After ▁Mid night " ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁seven ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Altern ative ▁Songs ▁chart , ▁and ▁also ▁within ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁on ▁Canadian ▁rock ▁charts . ▁In ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁single , ▁B link - 1 8 2 ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁live ▁on ▁late - night ▁talk ▁show ▁Con an . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁single ▁to ▁feature ▁the ▁All ▁the ▁Small ▁Things - era ▁line up ▁of ▁the ▁band , ▁as ▁found ing ▁member ▁Tom ▁De L on ge ▁was ▁terminated ▁from ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Background ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁B link - 1 8 2 ▁reun ited ▁after ▁a ▁four - year ▁hi atus ▁and ▁began ▁recording ▁their ▁sixth ▁studio ▁album , ▁Ne igh bor hood s . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁studio ▁aut onomy , ▁t ours , ▁man agers ▁and ▁personal ▁projects ▁st alled ▁the ▁recording ▁process , ▁which ▁last ed ▁from ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁band ' s ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁re union ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁band ▁developed ▁Ne igh bor hood s ▁in ▁separate ▁stud ios ▁and ▁re group ed ▁at ▁various ▁periods ▁to ▁record . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁numerous ▁del ays ▁in ▁the ▁recording ▁process ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁cancel ing ▁a ▁European ▁tour ▁and ▁the ▁label ▁setting ▁a ▁dead line ▁for ▁the ▁album ▁to ▁be ▁due . ▁ ▁" After ▁Mid night " ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁new ▁songs