Midnights: Perbedaan antara revisi

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''Midnights'' disambut dengan pujian meluas dari para [[Jurnalisme musik|kritikus musik]], yang menyanjung produksi yang terkendali, penulisan yang jujur, dan irama vokal di dalamnya. Memecahkan rekor [[Spotify]] untuk album yang paling banyak diputar dalam sehari, ''Midnights'' merupakan sebuah kesusksesan komersial di seluruh format konsumsi musik. Album ini telah memuncaki tangga album di 2225 wilayah, termasuk Australia, Britania Raya, Italia, Jerman, Prancis, dan PrancisSpanyol. Di Amerika Serikat, album ini debut dengan 1,5 juta unit, menjadi album 2022 dengan penjualan terlaris dan tercepat, mencatat minggu penjualan vinil terbesar pada abad ke-21, menjadi album nomor satu kesebelas Swift di [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], dan pada minggu yang sama menghasilkan sepuluh lagu 10 besar di Hot 100—yang terbanyak untuk sebuah album. Untuk mendukung album ini, Swift akan mengadakan [[The Eras Tour]] pada tahun 2023.

[[Berkas:HAIMO2210722_HAIMO2210722 (30_of_5130 of 51)_ (52232595478)_Cropped Cropped.jpg|alt=Taylor Swift tampil di One More Haim Tour, mengenakan baju dan celana hitam|thumb|upright|[[Taylor Swift]] pada Juli 2022]]

Menurut Swift, isi dari ''Midnights'' terinspirasi oleh lima topik utama; kebencian diri, fantasi pembalasan dendam, "bertanya-tanya apa yang akan terjadi", jatuh cinta, dan "hancur berantakan".<ref name=":6">{{Cite magazine|last=Dailey|first=Hannah|date=20 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift's Fifth Inspiration for ''Midnights'' Is a Dark One|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-midnights-inspiration-dark-one-1235158597/|magazine=[[Billboard (majalah)|Billboard]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> Swift mengerahkan kolaborator lamanya, Jack Antonoff,{{NoteTag|Antonoff telah memproduksi satu lagu atau lebih dari tujuh album Swift—setiap album sejak [[1989 (album Taylor Swift)|''1989'']] (2014).<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/taylor-swift-jack-antonoff-producer-midnights-album-1235375271/|title=Taylor Swift Confirms Jack Antonoff as Producer on ''Midnights'' in New Behind-the-Scenes Look|date=16 September 2022|access-date=8 Oktober 2022|magazine=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]]|last=Shanfeld|first=Ethan|language=en|archive-date=16 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916200440/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/taylor-swift-jack-antonoff-producer-midnights-album-1235375271/|dead-url=no}}</ref>}} untuk memproduksi ''Midnights''. Mereka menulis 11 dari 13 lagu dalam album ini bersama; di antara sisanya, Swift menulis lagu "Vigilante Shit" sendiri dan "Sweet Nothing" bersama pacarnya, [[Joe Alwyn]], di bawah nama samarannya, William Bowery.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Siroky|first=Mary|date=29 Agustus 2022|title=Everything We Know About Taylor Swift's New Album Midnights (So Far)|url=https://consequence.net/2022/08/taylor-swift-midnights-album-everything-we-know-album/|website=Consequence|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> Beberapa lagu bonus dari ''Midnights'' diproduksi oleh [[Aaron Dessner]], yang telah berkolaborasi bersama Swift dalam ''Folklore'' dan ''Evermore''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=2022-10-21|title=Taylor Swift Releases Deluxe '3 am' Edition of ''Midnights'' With Seven Bonus Tracks|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/taylor-swift-3-am-deluxe-edition-midnight-seven-bonus-tracks-aaron-dessner-1235410769/|magazine=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]]|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> Sang penyanyi menyusun lagu-lagu bonus tersebut dalam "perjalanan mereka mencari keajaiban 13 [lagu] itu".<ref name="3am Edition">{{Cite magazine|last=Mier|first=Tomás|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift Surprises Fans With ''Midnights 3 A.M. Edition'' Featuring 7 Additional Songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-special-very-chaotic-surprise-1234612879/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en|access-date=23 Oktober 2022}}</ref>

