Midnight / Choice

"Midnight" / "Choice" is a double A side single released by Orbital. This single was released in the UK in August 1991. "Choice" samples, and takes its name from, the track "Annihilation" by the hardcore punk band Crucifix.

"Midnight / Choice"
Single by Orbital
Released	26 August 1991
Recorded	1990
Label	FFRR
Songwriter(s)	P&P Hartnoll
Producer(s)	P&P Hartnoll
Orbital singles chronology
"III (Orbital EP)" (1991) "Midnight / Choice" (1991) "Halcyon" (1992)

"Midnight" appears on both the UK and US versions of The Green Album, though in different forms: The US edition features an edited version of the track, while the UK edition contains a live version with a significantly different arrangement. "Choice" also appears on the US version of the album.

The 1991 printing of the CD single feature "Midnight (Sasha Remix)" as track 1, labeled simply as "Midnight". A 1995 printing replace this with the original version of "Midnight". The CD single also included a third track, "Analogue Test 90".

Remixes

As with all of Orbital's first four singles, there was a remix vinyl single of Midnight/Choice, published a week later. Track 1 was the Sasha remix of "Midnight" that had appeared in place of the non-remix version of Midnight on the CD single. There was also a remix of Choice by British band Eye and I.^[1]

Record cover design

The record sleeve was designed by the usual Orbital collaborator Gavin Fultano (Fultano 90). The cover features a label diagram of a dissected eye.

Track listings

12" vinyl / cassette single

A "Midnight"

AA "Choice"

12" remix single

A "Midnight (Sasha Remix)"

AA "Choice (Eye and I Remix)"

CD single

1. "Midnight"
2. "Choice"
3. "Analogue Test Feb 90"

Track 1 is "Midnight (Sasha Remix)" on the 1991 printing, although labeled just "Midnight".

7" single (promo only)

A "Midnight (Radio Edit)" (3:20)

AA "Choice (Radio Edit)" (3:24)

2024 remaster

All versions and remixes were remastered and re-released in 2024.

References

1. Midnight/Choice Loopzorbital.com