What's on Tonight

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"What's on Tonight"
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Single by Montell Jordan
from the album More...
B-side "Superlover Man"
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1997
Recorded1996
Genre R&B
Length3:59
Label Def Jam
Songwriter(s) Montell Jordan, Donald DeGrate, Jr.
Producer(s) Montell Jordan, DeVante Swing and James Earl Jones
Montell Jordan singles chronology
"Falling"
(1996)
"What's on Tonight"
(1997)
"Let's Ride"
(1998)

"What's on Tonight" is the third and final single released from Montell Jordan's second album, More... . The song was produced and written by both Jordan and Jodeci's DeVante Swing and became the third consecutive top 40 single from the album. It peaked at 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold on May 22, 1997 for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Contents

Single track listing

A-Side

  1. "What's on Tonight" (LP Version)- 3:59
  2. "What's on Tonight" (T.V. Track)- 3:55

B-Side

  1. "Superlover Man" (LP Version)- 3:35
  2. "Superlover Man" (T.V. Track)- 3:35

Charts and certifications

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