''Midnights'' telah digambarkan sebagai sebuah album [[Elektronika (musik)|elektronika]],<ref name=":25">{{Cite news|date=22 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift's new album breaks Spotify streaming record|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/22/taylor-swifts-new-album-breaks-spotify-streaming-record|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|access-date=23 Oktober 2022|issn=1756-3224}}</ref> [[dream pop]],<ref name=":20">{{Cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Welcome to the Lavender Labyrinth: Taylor Swift's ''Midnights'' Is the Mastermind's Ultimate Power Move|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-midnights-sheffield-1234615239/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en|access-date=24 Oktober 2022}}</ref> [[synth-pop]],<ref name=":6" /> dan chill-out,<ref name=":11">{{Cite news|last=Powers|first=Ann|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=In the haze of ''Midnights'', Taylor Swift softens into an expanded sound|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/10/21/1130293117/midnights-taylor-swift-review|publisher=[[NPR]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> dengan elemen [[R&B kontemporer|R&B]].<ref name=":21" /><ref name=":24">{{Cite web|last=Wilson|first=Carl|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift's ''Midnights'' Is the Right Kind of Concept Album|url=https://slate.com/culture/2022/10/taylor-swift-midnights-album-review-3am-lyrics.html|website=Slate|language=en|access-date=27 Oktober 2022}}</ref> Swift meninggalkan bunyi alternative folk dari ''Folklore'' dan ''Evermore'' (2020), untuk membuat sebuah album [[Musik eksperimental|eksperimental]],<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|last=Ryan|first=Elise|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Review: Taylor Swift gets dark, electric on ''Midnights''|url=https://apnews.com/article/taylor-swift-midnights-review-45cf7eca3326d784829b405deb48310f|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> dengan sebuah pemandangan bunyi "alt-synth".<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=Harbon|first=Lucy|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Album Review: Taylor Swift - Midnights|url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/3427392/album-review-taylor-swift-midnights|website=Gigwise|language=en|access-date=23 Oktober 2022}}</ref> "[[Minimalisme]] maksimalis" merupakan ciri khas sonik dari album ini,<ref name=":23">{{Cite magazine|last=Hirsh|first=Marc|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift sleeps to dream on the moody, intimate ''Midnights''|url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/taylor-swift-midnights-review/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|language=en|access-date=23 Oktober 2022}}</ref> berisikan melodi yang halus,<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Helen|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift review, Midnights: Her darkest and most cryptic album yet|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/taylor-swift-midnights-review-tracks-b2207722.html|website=[[The Independent]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022|issn=1741-9743}}</ref> irama yang ditekankan,<ref name=":12">{{Cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift's ''Midnights'': A Personal, Emotionally Potent Late-Night Check-In (Critic’s Take)|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-midnights-review-new-album-1235159053/|magazine=[[Billboard (majalah)|Billboard]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> penyintesis antik,<ref name="Pitchfork">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-midnights/|title=Taylor Swift: ''Midnights'' Album Review|date=24 Oktober 2022|access-date=24 Oktober 2022|website=Pitchfork|last=Moreland|first=Quinn|language=en}}</ref> [[mesin drum]],<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift: Midnights review – small-hours pop rich with self-loathing and stereotype-smashing|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/21/taylor-swift-midnights-review-small-hours-pop-rich-with-self-loathing-and-stereotype-smashing|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022|issn=1756-3224}}</ref> [[Mellotron]],<ref name=":19">{{Cite magazine|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift's ''Midnights'' Marks a Return to Electronic, Confessional Pop That's Worth Losing Sleep Over: Album Review|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/album-reviews/taylor-swift-midnights-album-review-1235410102/|magazine=[[Variety (majalah)|Variety]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> ''downbeat'', serta harmoni yang pelan.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=2022-10-21|title=Premature Evaluation: Taylor Swift ''Midnights''|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2203504/taylor-swift-midnights-review/reviews/premature-evaluation/|website=Stereogum|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> Vokal Swift mempertahankan timbre [[Musik country|country]],<ref name=":11" /> namun dengan irama yang ritmis<ref name=":13" /> dan santai.<ref name=":14">{{Cite magazine|last=Tipple|first=Ben|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift – Midnights - Review|url=https://diymag.com/2022/10/21/taylor-swift-midnights-album-review|magazine=DIY|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> Vokalnya terkadang dimanipulasi secara elektronik, menghasilkan efek vokal yang [[Androgini|berkelamin dua]]<ref name=":19" /> dan "tersendat".<ref name=":13" /> Pengaruh [[Musik hip hop|hip hop]] dan [[rap]] juga hadir dalam pembawaan vokal Swift pada album ini, mengikutsertakan pengunaan rima internal.<ref name=":1125" /><ref name=":1311" /><ref name=":2513" /> Menggambarkan bunyi album ini secara keseluruhan, [[Paste (majalah)|''Paste'']] mengatakan ''Midnights'' "bergerak dengan cukup mudah di antara [[Diskotik|diskotek]] dan [[Adimarga|bulevar]] di bawah terang bulan".<ref name=":15">{{Cite magazine|last=Johnson|first=Elle|date=20 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift Deals in Dark Magic on ''Midnights''|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/midnights-album-review/|magazine=[[Paste (majalah)|Paste]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref>

