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Midnight Red Performs "Hell Yeah" Live

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Boy band Midnight Red is bringing back late-'90s/early-00s pop à la Britney Spears and *NSync, and they bring it in full to the YH Studio to perform a live acoustic version of their catchy single "Hell Yeah"! Colton, Anthony, Thomas, Eric, and Joey also sit down with us to chat about their experiences on the road, how they came up with their fans' nickname, and their individual styles. Now... TWERK! Hosted by Oliver Trevena (@olivertrevena).

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Midnight Red Performs

Hey what's up, everyone? It's Midnight Red and this is our song, Hell Yeah. On Young Hollywood.

Midnight Red Performs

We're rock the party. We got it locked it down. Call up all your friends so we can take this town. Check me, go all out. Hit it like a leader. Yeah. Oh, leader.

Young Hollywood

Tonight. I'm here with Midnight Red.

Midnight Red Performs

I'm Joey. I'm Anthony. I'm Colton. I'm Eric. I'm Thomas.

Young Hollywood

And I'm not in the band.

Midnight Red Performs

Yes, you are. Am I? I'm in it. New member. He's in it for sure. She's in it. She's our Fergie.

Young Hollywood

She's your Fergie. She's your Fergie. Lads, this is all amazing, isn't it? You're like world domination going on right now.

Midnight Red Performs

We're trying.

Young Hollywood

Take me home. Not take me home. I was not done taking the wrong way. Well. Although, I'm sure there's thousands, millions of girls out there that would be screaming take me home. Meaningless to your lyrics. What do you think of this song?

Midnight Red Performs

I like it. Yeah! Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me. So put it on me, put it on me, put it on me. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don't keep me waiting. This night is fading. Take me home, home, home, home. I try but it's not the same. Give me your love again. Take me home, home, home, home.

Young Hollywood

You've had massive success already. You've been touring. You toured with Backstreet Boys, New Kids back back in the day and now you've got your own tours and it's selling out and people screaming. Have any girls fainted yet?

Midnight Red Performs

We've seen crying. We've seen crying. We've seen crying. We've gone. Oh, the one girl you got underwear.

Young Hollywood

Do you keep the underwear?

Midnight Red Performs

No.

Young Hollywood

Okay. I got one. When you get older, you might regret not keeping the underwear. Just a word of advice.

Midnight Red Performs

We're wearing one of the pairs right now.

Young Hollywood

If I had to pick though, like the the naughty one in the group and the sensible one that keeps you in order. You're definitely the naughty one, aren't you?

Midnight Red Performs

Why does everyone

Young Hollywood

Cuz you are. I've got that vibe. I knew you walked in. Trouble.

Midnight Red Performs

It's true. I know what trouble follows me though. Like I don't I don't incite it. I don't know. It honestly does. And not only that, I'm clumsy too. So, like anything I touch will spill.

Young Hollywood

And who's the sensible one? Who's the most in you, Jo. Keeps you in check. Keeps you in court. How fun. Yin and yang.

Midnight Red Performs

Don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me, don't leave me. Put it on me, put it on me, put it on me. Don't keep me waiting. This night is fading. Take me home.

Young Hollywood

And tell us about you, moving back to the fans. They're they're crazy. They're the red heads.

Midnight Red Performs

Yes, red heads.

Young Hollywood

The red heads and that wasn't a name given by you. That was their own doing. They coined that too. Tell us about the red heads.

Midnight Red Performs

We were actually trying to figure out a name before and then it kinda got awkward when we were trying to figure out the name and we It was like we came up with like the Midnight Riders. The Midnight Redders. Like it was it was bad. I'm not gonna take credit for that. None of us. That was a Twitter thing too. Midnight Riders. They actually did their own little vote and between their own like and their own voting polls, Red Head was the one.

Young Hollywood

And I'm sure you've got your own red wigs for sale, maybe.

Midnight Red Performs

Yeah, oh for sale. Yes, of course, you know, good idea though. Go to our web. I'm just kidding. I love the wigs.

Midnight Red Performs

Let's make your head spin. Round, round, round, round, round, round. Round, round, round, round, round, round. So now the light, you lose yourself.

Young Hollywood

And who were your inspirations, musical, growing up. Have you got similar inspirations?

Midnight Red Performs

We all vary, like, differently. Um, I mean, we have our individual inspirations, of course. But as a group, we definitely um all grew up in that same late 90s, early 2000s era pop. So like all the Britney, Christina, N Sync, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, like that whole era of like pop music was big influential for us. So we're kinda bringing a little bit of that flavor back.

