Be Mine Tonight (Th' Dudes song)

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"Be Mine Tonight"
Single by Th' Dudes
from the album Right First Time
B-side "That Look In Your Eyes"
ReleasedMay 1979 (New Zealand)
Recorded1979
Genre Rock
Length6:20
Songwriter(s) Dave Dobbyn, Ian Morris
Th' Dudes singles chronology
"Be Mine Tonight"
(1979)
"Right First Time"
(1980)
Music video
"Be Mine Tonight" at NZ on Screen

Be Mine Tonight was the debut single from New Zealand band Th' Dudes. It was released in May 1979 as a Double A-side with Walking In Light and reached No. 36 on the New Zealand music charts. [1] Be Mine Tonight won Single of the Year at the 1979 New Zealand Music Awards. [2] It was voted 27th best New Zealand Song of the 20th Century by APRA members and featured on the Nature's Best CD.

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References

  1. "Be Mine Tonight: Chart Activity". Archive. charts.nz. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. "Be Mine Tonight". Video. NZOnScreen.