Tonight (New Kids on the Block song)

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"Tonight"
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Single by New Kids on the Block
from the album Step by Step
B-side "Hold On"
ReleasedJuly 26, 1990 (1990-07-26) [1]
Length3:26
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Maurice Starr
New Kids on the Block singles chronology
"Valentine Girl"
(1990)		"Tonight"
(1990)		"Let's Try It Again"
(1990)

"Tonight" is a song by American pop band New Kids on the Block, released in July 1990 by Columbia Records as the third single from their fourth album, Step by Step (1990). It was written by Maurice Starr and Al Lancellotti and produced by Starr. A big hit on both sides of the Atlantic, the song first reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 (becoming their 9th and last top 10), and then number three on the UK Singles Chart following its American success.

Contents

"Tonight" is "half slow tempo, half ska" [2] and is mostly sung in unison by all five members of the group until the "la la..." section of the chorus. The song "discusses the relationship that binds the members of the group to their fans, since the beginning"[ citation needed ], with many references to their earlier hits in the first couplet. Most of the song is heavily influenced by various songs of the Beatles.

Track listings

  1. "Tonight" – 3:27
  2. "Hold On" – 3:36
  1. "Tonight" – 3:26
  2. "Hold on" – 3:36
  1. "Tonight" – 3:27
  2. "Hold on" – 3:36
  3. "Don't Give Up on Me" – 4:45

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [34] Silver200,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, 2002, p. 197 ( ISBN   2-9518832-0-X) : "Les jeunes de NKOTB réalisent là leur meilleur classement avec une chanson moitié slow, moitié ska façon Madness."
  3. ↑ Tonight (US 7-inch Single liner notes). Columbia. 1990. 38-73461.
  4. ↑ Tonight (Canadian 7-inch Single liner notes). Columbia. 1990. 38-73461.
  5. ↑ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1341." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 7, no. 36. September 8, 1990. p. IV. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  10. ↑ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 7, no. 40. October 6, 1990. p. 10. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  11. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
  12. ↑ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  13. ↑ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  14. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – New Kids on the Block". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  15. ↑ Radio Luxembourg Singles. August 12, 1990.
  16. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  17. ↑ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  18. ↑ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  19. ↑ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  20. ↑ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  22. ↑ "New Kids on the Block Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  23. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  24. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart 1990 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report No. 50)". ARIA . Retrieved October 10, 2016– via Imgur.
  25. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1990" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  26. ↑ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM . Retrieved February 10, 2021– via Library and Archives Canada.
  27. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1990" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 7, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. 60. OCLC   29800226 . Retrieved January 15, 2020– via World Radio History.
  28. ↑ "Eurochart Hit Radio 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. 64. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023– via World Radio History.
  29. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1990" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  30. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  31. ↑ "Årstopplistan 1990, Singlar" (in Swedish). Grammotex. Archived from the original on February 16, 2001. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  32. ↑ "1990 Top 100 Singles". Music Week . London, England. March 2, 1991. p. 41.
  33. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 1991" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved January 17, 2020– via World Radio History.
  34. ↑ "French single certifications – New Kids On The Block – Tonight" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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