Young Hollywood

Great. And you're very fashionable.

Midnight Red Performs

Thank you.

Young Hollywood

I have a little bit of a celebrity trend report. Tell us about your individual styles, each one of you.

Midnight Red Performs

Oh, wow. Uh, I mean, for me, it varies. It's honestly like what mood what mood I'm in. You do dress yourself. Leather jogging shorts. Leather jogging shorts. I'm from Seattle, so I got to put for my city.

Young Hollywood

What are these? Do these get warm cuz they look very warm. These guys.

Midnight Red Performs

They go, they go. I got em this morning, so we're still new to uh.

Young Hollywood

That's what we call fresh on Young Hollywood.

Midnight Red Performs

Oh, fresh to fresh. With a P-H or with an F?

Young Hollywood

Fresh with a P-H. P-H. I missed that boat. I missed that boat. Well, clearly, I'm on it now. Fresh with a P-H. Got it. Hit and fresh.

Midnight Red Performs

It's a small boat. But a boat. It's but it's a fresh boat. Small boat. Twerk. Oh. I've got that power. See that? The power of control and back.

Midnight Red Performs

Don't keep me waiting. This night is fading. Take me home.

Young Hollywood

Okay, can we play a little uh, game because I noticed on your Twitter, you've been firing questions at your fans. Oh yeah. So what I'm gonna do is switch it around and fire them back at you. Turn the table.

Midnight Red Performs

Turn the table. Turn the tables. All right. And Dale. Turn the tables. That's what we're gonna do, Young Hollywood. Are you ready? Time out, time out. Time out, I need to know the rules. Okay. It's basically rapid fire. And we're we're gonna say what or who's the best. There's gonna be two options, you're gonna say and you're gonna pick one.

Young Hollywood

One question each?

Midnight Red Performs

No, no. We just, you can just call it out. Okay, okay. One, maybe one by one even. We're in a controlled environment for one part of this. And then a little bit of chaos in there. Okay, we do that. We do that. Okay.

Young Hollywood

Right, Joey. Yes. What's better, cake or ice cream?

Midnight Red Performs

Ice cream. Cake. Cake. Cake is ice cream. I mean, cake is better.

Young Hollywood

What is the one food you can't live without?

Midnight Red Performs

Philly cheesesteak.

Young Hollywood

Who's your favorite celebrity blogger?

Midnight Red Performs

Ooh, uh, Dlisted.

Young Hollywood

What's your favorite thing on TV to watch?

Midnight Red Performs

Uh, Breaking Bad.

Young Hollywood

I thought it was gonna be Mastermind. Who's your favorite non-celebrity person on Twitter that you follow?

Midnight Red Performs

Oh! This is his question. You. We lost. Oh. And a solo twerk. Solo twerk. Solo twerk. Oh, we lost. Oh.

Midnight Red Performs

Hell yeah. Let's crash the party like we don't care. Hell yeah.

Young Hollywood

If you've learned anything from this interview, it's that they are very different, but they are all American. America.

Midnight Red Performs

Midnight. America. America. The American dream. Equality. Yeah, Midnight Red. I'm from America. That was good. What's your American? What's your let's not go there. We can wrap this up.

Midnight Red Performs

Will make your head spin.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Colton

    Member of Midnight Red

  • Anthony

    Member of Midnight Red

  • Thomas

    Member of Midnight Red

  • Eric

    Member of Midnight Red

  • Joey

    Member of Midnight Red

  • Oliver Trevena

    Host of the interview

  • Britney Spears

    Mentioned as a musical inspiration

  • *NSync

    Mentioned as a musical inspiration

  • Fergie

    Referenced playfully by Oliver

  • Backstreet Boys

    Mentioned as a tour mate and inspiration

  • New Kids

    Mentioned as a tour mate

  • Christina Aguilera

    Mentioned as a musical inspiration

FAQ

What is the name of Midnight Red's song performed?+
Midnight Red performs an acoustic version of their single "Hell Yeah" during their visit to the Young Hollywood Studio.
Who are the members of Midnight Red?+
The members of Midnight Red are Colton, Anthony, Thomas, Eric, and Joey.
Who hosted the interview with Midnight Red?+
The interview with Midnight Red was hosted by Oliver Trevena.
What do Midnight Red's fans call themselves?+
Midnight Red's fans call themselves the "Red Heads," a name they coined themselves on Twitter.
What are Midnight Red's musical inspirations?+
Midnight Red is inspired by late 90s and early 2000s pop artists like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, *NSync, Backstreet Boys, and 98 Degrees.
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