| "Just for Tonight" | ||||
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| Single by One Night Only | ||||
| from the album Started a Fire | ||||
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| Released | 21 January 2008 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 4:21 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
| One Night Only singles chronology | ||||
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"Just for Tonight" is a song by British indie rock band One Night Only from their 2008 debut album, Started a Fire . The song was released as the album's second single on 21 January 2008, reaching No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 4 on the Dutch Single Top 100.
"Just for Tonight" is an indie pop song. [1] In an interview with Digital Spy's Nick Levine, frontman George Craig explained that One Night Only were inspired to write the song after recording demos next to a power station that experienced an intense voltage spike, astounding the band. "We really wanted to put that huge, powerful vibe into a really anthemic song," Craig said, "and 'Just For Tonight' was the result." [1] According to the sheet music, the song is written in common time with a key of D major and possesses a tempo of 140 beats per minute. [2]
Prior to its release, "Just for Tonight" served as the theme for the E4 television programme Nearly Famous . [1] Following this exposure, Vertigo Records released the single in the United Kingdom on 21 January 2008. [3] It debuted at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart six days later. The following week, the song rose to its peak of number nine, giving One Night Only their highest-charting single in the UK as well as their sole top-20 hit. It is also their longest-charting song, remaining in the top 100 for 17 weeks. [4] It ended 2008 as the UK's 86th-best-performing single and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in October 2022 for sales and streaming figures exceeding 200,000 units. [5] [6]
In the Netherlands, the track was played during highlights of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, which took place from 7 to 29 June 2008, and the band performed an acoustic version during the tournament's final night. [7] [8] The song charted on both the Dutch Top 40 and the Single Top 100, peaking at number 10 on the former listing and number four on the latter in July 2008. [9] [10] The Dutch Top 40 placed the track at number 98 on its year-end ranking for 2008. [11] In the Flanders region of Belgium, the song appeared on the Ultratip chart, peaking at number 22 in May 2008. [12]
Following on from their successful video for the debut single, "You and Me", which was shot in their native Helmsley, the band kept faith with North Yorkshire locations and shot the video for "Just for Tonight" in various locations in Scarborough.
UK CD single [13]
UK 7-inch single [14]
UK 7-inch picture disc [15]
Weekly charts
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| United Kingdom (BPI) [6] | Silver | 200,000 |
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