Tonight (Def Leppard song)

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"Tonight"
Pour Some Sugar On Me" (live)
  • "She's Too Tough"
    • Released19 April 1993 (1993-04-19) (UK)
    Length4:03
    Label
    Songwriter(s)
    Producer(s)
    Def Leppard singles chronology
    "Heaven Is"
    (1993)     		"Tonight"
    (1993)     		"
    I Wanna Touch U
    "
    (1993)
    Music video
    "Tonight" on
    YouTube

    "Tonight" is a song by English

    UK Singles Chart
    .

    Song information

    The song was first written and recorded in 1984/85 during the Hysteria sessions, but lost out to "Love Bites" in the end as it wasn't finished.[1][2] "Tonight" was subsequently re-recorded in February 1987 as a potential B-side[3] and once again in May 1988 during the Hysteria tour, but neither version seemed to work so both were shelved. It was re-recorded once again during the Adrenalize sessions with a few minor changes in the arrangement.[1]

    Music video

    The accompanying music video[4] for "Tonight" was directed by American film director and music video director Wayne Isham.[5]

    Track listings

    • CD: Bludgeon Riffola / 862 231-2 (Germany)
    1. "Tonight"
    2. "Now I'm Here" (live) (recorded at Wembley Stadium, London, 20 April 1992[6])
    3. "Photograph" (live) (recorded at the Biskuithalle in Bonn, Germany, 29 May 1992[6])
    4. "Tonight" (demo) (recorded 5 May 1988[6])
    • CD: Mercury / 862 017-2 (US)
    1. "Tonight"
    2. "She's Too Tough"
    3. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (live)
    • Cassette single: Mercury / 862 016-4 (US)
    1. "Tonight"
    2. "She's Too Tough"
    • 7-inch: Mercury / 862 016-7 (US)
    1. "Tonight"
    2. "She's Too Tough"
    • 7-inch: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEP 10 (UK)
    1. "Tonight"
    2. "Now I'm Here" (live)
    • 12-inch: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPX 11 (UK) / 862 287-1 (international) / picture disc
    1. "Tonight"
    2. "Now I'm Here" (live)
    3. "Hysteria" (live)

    Note: This picture disc has on the cover same graphic as the Adrenalize album, but in a small size. On the back of the disc, there is the picture of Rick Allen. On the cardboard that comes with the disc, there is a band picture and the track listing. Pictures by Ross Halfin.

    • CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPCD 10 (UK)
    1. "Tonight"
    2. "Now I'm Here" (live)
    3. "Photograph" (live)
    • CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPCB 10 (UK)
    1. "Tonight"
    2. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (live)
    3. "Tonight" (demo)

    Charts

    Chart (1993) Peak
    position
    Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 50
    Europe (
    Eurochart Hot 100)[8]
    		 80
    UK Singles (OCC)[9]
    		 34
    US Billboard Hot 100[10] 62
    US Contemporary Hit Radio (
    Radio and Records}[11]
    		 23
    US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[12] 13

    Release history

    Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
    United States 1993
    • 7-inch vinyl
    • CD
    • cassette
    		 Mercury
    United Kingdom 19 April 1993 Bludgeon Riffola [13]
    Japan 25 June 1993 CD Mercury [14]

    References

    1. ^ a b Rowland, Mark (April 1992). "Def Leppard". Musician. p. 56.
    2. ^ Def Leppard Adrenalize Interview CD (Joe Elliott on "Tonight")
    3. ISBN 0-946391-55-6
      .
    4. YouTube
    5. ^ ((( Def Leppard UK.com ))) :: Def Video 4 Adrenalize Archived 19 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
    6. ^ a b c notes on single sleeve
    7. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1744." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
    8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 20. 15 May 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
    9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
    10. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
    11. ^ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1993/RR-1993-04-30.pdf
    12. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
    13. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 17 April 1993. p. 29.
    14. ^ "トゥナイト | デフ・レパード" [Tonight | Def Leppard] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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