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Midtown
Midtown performing in 2000
Background information
Origin	Springfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	emo alternative rock Punk rock
Years active	1998–2005
Labels	Columbia MCA Drive Thru
Associated acts	Cobra Starship Senses Fail Band of Thieves Humble Beginnings
Website	midtownrock.com
Former members
Gabe Saporta Tyler Rann Heath Saraceno Rob Hitt

Midtown was an American pop-punk band from Springfield, New Jersey. Midtown formed in November 1998 by three Rutgers University students, but 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, The Sacrifice of Life, was released 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. The band was then upstreamed to MCA for their following album Living Well Is the Best Revenge. Their next album, Forget What You Know, was produced while the band was not under contract with a record label and was later picked up by Columbia Records. This was the band's final studio album since they disbanded in 2005.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Singles 2 Band members 3 Post-Midtown projects 4 External links

[edit] Discography

• 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)

[edit] Singles

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

[edit] Band members

• Gabe Saporta - lead vocals, bass (1998–2005)
• Tyler Rann - vocals, guitar (1998–2005)
• Heath Saraceno - vocals, guitar (1998–2005)
• Rob Hitt - drums, percussion (1998–2005)

[edit] Post-Midtown projects

• 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, their second album ¡Viva La Cobra! came out on October 23, 2007, and their third album, Hot Mess, came out on August 11, 2009.
• Heath Saraceno (vocals, guitar) played guitar and shared vocal duties in the New Jersey based rock band Senses Fail until leaving the band after the 2009 Warped Tour. He and Senses Fail drummer, Dan Trapp, have a side-project called The Jettonnes.
• Rob Hitt (drums) works for Crush Management and also has a record label, I Surrender Records. He shares the label with friend, Alex Sarti, and has signed bands such as Four Year Strong, Valencia, and Dragonette.
• Tyler Rann (guitar, vocals) sings in the band Band of Thieves.

[edit] External links

• ChangeTheRecord.net interview with Gabe Saporta - October '09

v • d • e Midtown Gabe Saporta · Tyler Rann · Heath Saraceno · Rob Hitt Studio albums Save the World, Lose the Girl · Living Well Is the Best Revenge · Forget What You Know EPs The Sacrifice of Life · Donots vs. Midtown Split · Millencolin/Midtown Split Singles "Just Rock and Roll" · "Like a Movie" · "Get It Together" · "Give It Up" · "Empty Like the Ocean" Labels Pinball · Drive-Thru · Columbia Related articles Discography · Cobra Starship · Senses Fail · Band of Thieves · Humble Beginnings