Give Me Tonight

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"Give Me Tonight"
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Single by Shannon
from the album Let the Music Play
ReleasedFebruary 1984
Recorded1983
Genre Latin freestyle
R&B
Label Mirage/Atco/Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s) Chris Barbosa, Ed Chisholm
Producer(s) Mark Liggett
Chris Barbosa
Shannon singles chronology
"Let the Music Play"
(1983)
"Give Me Tonight"
(1984)
"My Heart's Divided"
(1984)
Music video
"Give Me Tonight" on YouTube

"Give Me Tonight" is a 1984 single by Shannon, an American R&B and dance artist. Released as the follow-up to her smash debut "Let the Music Play," "Give Me Tonight" was not as successful as its predecessor on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at #46. It did, however, receive the same enthusiastic response in the dance clubs as her previous single, hitting the top spot on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in March 1984 for two weeks. [1] It also was a significant Urban hit, reaching #6 on the American R&B chart. The song also peaked at #24 on the UK singles chart. The vocal on the chorus is by session guitarist/vocalist Jimi Tunnell, who was uncredited.

Contents

In 2000 Hex Hector remixed the song and the mixes were called the "Give Me Tonight (2000 A.D. Mixes)".

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
Position
German Singles Chart [2] 26
UK Singles Chart 24
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 46
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play [3] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks [3] 6

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