Middle (DJ Snake song)

"Middle"
Single by DJ Snake featuring Bipolar Sunshine
from the album Encore
Released	16 October 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Length	3:40
Label	Interscope
Writer(s)	William Grigahcine Aaron Kleinstub Adio Marchant
Producer(s)	DJ Snake Aalias
DJ Snake singles chronology
"Lean On" (2015) "Middle" (2015) "Talk" (2016)
Bipolar Sunshine singles chronology "Daydreamer" (2015) "Middle" (2015) "Whole Heart" (2016)

"Middle" is a song by the French electronic music producer DJ Snake with vocals from the 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.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on March 16, 2016 on DJ Snake's YouTube account on Vevo.^[1] It was directed by Colin Tilley and features The Hunger Games actor Josh Hutcherson and actress Kiersey Clemons.^[2]

Charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	48
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6]	8
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	20
Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	49
France (SNEP)[9]	12
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	17
Italy (FIMI)[11]	42
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]	41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13]	13
Portugal (AFP)[14]	22
South Africa (EMA)[15]	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16]	37
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	42
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[18]	6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19]	10
US Billboard Hot 100[20]	20
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[21]	3
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[22]	13
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[23]	13

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[24]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[25]	Gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26]	2× Platinum	0^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[27]	Gold	400,000
United States (RIAA)[28]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPT2QuCIOA
2. "'Hunger Games' Star Josh Hutcherson Becomes A Superhero in DJ Snake's 'Middle' Video". billboard.com. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
3. "Australian-charts.com – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
4. "Austriancharts.at – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
5. "Ultratop.be – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
6. "Ultratop.be – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
7. "DJ Snake – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for DJ Snake. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
9. "Lescharts.com – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
10. "Chart Track: Week 20, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
11. "Top Digital – Classifica settimanale WK 23 (dal 2016-06-03 al 2016-06-09)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
13. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
14. "Portuguesecharts.com - Singles (Week 14)". Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
15. "EMA Top 10 Airplay: Week Ending 2016-02-23". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
16. "Swedishcharts.com – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
17. "Swisscharts.com – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
18. "Archive Chart: 2016-05-05" UK Dance Chart. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
19. "Archive Chart: 2016-05-19" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
20. "DJ Snake – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for DJ Snake. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
21. "DJ Snake – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for DJ Snake. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
22. "DJ Snake – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for DJ Snake.
23. "DJ Snake – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for DJ Snake.
24. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
25. "Italian single certifications – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine in the field Filtra. Select 2016 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically
26. "New Zealand single certifications – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
27. "British single certifications – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Middle in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
28. "American single certifications – DJ Snake feat. Bipolar Sunshine – Middle". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

• Music video on YouTube
• Audio on YouTube