Tonight Tonight (Hot Chelle Rae song)

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"Tonight Tonight"
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Single by Hot Chelle Rae
from the album Whatever
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2011 (2011-01-25)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:20
Label RCA/Jive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Kiriakou
Hot Chelle Rae singles chronology
"Bleed"
(2010)		"Tonight Tonight"
(2011)		"I Like It Like That"
(2011)

"Tonight Tonight" is a song by American rock band Hot Chelle Rae. It was released as the lead single from their second album Whatever on January 25, 2011. "Tonight Tonight" was released to mainstream radio on February 22, 2011. [1] It is the band's most commercially successful single, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and being certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. [2] The single has also sold over 3 million copies as of April 2013. [3]

Contents

Composition

"Tonight Tonight" is written in the key of E major, with the vocal range spanning from D♯3 to B4. [4] The song was written by Lindy Robbins, Evan Kidd Bogart, Nash Overstreet and Ryan Follesé while production was handled by Emanuel Kiriakou who also co-wrote the track.

Music video

The video features the band performing on a rooftop, as well as attending a kid's birthday party, where ex-bassist Ian Keaggy is given a tattoo. Nash's brother Chord Overstreet also appears in the video. [5]

Critical reception

"Tonight Tonight" was received well by critics, with Carolyn Giannini of The Sacramento Press saying that it had "summer anthem potential" [6] and Brian Mansfield of USA Today saying it had "the makings of one of the catchiest pop-rock anthems of the summer." [7]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Tonight Tonight"3:20
Tonight Tonight EP
No.TitleLength
1."Tonight Tonight (Radio Disney version)"3:20
2."Bleed"3:53
3."I Like to Dance" (MattRad remix)3:58
4."Let Down"2:44
5."Bleed" (music video)2:44
6."I Like to Dance" (music video)2:44
The Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Tonight Tonight" (Goldstein remix)3:28
2."Tonight Tonight" (Kat Krazy remix)3:16
3."Tonight Tonight" (Riddler remix)5:06

Personnel

Credits for "Tonight Tonight" adapted from AllMusic. [8]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Tonight Tonight"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [31] 3× Platinum210,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [32] Platinum80,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [33] Gold7,500*
Sweden (GLF) [34] Gold20,000‡
United States (RIAA) [2] 2× Platinum2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "Tonight Tonight"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
VariousJanuary 25, 2011 Digital download Original RCA [35]
United StatesFebruary 22, 2011 Contemporary hit radio [1]
VariousMarch 15, 2011Digital downloadExtended play [36]
September 2, 2011Remixes [37]

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