2012) |
| Members | Stefan Abingdon Dru Wakely Ashley Horne |
| Website | www |
The Midnight Beast, sometimes abbreviated as TMB, is a British comedy/parody music group from London. They are most famous for their YouTube cover-parody of the 2009 single "TiK ToK" by American pop artist Ke$ha.[1] The group currently has three members: Stefan Abingdon, Dru Wakely and Ashley Horne.
Reception
The Midnight Beast had 411,639 subscribers and 66,440,422 views combined on their YouTube channel, as well as 405,650 Facebook fans as of March 2014. The group's songs often appear on iTunes music charts with their recent album reaching Number Two in the iTunes Music charts,[2] and their accompanying music videos routinely reaching over 1 million views on YouTube.[citation needed] On Christmas Day 2009, the "TiK ToK" parody was featured on the front page of MTV.com.[3] The group has also made videos in collaboration with BBC Comedy and MTV Rocks.[citation needed]
The group has garnered praise from many of the artists that they have parodied.[citation needed] Both Ke$ha and Jay Sean have tweeted positive reactions to the parody of their respective songs, TiK ToK and Down, with Ke$ha stating "holy. shit. this is better than my version",[4][5] and Jay Sean posting "Hahha brilliant. Someone should mix this with 'pants on the ground.'"[6]
The Midnight Beast has also attracted minor controversy with its music. In an online post from February 2011, Metro, a British newspaper, raised issue with the lyrics of "Use Ya Head", a sexual education-themed skit made for the Marie Stopes International charity's Have A Larc organisation, which promotes safe sex. The paper cited the lines "One up the bum and it’s no harm done" and "One up the bum and you won’t be a mum'" stating that it appeared that the group was suggesting anal sex as a birth control method. It also quoted unnamed critics who mentioned that the video failed to point out that anal sex could still lead to the transmission of STDs.[7]
Members
- Stefan James Donald John "Stef" Abingdon: Born 19 January 1989. He was born and grew up in Fulham, London with his parents (both of whom are musicians) and his two brothers, Kyle and Tcha. Abingdon learned piano from age six until he was asked to leave by his teacher because he did not practice enough.[8] He appeared in many musicals such as Oliver!, Whistle down the Wind and Tess of the D'Urbervilles. By age 12, Stefan was playing the guitar, and a week later he started his first band named Ink. His next band, called Icarus Burning, started when he was 12 with another boy called Simon as a fellow founder and Dru Wakely on drums.[9] A while after the duo started another band with Maya Yianni and Henry Bauckham called The Clik Clik. This was his final band before The Midnight Beast. He is now also lead singer of band Cast of Lions.
- Andrew "Dru" Francis Wakely: Born 10 January 1987. He grew up in Wandsworth, South-West London. He lived with his mum, dad and brother Tim until the age of six. At that time, his father ran off with the family's Spanish cleaner on Christmas Eve (as told in the song "Daddy").[10] The loss of his father led to excessive eating and a Calpol addiction. He described his teenage years as "a fine blend of drunken brawls, unsuccessful robbery attempts, and casual sex".[11] He met Stefan Abingdon at a summer drama camp. Dru said he was interested in playing drums in Stefan's band (even though he had no experience). He auditioned to Abingdon on a wooden box they found in the street.[12] His first band was known as Icarus Burning, and was also a member of Perfect People and The Clik Clik. He was the second member of The Midnight Beast, as Ashley was not fully convinced to join until the last minute.[13]
- Ashley Neil "Ash" Horne: Born 4 January 1989. He grew up in Reading with his mother and father. In his childhood he enjoyed running around his garden and pretending to be Rambo. After a few years, his sister, Sarah Louise Horne, was born into the family. He has supported Newcastle United from childhood. At the age of 12, he started attending the Silvia Young Theatre School for Performing Arts.[14] After attending three years at the Italia Conti school, Ash got his first small acting part. He was part of a fake boy band in the Nickelodeon show Genie in the House. He was also "Ziggy" in EastEnders, and also got a part as "Lad" in the 2008 Christmas Special of Doctor Who with one line being "Who the hell is that?"[15] Stef was telling Dru and Ash about a new song by Kesha called Tik Tok. He was going to parody it and needed a band.[16] Ash was asked to be in the video because of his "retro{ – yet modern – style of dance."[17] In the Tik Tok Parody, he did not have a singing part, but was still part of the band. Recently Ash has appeared in All Stars the film and Skins Redux as the part of Stephen. He also claims that he is the "ladies man" of the band.