Para jurnalis menggambarkan ''Midnights'' sebagai sebuah [[album konsep]],<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Browne|first=David|last2=Dolan|first2=Jon|date=12 Oktober 2022|title=The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-concept-albums-1234604040/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022|last3=Ehrlich|first3=Brenna|last4=Gross|first4=Joe|last5=Grow|first5=Kory|last6=Hiatt|first6=Brian|last7=Johnston|first7=Maura|last8=Kim|first8=Michelle Hyun|last9=dkk.}}</ref> tentang permikiran dan "penderitaan setelah jam kerja".<ref name=":11" /> [[Tengah malam]] merupakan motif liris yang berulang kali digunakan dalam musik Swift, dipakai dalam konteks dan sudut pandang yang berbeda dalam album-albumnya.{{NoteTag|Contohnya termasuk lagu-lagu "[[You Belong with Me]]" (2008), "[[Fearless (album Taylor Swift)|Untouchable]]" (2009), "[[All Too Well]]" dan "[[22 (lagu Taylor Swift)|22]]" (2012), "[[Red (Taylor's Version)|Nothing New]]" (2021), "[[Style (lagu Taylor Swift)|Style]]" dan "[[1989 (album Taylor Swift)|You Are in Love]]" (2014), "[[...Ready For It?]]" dan "[[New Year's Day (lagu Taylor Swift)|New Year's Day]]" (2017), "[[Lover (album)|Daylight]]" (2019), dan "[[Folklore (album Taylor Swift)|My Tears Ricochet]]" dan "[[Evermore (album Taylor Swift)|Happiness]]" (2020).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wood|first=Becca|date=13 September 2022|title=Every time Taylor Swift has sung about midnight ahead of new album|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/music/taylor-swift-midnight-song-lyrics-references-rcna46515|work=[[Today (program berita NBC)|Today]]|access-date=30 Oktober 2022|language=en}}</ref>}} ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' mengatakan ''Midnights'' memperluas motif artistik tersebut "menjadi sebuah album yang lengkap."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Carr|first=Mary Kate|date=29 Agustus 2022|title=A brief history of Taylor Swift's midnights, in honor of her new album|url=https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-midnights-a-brief-history-1849468632|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829161045/https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-midnights-a-brief-history-1849468632|archive-date=29 Agustus 2022|dead-url=no|access-date=30 Agustus 2022}}</ref> Album ini menandakan kembalinya Swift menuju lirik yang [[autobiografi]]s, setelah menjelajahi alur cerita dan karakter fiksi dalam ''Folklore'' dan ''Evermore''.<ref name=":24" /> ''[[The New Yorker]]'' mengatakan ''Midnights'' adalah sebuah kolase berbagai emosi selama pemikiran malam yang "spontan dan gelisah".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Jackson|first=Lauren Michele|date=23 Oktober 2022|title=In Taylor Swift's ''Midnights'', the Easter Eggs Aren't the Point|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/listening-booth/in-taylor-swifts-midnights-the-easter-eggs-arent-the-point|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|language=en|access-date=27 Oktober 2022}}</ref> Tema-tema utamanya adalah kepercayaan diri,<ref name=":16">{{Cite magazine|last=Mylrea|first=Hannah|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift - ''Midnights'' review: a shimmering return to pure pop|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/taylor-swift-midnights-review-3332805|magazine=[[NME]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> autokritik, keraguan diri,<ref name=":14" /> kegelisahan, citra publik,<ref name=":17">{{Cite magazine|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift Lets Us Into Her Darkest Dreams On ''Midnights''|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/taylor-swift-midnights-1234611211/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> dan [[insomnia]],<ref name=":12" /> dengan nada yang terbuka namun "samar".<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":15" /> Beberapa kritikus menganggap ''Midnights'' sebagai tulisan Swift yang paling jujur,<ref name=":1614" /><ref name=":1416" /> percaya diri,<ref name=":10" /> dan terus terang hingga kini.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Pip|first=Andy Von|date=27 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift: ''Midnights''|url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/midnights_taylor_swift|magazine=Under the Radar|language=en|access-date=29 Oktober 2022}}</ref>

