Take Me Tonight

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"Take Me Tonight"
Take Me Tonight.jpg
Single by Alexander Klaws
from the album Take Your Chance
Released17 March 2003 (2003-03-17)
Recorded2003
Genre
Length4:00
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dieter Bohlen
Alexander Klawssingles chronology
"Take Me Tonight"
(2003)
"Stay with Me"
(2003)

"Take Me Tonight" is a song by German recording artist Alexander Klaws, the winner of the inaugural season of the television competition Deutschland sucht den Superstar . Written and produced by DSDS judge Dieter Bohlen, it was released as both his coronation song and debut single. Upon its release, it debuted at number-one on the German and Swiss Singles Charts. The song was later included on his debut album, Take Your Chance (2003).

Contents

Formats and track listings

No.TitleLength
1."Take Me Tonight" (Radio Edit)4:00
2."Take Me Tonight" (Extended Version)5:19
3."Take Me Tonight" (Instrumental)4:00

Credits and personnel

Credits taken from Take Your Chance liner notes. [1]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [8] Platinum30,000*
Germany (BVMI) [9] 5× Gold750,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [10] Gold20,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Take Your Chance (liner notes). Alexander Klaws. Hansa, SonyBMG. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. "Alexander – Take Me Tonight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. "Alexander – Take Me Tonight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. "Alexander – Take Me Tonight". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2003" (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  6. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2003" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  7. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003" (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  8. "Austrian single certifications – Alexander – Take Me Tonight" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  9. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Alexander; 'Take Me Tonight')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  10. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Take Me Tonight')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2018.