Book
The group released a semi-autobiographical book, titled Book at Us Now, on 27 October 2011.[citation needed] The book included interviews with the band members, the history of The Midnight Beast, as well as explanation of the group's videos and songs. The group held book signings around the country in a promotion titled The Book at Us Now Tour.[18][failed verification]
Sitcom
The band featured as itself in the self-titled sitcom The Midnight Beast, which aired on channel E4 in 2012.[19] The series consists of 6 episodes, and details a fictionalised version of the band's members as they attempt to become successful musicians. The situation comedy also includes the actors and actress Simon Farnaby, Ryan Pope, and Sophie Wu. The show aired in Australia on 22 April 2013 on SBS2. They created series 2 which was broadcast on 23 January 2014 on E4 and proved to be a great success to the bands image.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK Indie Albums | ||
| 2012 | The Midnight Beast
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10 |
| 2014 | Shtick Heads
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TBC |
EPs
| Year | Title | Label | Chart Positions |
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| UK | |||
| 2010 | Booty Call EP | Midnight Beast Records AWAL Records |
64 |
| 2013 | Love Bites EP | Sounds Like Good | 93 |
Releases from The Midnight Beast sitcom
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Episode | Label | Release Date |
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| "I Kicked A Shark in the Face" | 2012 | 6 | Episode 1 | Sounds Like Good | 5 July 2012 |
| "Begging" | 2 | ||||
| "Ninjas" | — | ||||
| "Medium Pimpin'" | 20 | Episode 2 | 12 July 2012 | ||
| "Daddy" | — | ||||
| "Quirky" | 12 | Episode 3 | 19 July 2012 | ||
| "Censorshit" | — | ||||
| "Strategy Wanking" | — | ||||
| "Videogames" | 21 | Episode 4 | 26 July 2012 | ||
| "Life Is A Musical" | — | ||||
| "Lez Be Friends" | — | Episode 5 | 2 August 2012 | ||
| "Just Another Boyband" | — |
Singles
| Year | Singles | ||||
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| UK[21][22][23] | AUS[24] | IRE[25] | |||
| 2009 | "Tik Tok (Parody)" | 90 | 4 | 39 | Non-album single |
| 2010 | "Ninjas" | — | — | — | The Midnight Beast |
| "Lez Be Friends" | — | — | — | ||
| "House Party" | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Just Another Boyband" | — | — | — | The Midnight Beast | |
| 2011 | "The Dance Routine" | 50 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Pizza in Ibiza" | — | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "I'm So Manly (I Make Men Cry)" | — | — | — | |
| "Return of the Boyband" | — | — | — | ||
| "Die Young (Parody)" | 91 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | "Bass Face" | — | — | — |
Other tracks
| Year | Title | ||||
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| UK | AUS | IRE | |||
| 2012 | "Begging" | 70 | — | — | The Midnight Beast (Episode 1) The Midnight Beast |
References
- ^ "The Midnight Beast - Feat. ST£FAN - Tik Tok Kesha Parody". Youtube. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "The Midnight Beast – Artist Analysis | ITunes Music Chart Archive". Music-chart.info. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Knezevic, Milana (7 December 2010). "The Midnight Beast". York Vision. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
The video currently boasts over 9 million views, with the numbers still increasing. This was likely helped by [...] it featuring on the front page of the MTV website.
- ^ "Twitter / keshasuxx: @PerezHilton". Twitter.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Daw, Robbie (12 January 2010). "The Midnight Beast: And You Thought Ke$ha's Version Of "TiK ToK" Was Trashy". Idolator. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ "Twitter / jaysean: Hahha brilliant. Someone shud". Twitter.com. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ By metrowebukmetro (7 February 2011). "Abortion charity's 'anal sex' contraception method video draws criticism". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ Pg. 9. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet
- ^ Pg. 12 Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WERMSmltyAQ
- ^ Pg. 23 Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet
- ^ Pg 12. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet
- ^ Pg 28. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet
- ^ Pg 38. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet
- ^ Pg 39 Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet
- ^ Pg 28. Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet
- ^ Pg. 40 Book at us Now. Midnight Beast, The. Coronet
- ^ "The Midnight Beast". The Midnight Beast. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "The Midnight Beast". comedy.co.uk. The British Comedy Guide. 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Peak positions for singles on the UK Indie Chart:
- For "I Kicked A Shark In The Face" and "Beggin": "Chart Archive > 14 July 2012 >". Official Charts Company.
- For "Quirky & Medium Pimpin": "Chart Archive > 28 July 2012>". Official Charts Company.
- For "Videogames": "Chart Archive > 4 August 2012>". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The Midnight Beast UK charting positions". Chart Stats. chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Chart Positions, Artists by name (M)". Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110514cluk.txt
- ^ "The Midnight Beast – Tik Tok (Parody)". eMedia Jungen. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ Steffen Hung (28 January 2010). "Discography The Midnight Beast". irishcharts.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.