Setelah pengumuman album ini, outlet pers berspekulasi bahwa pakaian Moschino yang dikenakan Swift untuk pesta setelah VMA 2022—sebuah korset [[Rok mini|mini mikro]] biru tua yang dihiasi dengan bintang-bintang perak—mengisyaratkan estetika album ini.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Perry|first=Whitney|date=29 Agustus 2022|title=Taylor Swift Kicked Off the ''Midnights'' Era With a Starry Micro Mini|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/taylor-swift-vmas-afterparty-look|magazine=Glamour|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902120045/https://www.glamour.com/story/taylor-swift-vmas-afterparty-look|archive-date=2 September 2022|dead-url=no|access-date=2 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bonner|first=Mehera|date=29 Agustus 2022|title=Fully Convinced Taylor Swift's VMAs After Party Look Is Teasing Her ''Midnights'' Era|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a41016533/taylor-swift-vmas-after-party-look-midnights/|magazine=[[Cosmopolitan (majalah)|Cosmopolitan]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829175206/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a41016533/taylor-swift-vmas-after-party-look-midnights/|archive-date=29 Agustus 2022|dead-url=no|access-date=29 Agustus 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=29 Agustus 2022|title=Taylor Swift's 2022 VMAs Afterparty Look Is Perfectly on Theme With Upcoming Album ''Midnights''|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-2022-mtv-vmas-afterparty-outfit-midnights-1235132508/|magazine=[[Billboard (majalah)|Billboard]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829175653/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-2022-mtv-vmas-afterparty-outfit-midnights-1235132508/|archive-date=29 Agustus 2022|dead-url=no|access-date=29 Agustus 2022}}</ref> Menganalisis foto-foto promosional ''Midnights'', ''The Ringer'' menggambarkan estetikanya sebagai "glamor, tetapi seperti jenis glamor yang santai, dan dalam, menentang glamor bintang pop besar", dengan [[biru malam]] mendominasi palet warnanya dan foto-fotonya bergaya retro. Tampilan jam dan "dekor ruang keluarga 60-an/70-an" juga merupakan bagian dari era ''Midnights''.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":19" /> ''[[Vogue]]'' mencatat gaya 1970-an dalam mode Swift,<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=7 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift's ''Midnights'' Will Feature a Lana Del Rey Collab and a Tribute to Her Six-Year Relationship With Joe Alwyn|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-midnights-what-we-know-so-far|magazine=[[Vogue]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref> meninggalkan pakaian pedesaan dan ''cottagecore'' yang dia angkat untuk ''Folklore'' dan ''Evermore''.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Allaire|first=Christian|date=21 September 2022|title=Taylor Swift Is Deep In Her Edgy Disco Era|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/taylor-swift-midnights-disco-era|magazine=[[Vogue]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> Kritikus mode Jess Cartner-Morley merasa fesyennya mengingatkan akan sampul album ''Country Live'' (1974) karya band [[art rock]] Inggris, Roxy Music, dan foto-foto oleh seniman Prancis Guy Bourdin untuk ''Vogue France''.<ref name=":18">{{Cite news|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=14 Oktober 2022|title='Genuine': why Taylor Swift can celebrate more than an album release|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/14/taylor-swift-celebrate-album-release-midnights-pop-acclaim|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|access-date=22 Oktober 2022|issn=1756-3224}}</ref>

