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Midtown
Midtown performing in 2000
Background information
Origin	New Brunswick New Jersey  United States
Genre(s)	Pop Punk Alternative Rock
Years active	1998–2004
Label(s)	Pinball Records Drive-Thru Records Columbia Records
Associated acts	Cobra Starship Senses Fail Band of Thieves Humble Beginnings
Former members
Gabe Saporta Tyler Rann Heath Saraceno Rob Hitt

Midtown is an American pop punk and alternative rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Formed in November, 1998 by three Rutgers University students, Midtown soon became a quartet. The band took advantage of the fertile New Jersey punk scene to develop a sound that combined elements of emo and punk rock and began recording shortly after their formation. Their first EP, Sacrifice of Life, was issued by Pinball Records in 1999. Their second album, Save the World, Lose the Girl, was released in early 2000 by the Drive-Thru Records label and picked up for distribution by MCA. After Living Well Is The Best Revenge was released they left the label. Their next album, Forget What You Know, was produced while the band was not under contract with a record label and then picked up by Columbia Records.

• The Sacrifice of Life EP (1999)
• Save the World, Lose the Girl (2000)
• Donots vs. Midtown Split 7" (2000)
• Millencolin/Midtown Split (2001)
• Living Well Is the Best Revenge (2002)
• Forget What You Know (2004)#109 US

• "Just Rock 'n' Roll"
• "Like a Movie"
• "Get It Together"
• "Give It Up" #32 US Modern Rock
• "Empty Like the Ocean"

• Gabe Saporta - Lead Vocals/Bass
• Tyler Rann - Vocals/Guitar
• Heath Saraceno - Vocals/Guitar
• Rob Hitt - Drums

• Cobra Starship is the new project of Midtown's bassist and lead singer, Gabe Saporta. Their first single, "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)", was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Snakes on a Plane. Their first album, While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets came out October 2006 and their second album ¡Viva La Cobra! came out on October 23rd, 2007.

• Heath Saraceno (vocals, guitar) now plays with the New Jersey based rock band Senses Fail. He and Senses Fail drummer, Dan Trapp, have a side-project called The Jettonnes.
• Rob Hitt (drums) has a record label, I Surrender Records. He shares the label with friend, Alex Sarti, and has signed bands such as Valencia, The High Court, Four Year Strong, and Permanent Me.
• Tyler Rann (guitar, vocals) sings in the band Band of Thieves.

There has been rumors going around the internet claiming that Midtown would reunite at the 2008 Bamboozle Festival. Saporta later denied any claims of the band reuniting for the festival; but did go on to say that the band would reunite for a last show at a more "intimate venue".

Cobra Starship Interview