Tonight (Westlife song)

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"Tonight"
TonightCD1.jpg
Single by Westlife
from the album Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1
A-side "Miss You Nights"
B-side "Where We Belong"
Released21 March 2003 (2003-03-21)
Studio Rokstone (London, UK)
Length
  • 4:34 (single remix)
  • 4:13 (7-inch Metro mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"Unbreakable"
(2002)		"Tonight" / "Miss You Nights"
(2003)		"Hey Whatever"
(2003)
Music video
"Tonight" on YouTube

"Tonight" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was first released as a single in Sweden on 21 March 2003. In the United Kingdom, "Tonight" was issued as a double A-side single with "Miss You Nights" three days later. It served the second and final single from their first compilation album, Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2002). The double A-side peaked at No. 1 in Ireland, becoming Westlife's 10th number-one single in their home country. In the UK, the single reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Background and content

"Tonight" was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Jorgen Elofsson. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in B♭ major, with McFadden and Filan vocal ranging from the chords of F4 to B5. [1]

Track listings

Charts

Release history

RegionVersionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Sweden"Tonight"21 March 2003CD [21]
Denmark24 March 2003 [22]
United Kingdom"Tonight" / "Miss You Nights"
  • CD
  • cassette
 [23]
Australia"Tonight"5 May 2003CD [24]

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