"Anti-Hero" adalah singel utama dari ''Midnights''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=22 Oktober 2022|title=How Taylor Swift's Recent Album Releases Tell a Story of the ''Midnights'' Rollout|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-first-week-album-sales-streams-compare/|magazine=[[Billboard (majalah)|Billboard]]|language=en|access-date=31 Oktober 2022}}</ref> [[Republic Records]] merilis lagu tersebut ke radio dewasa kontemporer AS pada 24 Oktober,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases|url=https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|website=All Access|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021045727/https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases|archive-date=21 Oktober 2022|dead-url=yes|access-date=23 Oktober 2022}}</ref> diikuti dengan radio hit kontemporer pada 25 Oktober.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top 40/M Future Releases|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|website=All Access|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021045548/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=21 Oktober 2022|dead-url=yes|access-date=23 Oktober 2022}}</ref> "Bejeweled" dan "Question...?" menjadi singel-singel promosional setelah dirilis untuk unduhan digital melalui situs web Swift pada 25 Oktober.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 Oktober 2022|title=Bejeweled Digital Single|url=https://store.taylorswift.com/products/bejeweled-digital-single|website=Taylor Swift Official Store|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025100736/https://store.taylorswift.com/collections/digital-singles-and-album/products/bejeweled-digital-single|archive-date=25 Oktober 2022|dead-url=yes|access-date=26 Oktober 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=25 Oktober 2022|title=Question...? Digital Single|url=https://store.taylorswift.com/products/question-digital-single|website=Taylor Swift Official Store|language=en|archive-url=httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20221025111430/https://store.taylorswift.com/products/question-digital-single|archive-date=25 Oktober 2022-10-25|dead-url=yes|access-date=26 Oktober 2022}}</ref>

| ADM = 78,90/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web|title= Midnights by Taylor Swift reviews |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/13468/Taylor-Swift-Midnights.aspx|website=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=24 Oktober 2022|language=en}}</ref>

| rev10score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgkinson|first=Will|3=|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift review: Midnights — an old-fashioned album about human weakness|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/taylor-swift-new-album-review-midnights-hhxnn89q7|url-status=live|newspaper=[[The Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.todayorg/2022.10.21-052524web/20221024150849/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/taylor-swift-new-album-review-midnights-hhxnn89q7|archive-date=21 Oktober 2022-10-24|access-date=24 Oktober 2022|url-access=subscription|language=en|issn=0140-0460|dead-url=unfit}}</ref>

''Midnights'' menerima pujian meluas dari para [[Jurnalisme musik|kritikus musik]], kebanyakan di antaranya menyanjung produksi dan vokalnya yang tenang.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McIntosh|first=Steven|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift: Midnights praised by critics despite lack of radio hits|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63341633|publisher=[[BBC News]]|language=en|access-date=24 Oktober 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kelly|first=Fred|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift's Midnights: what the critics are saying about her 'tastefully subdued' album|url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/arts-life/culture/music/958268/taylor-swift-midnights-album-review|newspaper=[[The Week]]|language=en|access-date=24 Oktober 2022|issn=1533-8304}}</ref> Di situs web [[Metacritic]], album ini menerima skor 85 dari 100 berdasarkan 2527 ulasan, menunjukkan "penghargaan universal".<ref name="MC" /> Agregator AnyDecentMusic? memberikannya nilai 78,90 dari 10, berdasarkan asesmen mereka tentang konsensus kritis untuk album ini.<ref name="ADM" />

