In the Midnight Hour number one on the R&B chart in "Billboard" magazine dated August 7, 1965 and crossed over to the Top 40 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 reaching number 21: however according to Stax owner Jim Stewart the domestic sales total of the single in its original release was a moderate 300,000 units. However "In the Midnight Hour" by Wilson Pickett has become an iconic R&B track, placing at number 134 on "Rolling Stone"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time, Wilson Pickett's first of two entries on the list (the other being "Mustang Sally" at number 434). It is also
Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The song also reached number 39 on the UK Singles Chart, in the process becoming the longest un-bracketed title of a song to enter the UK Top 40. While it also reached number 26 on the ARIA Charts and number 33 in New Zealand. The song was also featured on the Saints Row 2 soundtrack. The music video was directed by Travis Kopach and filmed on June 19, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. The video was premiered on MTV2 on July 14, 2006. It features people with fish tanks on their heads. The