Midnight Sun

Zara Larsson

Shraddha Potti

With a playful Jersey beat, youthful vocal flavor, and colorful production, Zara Larsson’s “Midnight Sun” evokes a shoulder shimmy in even the most stoic. “Midnight Sun’s” visuals underline Larsson's art, with the melody of her long blonde hair serving as a perfect harmony to the tune itself. The click-clacking of the keychain belt around her waist accentuates the slightly sensual choreography, drawing viewers into the swirling tones of her movement. “Just another mid entry in a catalog full of approximately zero iconic moments,” TikToker The Swiftologist said. Was he right?

Let’s break it down. Larsson is an artist that has had her flashes of fame throughout the last 15 years. For one, her single “Lush Life” marked a milestone of lip-sync and slo-mo. More recently, a TikTok trend with her song “Symphony,” bedazzled with sparkling cartoon dolphins, ushered in a resurgence of the “Lisa Frank” maximalist aesthetic. These glitter gel pen songs must be recognized as the iconic moments they are, and Zara as the iconic woman behind it all.

“Midnight Sun,” on the other hand, boasts not a snappy clip for an eight-second TikTok. Rather, it employs stable, powerful vocals through an earworm of a melody that urges the comment section to put aside their meme templates and exclaim about her raw musical talent. 

A true icon is memorably beautiful and uniquely gifted. “Midnight Sun” is a perfect vehicle for Larsson to once again establish herself as an underrated and iconic powerhouse of the 21st century music scene.