Tonight (Def Leppard song)

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"Tonight"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Adrenalize
B-side
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 hard rock band Def Leppard from their fifth album, Adrenalize (1992). It was released as the sixth international single from Adrenalize and the fifth single in both the US and UK, released by Bludgeon Riffola and Mercury. In the US, the song reached number 13 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks charts and number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.

Song information[edit]

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[edit]

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

Track listings[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b Rowland, Mark (April 1992). "Def Leppard". Musician. p. 56.
  2. ^ Def Leppard Adrenalize Interview CD (Joe Elliott on "Tonight")
  3. ^ Fricke, David (1987). Def Leppard: Animal Instinct. Zomba Books. pp. 129–130. ISBN 0-946391-55-6.
  4. ^ Def Leppard - Tonight on 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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