{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = Edge of Town | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Middle Kids | album = Middle Kids | released = May 2016 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = | label = Middle Kids, UMA | writer = Hannah Joy | producer = Tim Fritz | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Never Start | next_year = 2017 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube| cFWqLLaMOFs|"Edge of Town"}}}} }}
"'''Edge of Town'''" is a song by Australian group Middle Kids released in May 2016 as their debut single and lead single from the group's self-titled debut EP. The song is a "non-fictional account of a girl who got swallowed up by the earth".<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.abc.net.au/triplejunearthed/artist/middle-kids/ |title=Middle Kids |website=Triple J Unearthed|date=2016|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
In November 2016, the song won ''FBi Radio's Northern Lights'' competition and shortly after, the group performed at the Iceland Airwaves music festival in Reykjavík.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fbiradio.com/middle-kids-in-iceland-video-photos-from-fbis-northern-lights-winners/|title=Middle Kids in Iceland: Video & Photos from FBi's Northern Lights winners|date=16 November 2016|website=FBi Radio|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
In February 2017, the group made their US television debut and performed the song on ''Conan''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/sydney-band-middle-kids-conan-smashed-it/ |title= Sydney Band Middle Kids Went On 'Conan' And Absolutely Smashed It|website=Music Feeds|date=February 2017|access-date=1 November 2023|author=Tom Williams}}</ref>
The song was certified gold in Australia in 2019 and platinum in February 2024.
==Background== Middle Kids uploaded "Edge of Town" onto Triple J Unearthed and became "the blueprint" for the group's formula. In 2018, band member Tim Fitz said "I think there was a spirit in that song that felt very special and I think in some ways that set at a certain direction for how we were trying to write songs." Hannah Joy added "I feel that it's optimistic. It's obviously very angsty, but there is a thread of hope through it all. I feel like it's definitely dealing with a lot of kind of angst and confusion and pain but there's definitely, through it all, an unswerving hope."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/middle-kids-sound-like-family/9734756 |title= Middle Kids sound like family on their soaring debut album |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=8 May 2018 |access-date=1 November 2023|author= Nat Tencic}}</ref>
==Music video== The music video was directed by Tim Fitz and Ro Miles and released on 20 May 2016.
==Reception== Alexandra Koster from ''FBi Radio'' said "'Edge of Town' is as catchy as it is complex, guiding us through the tale of a girl who is swallowed up by the earth. Joy's exquisite vocals aren't just a whole lot of fun – they're also deeply intelligent... And here I am, on one knee, giving them all the praise I can muster."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://fbiradio.com/independent-artist-of-the-week-middle-kids/ |title=Independent Artist of the Week|website=FBi Radio|date= 9 May 2016|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=Middle Kids|title=Edge of Town|award=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2024|date=March 2024|access-date=18 March 2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}
==References== {{reflist}} {{Middle Kids}} {{authority control}}
Category:Middle Kids songs Category:2016 songs Category:2016 debut singles