Midnight Trail

"Midnight Trail" is a song by British pop rock band Jetfire. Written by band members Sean Cotes, Aaron Dixon, Joey Nicholson and Mikey Thompson and also produced by Nicholson, the song was released as the band's third single on 18 February 2013 in the UK and Ireland taken from their self-titled debut album, Jetfire. The song's subject documents the period of time someone goes through after ending a relationship. The single was distributed by Next Generation Records.

The single managed to receive positive reviews for its lyrical content, being regarded as the album's highlight. Upon its commercial release in the UK, the single peaked at #2 in the UK in it's second week, after an initial debut at #7 on the charts.

Background
"Midnight Trail" was originally first available upon the release of "Jetfire" in July 2012, as the second track on the album. After proving to be a fan favourite, and recieving very strong praise from critics, the song was planned to be released as the band's second single, however when Children In Need requested Jetfire record "Turn Back Time" with Difused, plans to release "Midnight Trail" were pushed back. The release of "Midnight Trail" is also to help promote the band's tour "The Gods of Rock Tour", which begind the week after the single's release. It was originally due to be released on 04 February, however the release was pushed back two weeks in order to give the band more time to promote.

Release and reception
Lewis Corner of Digital Spy blog gave the song a positive review stating: "It's true what they say, when a relationship starts to fail, It's time to pack your bags and take the midnight trail," hearthrob Aaron Dixon gushes on Jetfire's latest single, which is arguably the best from their album. It's another heart-shattering ode to a past love, similar to the band's debut smash 'Tears In Your Eyes', though given the song's chart success, the band certainly have a lot to be happy about at the moment. But while the four-piece fail to return with a more positive outlook, their ear for a guitar-pop stadium filler remains second to none. "Our love is over but my life can begin again, Just close your heart and count to ten," they croon as you just want to put your lighters in the air; and with another stellar track under their worn, brown leather belts, we suspect they won't be coming down any time soon. .

Music video
The music video premiered on 03 February 2013.

The video begins in a house. Aaron is shown sat at a table with a beautiful woman. The pair are sat in silence as they eat their food, sharing the occasional glance. “This isn't working anymore is it” the woman asks, not looking up from her plate. Aaron puts down his cutlery. “We can make it work” he replies looking at her and he reaches his hand across and places it on top of hers. “We can't Aaron, I've, I've met someone else” the woman says, still not looking at him as she pulls her hand away. The introduction to the song begins as scenes in the house are shown, between the couple yelling at one another, Aaron chucking the plates of the table and sitting at the table with his head in his hands. As the intro ends and the lyrics begin, Aaron walks out of the house and walks in the darkness, singing the lyrics to the song.

Scenes are shown in an abandoned warehouse of the band together playing their instruments as they sing the lyrics to the song. This scene is briefly shown throughout the whole video.

Continuing his walk, Aaron walks through streets, as one by one, the other members of the band walk out of houses and join him in walking the “midnight trail”. Eventually the four boys are shown walking through a dark forest as they continue to sing the song. They continue to walk in gloomy places throughout the song, being hit with strong winds and rain in certain scenes, but nether less they keep walking. Eventually as the song reaches the end, the boys continue walking, and are shown walking into the distance, as a sign is shown pointing in the direction they have walked, stating “To a new beginning”.

Track listing

 * CD1
 * 1) Midnight Trail
 * 2) Midnight Trail (WestFunk & Steve Smart Remix)
 * 3) Midnight Trail (Accoustic, Live Lounge Cover)


 * CD2
 * 1) Midnight Trail
 * 2) Space Cowboy (Live Lounge Cover)
 * 3) Midnight Trail (Jetfire Live Instrumental)
 * 4) Midnight Trail (Joey Nicholson Remix)
 * 5) Love Turns To Hate (Live)

Performances
On 04 February, the band gave an accoustic version of the song on Radio 1 Live Lounge. They then performed the track on both "Daybreak" and "Loose Women" on 14 February 2013. They then performed the track on 17 February 2013 on "The Uraps Factor".

Chart performance
The song was released on February 18, 2013. Upon it's release, the song only debuted at a dissapointing #7, shocking many fans and critics. This led to a campaign to get the single to rise into the top five, that resulted in the song moving up to #2 in it's second week. It has debuted at #9 on the airplay chart, giving the band their third consecutive top ten single on the chart. It also peaked at #9 on download, several weeks before release, but failed to re-enter the charts upon it's official charting. However after the tracks rise in it's second week, it re-entered at its original peak of #9. The song has become the band's third consecutive platinum certified single.

Chart Run
TOTAL: 284,187
 * Week 1: #7 - 54,842
 * Week 2: #2 - 90,874
 * Week 3: #7 - 46,665
 * Week 4: #11 - 27,345
 * Week 5: #27 - 10,999
 * Week 6: #20 - 15,112
 * Week 7: #33 - 5,454
 * Week 8: #35 - 5,111
 * Week 9: #38 - 6,049
 * Week 10: #34 - 6,714
 * Week 11: #25 - 13,479