Midnight Radio

For other uses of Midnight Radio please see the disambiguation page.

"Midnight Radio"
Song by John Cameron Mitchell from the album Hedwig and the Angry Inch Original Cast Album
Released	1999
Genre	Rock Cast recording
Label	Atlantic
Writer	Stephen Trask

Midnight Radio is a song from the off-Broadway musical, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and its subsequent film adaptation. It was composed by Stephen Trask and performed by John Cameron Mitchell in both the original off-Broadway play and the 2001 feature film.

The song contains number references to the inspiring woman of rock 'n roll, including Aretha Franklin, Yoko Ono, Nico, Patti Smith, Tina Turner, and Nona Hendryx.

Covers

• Midnight Radio is covered Cyndi Lauper and Minus 5 (featuring Peter Buck of REM) on the 2003 charity album Wig in a Box.
• Midnight Radio was covered by Dar Williams on her 2008 release of Promised Land.