Tonite (DJ Quik song)

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"Tonite"
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Single by DJ Quik
from the album Quik Is the Name
ReleasedJune 10, 1991 (1991-06-10)
Recorded1990
Genre West Coast hip hop, g-funk [1]
Length5:23
Label Profile
Songwriter(s) David Blake
Producer(s) DJ Quik
DJ Quik singles chronology
"Born and Raised In Compton"
(1990)
"Tonite"
(1991)
"Quik Is the Name"
(1991)
Music video
"Tonite" on YouTube

"Tonite" is a song by American rapper and producer DJ Quik, released as the second single from his debut studio album Quik Is the Name . The song contains samples from "Tonight" performed by Kleeer, [2] "Tonight Is the Night" performed by Betty Wright [3] and "Last Night Changed It All (I Really Had a Ball)" performed by Esther Williams. [4] Complex deemed it the 44th best of "The Best L.A. Rap Songs". [5] The synthesizer part was programmed by LA Dream Team's former producer The Real Richie Rich.

Contents

You're taking this from the man that wrote the synthesizer part to the song that I did released and fucking in 1991, called "Tonite", that's him!

Blake, David (April 5, 2010). "DJ Quik X EatUmUP Video X The Gooneez". RICHWORLD TV (Interview). Interviewed by The Real Richie Rich. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10.[ dead link ]

Track listings

U.S. CD single [6]
  1. "Tonite" (Album Version) – 5:23
  2. "Tonite" (Instrumental) – 5:13
  3. "Tonite" (Seasoning Salt Remix) – 5:25
  4. "Tonite" (Seasoning Salt Instrumental) – 5:16
U.S. 12" single [7]
  1. "Tonite" (Album Version) – 5:23
  2. "Tonite" (Radio Edit) – 3:29
  3. "Tonite" (Instrumental) – 5:12
  4. "Tonite" (Seasoning Salt Remix) – 5:25
  5. "Tonite" (Seasoning Salt Instrumental) – 5:16
U.S. Cassette single [8]
  1. "Tonite" – 5:23
  2. "Tonite" (Seasoning Salt Remix) – 5:25
U.S. promo CD single [9]
  1. "Tonite" (Radio Edit) – 3:29
  2. "Tonite" (Full-Length Radio Version) – 5:22
UK 12" single [10]
  1. "Tonite" (Album Version) – 5:23
  2. "Tonite" (Radio Edit) – 3:59
  3. "Tonite" (Seasoning Salt Remix) – 5:25
  4. "Tonite" (Seasoning Salt Instrumental) – 4:49

Charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 49
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [12] 38
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [13] 13
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks [12] 3

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