The Night We Met (Lord Huron song)

"The Night We Met" is a song recorded by American band Lord Huron for their second studio album, Strange Trails (2015). Following its inclusion in the American television series 13 Reasons Why (2017), "The Night We Met" entered the record charts in several countries, including in Australia, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It also was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for combined sales and streaming figures exceeding one million units.

"The Night We Met"
Single by Lord Huron
from the album Strange Trails
Released24 April 2017 (2017-04-24)
Recorded2015
Length3:28
LabelIamsound
Songwriter(s)Ben Schneider
Producer(s)Ben Schneider
Lord Huron singles chronology
"Fool for Love"
(2015)		 "The Night We Met"
(2017)		 "Ancient Names (Part I)"
(2018)

Background

The song is written and produced by Ben Schneider, and mixed by Rick Parker.[1] "The Night We Met" was recorded at Russian Recording, USA, and Whispering Pines.[1]

Release

The song quickly got a huge amount of success after being featured in 13 Reasons Why, and it was "subsequently confirmed platinum nearly two years after it was released".[2] Also, the song has been streamed over 300 million times.[3] "The Night We Met" immediately turned into the band's most well known song.[4] The song is used in the season finale of The Originals, season 2, when Rebekah takes on a new body and parts ways with Marcel. It also appears in 13 Reasons Why episode 5 when the main character Clay, and Hannah dance together,[5] Refinery29 described it as "a time machine to him and Hannah at their happiest".[6] After being featured in the series, the song garnered a band deal with Republic Records.[7]

Marissa Matozzo of Paste labelled the song as "one of the band's most renowned tracks".[8] "The Night We Met" appeared in a 3rd position in a "Relaxing Tracks That You Can Sing Along To" list compiled by Entertainment.ie.[9] Erin Vierra of Mxdwn wrote, "The Night We Met" is the kind of song one likes to hold on to late at night, the kind of song that fills the listener with a peaceful meditation".[10] The Musical Hype wrote, "This is a sensational song aside from the buzz its received in the mainstream. The lyrics are poetic, while the sound and vibe of the record are mysterious".[11] Under the Radar described the song as "heartbreaking waltz".[12]

“The Night We Met" reached number 5 on US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard), and number 7 on US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard) charts. In 2019, Lord Huron performed two versions of the song: one version for 13 Reasons Why and a version featuring Phoebe Bridgers in Hollywood Bowl.[13]

The song was certified two-times platinum with 2 million units sold, and it was certified gold in France (with 100,000 units sold) and United Kingdom (with 400,000 units sold).

Year-end lists
Publication Rank Ref
Billboard 1 [14]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[31] Gold 100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[33] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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