"Quarter Past Midnight" is a song by English indie pop band Bastille.

[2] The song was written by Dan Smith, who handled the production along with Mark Crew.

In an interview with NME, Smith said, "It's the first single from our new album and it's kind of like an opening scene-setter.

We wanted to capture that feeling and have it sound a bit raucous and messy and euphoric.

We had a really good time making this record and wanted it to very much be one concise thing with a very distinct sound.