"Middle"
Single by DJ Snake featuring Bipolar Sunshine
from the album Encore
Released16 October 2015
Recorded2015
GenreEDM, bass music[1]
Length3:40
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
DJ Snake singles chronology
"Lean On"
(2015) 		"Middle"
(2015) 		"Talk"
(2016)
Bipolar Sunshine singles chronology
"Daydreamer"
(2015) 		"Middle"
(2015) 		"Whole Heart"
(2016)
Music video
"Middle" on YouTube

"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]

It was directed by Colin Tilley and features The Hunger Games actor Josh Hutcherson and actress Kiersey Clemons.[5] Principal photography took place in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[44] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[45] Gold 15,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[46] Platinum 20,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[47] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[48] Platinum 133,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[49] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[50] Platinum 50,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[51] Gold 30,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[52] 2× Platinum 30,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[53] Gold 25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[54] Platinum 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[55] Gold 20,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[56] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[58] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  4. ^ DJ Snake - Middle ft. Bipolar Sunshine. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
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