Tonight, I Love You

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"Tonight, I Love You"
Single by The Latency
from the album The Latency
ReleasedDecember 2008
Length3:44
Label MapleMusic Recordings
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mac
The Latency singles chronology
"Tonight, I Love You"
(2008)
"Kids"
(2009)
Music video
"Tonight, I Love You" on YouTube

"Tonight, I Love You" is a song by Canadian pop rock band The Latency. It was released in December 2008 as the lead single from their debut self-titled studio album. The song peaked at number 93 on the Canadian Hot 100.

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Background

In 2008, The Latency released their debut single, "Tonight, I Love You". Without any label support, the single received nation-wide radio airplay, charting on the Canada Hot AC chart. [1] The success of the song garnered the attention of labels, leading to the group signing with Maple Music Recordings. [1] The song appeared on the band's debut EP, Chomp!!, [2] before it was released as the lead single from their debut self-titled studio album. [3]

"Tonight, I Love You" was written by Brandon Lehti, Ryan Stead, Mathew Gendron and Jonny Wiebe. It was also co-written by Hedley's Jacob Hoggard and Tommy Mac. [4] The song was also featured on the Canadian teen drama television show, Degrassi . [5]

The single was nominated for Hot Adult Contemporary Song of the Year at the 2010 Canadian Radio Music Awards, but lost to Karl Wolf's "Africa". [6]

Accolades

In 2010, "Tonight I Love You" was nominated for a Canadian Radio Music Award in the Hot Adult Contemporary category. [7]

Music video

The music video for "Tonight, I Love You" was shot in Whistler, British Columbia in February 2009, [8] [9] and was directed by Colin Minihan. [10] The video premiered on MuchMusic on April 2, 2009. [11] The video reached number one on the MuchMusic Countdown . [5]

Personnel

Credits for "Tonight, I Love You" adapted from album's liner notes. [12]

Charts

Chart performance for "Tonight, I Love You"
Chart (2009)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [13] 93
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [14] 28

Release history

Release history and formats for "Tonight, I Love You"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
CanadaDecember 2008 Contemporary hit radio MapleMusic Recordings [15]

References

  1. 1 2 Monisha Martins (May 4, 2011). "The Latency headlines Maple Ridge battle". Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News . Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  2. "Chomp!! - EP by The Latency". iTunes . Apple Store. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  3. "The Latency - Album by The Latency". Apple Music . Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  4. "Tonight, I Love You - The Latency Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Jenna Melanson (July 4, 2013). "Throwback Thursday - The Latency - Tonight, I Love You". Canadian Beats. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  6. "Drake, Nickelback nab Canadian radio prizes". CBC News . March 13, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  7. "Nickelback, Karl Wolf lead race for radio airplay awards". CBC News . January 13, 2010. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  8. "The Latency - Tonight, I Love You (Behind the Scenes) Part 1". YouTube . Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  9. "The Latency - Tonight, I Love You (Behind the Scenes) Part 2". YouTube . Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  10. "The Latency - Tonight, I Love You". MuchMusic . Archived from the original on October 16, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  11. @TheLatency (April 2, 2009). "Request 'Tonight, I Love You' on Much Music now!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  12. The Latency (booklet). MapleMusic Recordings. 2009. MRCD 6517.
  13. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of February 28, 2009". Billboard . Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  14. "Canada Hot AC: Week of March 14, 2009". Billboard . Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  15. "The Latency on MySpace". MySpace . Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2024.