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Midnite Vultures
Studio album by Beck
Released	23 November 1999
Recorded	July 1998 - June 1999
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	58:24
Label	DGC
Producer(s)	Beck Hansen, Tony Hoffer, Mickey Petralia, and The Dust Brothers
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The A.V. Club (Positive) 19 April 2002 NME (8/10) link Pitchfork (8.5/10) 25 November 1999 Robert Christgau (*) link Rolling Stone link
Beck chronology
Mutations (1998)	Midnite Vultures (1999)	Sea Change (2002)

Midnite Vultures is an alternative rock album by Beck and was released in November 1999. Similar to most of Beck's previous albums in its exploration of widely varying musical styles, Midnite Vultures didn't achieve the same blockbuster success as his breakthrough, Odelay, but it was well-received by his fans and critics. It reached #34 in the US - where it went gold - and also hit #19 in the UK.

Several songs were inspired by very prominent 80s acts; "Debra" was inspired by Prince's hit "Raspberry Beret", while "Get Real Paid" quotes directly from Kraftwerk's Computer World album.

The first 500,000 copies came in a digipak.

Working titles for the album included Zatyricon and I Can Smell the V.D. in the Club Tonight, the latter from a spoken line on "Milk & Honey."

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Limited Edition bonus disc 2 Additional recordings 3 Samples 4 Personnel 5 External links

All songs written by Beck Hansen, except where noted.

1. "Sexx Laws" – 3:39
2. "Nicotine & Gravy" – 5:13
3. "Mixed Bizness" – 3:46
   • Followed by 25 seconds of in-between-track noise.
4. "Get Real Paid" – 4:20
5. "Hollywood Freaks" (Beck Hansen/John King/Michael Simpson) – 3:59
6. "Peaches & Cream" – 4:54
7. "Broken Train" (originally titled "Out of Kontrol") – 4:11
8. "Milk & Honey" (Beck Hansen/Buzz Clifford) – 5:18
9. "Beautiful Way" – 5:35
   • Followed by 9 seconds of in-between-track spraypainting effects.
10. "Pressure Zone" – 3:07
11. "Debra" (Beck Hansen/John King/Michael Simpson) – 13:46
    • The actual track is only 5:42 in length, but is followed by 7 minutes of complete silence, and then 1:04 of hidden electronic noise.
12. "Arabian Nights" (Japanese version only) – 3:52

Initial versions sold at Best Buy stores came with a bonus disc that contained 3 songs.

1. "Salt in the Wound" – 3:38
2. "This Is My Crew" – 3:55
3. "Sexx Laws (Malibu Remix)" – 6:52

Although these were part of the original pressings, they came in a standard jewel case. The bonus disc was enclosed in a cardboard sleeve outside the jewel case.

The following songs were recorded during the Midnite Vultures sessions but did not make the album:

• "Almost a Ghost" (Unreleased)
• "Arabian Nights"
• "Dirty Dirty"
• "Feel Good Time" (Later recorded by pop artist Pink for the Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle soundtrack)
• "Midnite Vultures"
• "This Is My Crew"
• "Salt in the Wound"
• "Sexx Laws (Malibu Remix)"
• "Zatyricon"

• Beck – Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Producer, Vocoder, Horn Arrangements, Mixing
• David Campbell – Viola, String Arrangements, String Conductor
• Larry Corbett – Cello
• Joel Derouin – Violin
• Brian Gardner – Mastering
• Bernie Grundman – Mastering
• Greg Leisz – Pedal Steel
• Jay Dee Maness – Pedal Steel
• Johnny Marr – Guitar (Electric)
• Michael Patterson – Mixing
• Herb Peterson – Banjo
• Fernando Pullum – Horn
• David Ralicke – Trombone
• Joe Turano – Horn, Vocals (background)
• Arnold McCuller – Vocals (background)
• Smokey Hormel – Guitar
• Joey Waronker – Percussion, Drums
• Beth Orton – Vocals (background)
• Chris Bellman – Mastering
• The Dust Brothers – Scratching, Programming, Producer, Engineer
• Robert Carranza – String Engineer
• Steve Baxter – Horn, Vocals (background)
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen – Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals (bckgr), Handclapping, Shaker, Upright Bass
• Steve Mixdorf – Second Engineer
• Valerie Pinkston – Vocals (background)
• Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Tambourine, Vocals (bckgr), Choir, Chorus, Clavinet, Percussion, Shaker, Vocoder
• Mickey Petralia – Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Shauna O'Brien – Project Manager
• DJ Swamp – Scratching
• Eve Butler – Violin
• Charlie Gross – Photography
• Arroyo Bombers – Choir, Chorus
• Arroyo Tabernacle Men's Chorale – Choir, Chorus
• Jon Birdsong – Trumpet
• Derek Carlson – Second Engineer
• Eye – Artwork, Art Direction, Design, Collage
• Gimbop – Layout Direction
• Michel Gondry – Collage
• Tony Hoffer – Guitar, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Editing, Mixing, Wah Wah Guitar, Sound Design
• David Arthur Brown – Sax (Tenor)

• Midnite Vultures at MusicBrainz

Beck
Discography
Major label albums: Mellow Gold | Odelay | Mutations | Midnite Vultures | Sea Change | Guero | The Information
Remix albums: Guerolito
Independent releases: Stereopathetic Soulmanure | One Foot in the Grave
Unofficial releases: Golden Feelings | A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight Singles: Loser | Pay No Mind (Snoozer) | Beercan | It's All In Your Mind | Where It's At | Devils Haircut The New Pollution | Sissyneck | Jack-Ass | Deadweight | Tropicalia | Cold Brains Nobody's Fault But My Own | Sexx Laws | Mixed Bizness | Nicotine & Gravy | Lost Cause E-Pro | Girl | Hell Yes | Nausea
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