''Billboard'' menyebut pengumuman Swift tentang album ini yang tak terduga di Pernghargaan Video Musik MTV 2022 sebagai momen "penarik tajuk utama". Bruce Gillmer, produser penghargaan tersebut, mengatakan ''Midnights'' memberikan "peningkatan besar" pada peringkat acara tersebut.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=31 Agustus 2022|title=Producers of 2022 VMAs on Why They Think the Ratings Ticked Up This Year: 'All the Stars Aligned'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/producers-2022-vmas-interviewed-post-show-1235133326/|magazine=[[Billboard (majalah)|Billboard]]|language=en|access-date=31 Agustus 2022|archive-date=31 Agustus 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831093548/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/producers-2022-vmas-interviewed-post-show-1235133326/|dead-url=no}}</ref> Situs web resmi Swift juga mogok karena lalu lintas yang padat menyusul unggahan media sosial pertamanya tentang album ini.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cain|first=Sian|date=29 Agustus 2022|title=Taylor Swift announces new album, ''Midnights'', to be released in October|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/29/taylor-swift-announces-new-album-coming-in-october|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|access-date=31 Agustus 2022|archive-date=29 Agustus 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829083104/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/29/taylor-swift-announces-new-album-coming-in-october|dead-url=no|issn=1756-3224}}</ref> Sampul album ini menjadi tren di media sosial, ditiru dan diparodikan oleh para pengguna media sosial, termasuk akun resmi beberapa merk, organisasi, dan selebritas.{{NoteTag|Seperti [[Federasi Bola Basket Internasional]], [[Tim nasional sepak bola wanita Amerika Serikat]], [[HBO Max]], Fruit by the Foot, [[Heinz]], [[Dairy Queen]], dan [[Terry Crews]], Howie Mandel, [[Heidi Klum]], dan [[Sofía Vergara]] dari ''[[America's Got Talent]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://parade.com/news/internets-best-parodies-taylor-swifts-midnights-album-cover-twitter|title=The Internet's Best Parodies of Taylor Swift's ''Midnights'' Album Cover|date=3 September 2022|access-date=8 Oktober 2022|magazine=[[Parade (majalah)|Parade]]|last=Burke|first=Sammi|language=en|archive-date=2022-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905134224/https://parade.com/news/internets-best-parodies-taylor-swifts-midnights-album-cover-twitter|dead-url=no}}</ref>}} Apple Fitness+ merilis tiga program latihan baru didesain di sekitar musik Swift, menampilkan lagu-lagu dari ''Midnights'', dikurasi untuk latihan [[yoga]], [[Treadmill|''[[treadmill'']]'', dan HIIT.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Dailey|first=Hannah|date=13 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift's Music to Be Featured in Apple Fitness Workout Programs: 'Get Ready to Sweat, Swifties'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-music-apple-fitness-swiftie-workout-programs-1235155708/|magazine=[[Billboard (majalah)|Billboard]]|language=en|access-date=24 Oktober 2022}}</ref> Sebuah hotel butik [[Peringkat hotel|bintang lima]] di Prancis—[[The Leading Hotels of the World|Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa]]—menawarkan sebuah paket mewah istimewa terinspirasi oleh album ini bernama "The Royal Sleep Experience"; diskon 13 persen akan diterapkan selama 13 hari setelah perilisan albumnya.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Montanez|first=Abby|date=26 September 2022|title=A 5-Star Hotel in France Is Offering a Taylor Swift-Themed Experience, So Pack Your Red Scarf|url=https://robbreport.com/travel/hotels/taylor-swift-france-hotel-sleep-package-1234752223/|magazine=Robb Report|language=en|access-date=8 Oktober 2022|archive-date=6 Oktober 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006220815/https://robbreport.com/travel/hotels/taylor-swift-france-hotel-sleep-package-1234752223/|dead-url=no}}</ref> Peladen Spotify mogok selama beberapa menit ketika ''Midnights'' dirilis.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carr|first=Mary Kate|date=21 Oktober 2022|title=Taylor Swift's ''Midnights'' crashed Spotify, of course|url=https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-midnights-crashed-spotify-1849688637|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|language=en|access-date=24 Oktober 2022}}</ref>

! scope="row"| Tangga Album Gabungan Jepang ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|title=週間 合算アルバムランキング 2022年10月31日付|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coaja/w/2022-1011-31/p/507/|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=281 OktoberNovember 2022|language=ja|trans-title=Peringkat Album Gabungan Mingguan tanggal 31 Oktober 2022}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| Tangga Album Hot Jepang (''[[Billboard Japan]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=1011&day=3107|title=''Billboard Japan'' Hot Albums – Week of October 26, 2022|website=[[Billboard Japan]]|language=ja|access-date=261 OktoberNovember 2022}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| Tangga Album Jerman ([[Tangga lagu GfK Entertainment|GfK Entertainment]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-506513|title=Offiziellecharts.de – Taylor Swift – Midnights|access-date=29 Oktober 2022|publisher=[[Tangga lagu GfK Entertainment|GfK Entertainment]]|language=de}}</ref>