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Released on Epic, also Wonderwall (Oasis), Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine) and Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
Written by Steve Hopkins, also Evidently Chickentown, I Don’t Want to Be Nice and Beasley Street
Part of Zip Style Method, also Night People, A Heart Disease Called Love and The Day My Pad Went Mad
Written by Martin Hannett, also Evidently Chickentown, I Don’t Want to Be Nice and Beasley Street
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Martin Hannett wrote 7 of John Cooper Clarke’s top 10 songs
Steve Hopkins wrote 7 of John Cooper Clarke’s top 10 songs
John Cooper Clarke wrote 21 songs on fono
John Cooper Clarke’s most frequent co-writer is Steve Hopkins (13 songs together)
Credits
All 6 credits
- Written by
- John Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins
- Performed by
- John Cooper Clarke
- Part of
- Zip Style Method
- Released on
- Epic
- Written by
- John Cooper Clarke, Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins
- Performed by
- John Cooper Clarke
- Part of
- Zip Style Method
- Released on
- Epic
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Steve Hopkins
Same label: Epic
Same release: Zip Style Method
Same writer: Steve Hopkins
Same label: Epic
Same release: Zip Style Method
Same writer: Steve Hopkins
Same label: Epic
Elsewhere
Sources (7)
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1MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was performed by John Cooper Clarke
Midnight Shift was performed by John Cooper Clarke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was written by John Cooper Clarke
Midnight Shift was written by John Cooper Clarke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was written by Martin Hannett
Midnight Shift was written by Martin Hannett
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was written by Steve Hopkins
Midnight Shift was written by Steve Hopkins
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Midnight Shift is part of the release Zip Style Method
Midnight Shift is part of the release Zip Style Method
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Epic is the label of the song Midnight Shift
Epic is the label of the song Midnight Shift
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Midnight Shift was released on 1982