Tonight (Def Leppard song)

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"Tonight"
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Single by Def Leppard
from the album Adrenalize
B-side"Now I'm here (live), Hysteria (live), Photograph (live), Pour Some Sugar On Me (live), Tonight (demo), She's Too Tough."
Released19 March 1993 (U.K./E.U.)
Recorded1988, 1991-1992
GenreHard rock
Length4:03
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Rick Savage, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer(s)Mike Shipley and Def Leppard
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"
(1993) 		"Tonight"
(1993) 		"I Wanna Touch U"
(1993)

"Tonight" is a 1993 single by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their 1992 multi-platinum album Adrenalize. It was originally recorded on 5 May 1988 during a break in the as a possible B-side to one of the singles for their fourth album Hysteria but was shelved and re-recorded during the Adrenalize sessions. "Tonight" is the sixth international single from the Adrenalize album. It was the fifth single in both the US and UK. In the US, The song reached #13 on the Mainstream Rock charts, and #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number 34 in the UK singles chart.

Music video[]

The music video[1] was directed by Wayne Isham.[2] Shot on Jan/Feb of 1993 in Florida, USA. Aired on March 1993.

The video peaked at number 13 on the US MTV Top 20 Countdown in 1993,

Track listing[]

CD: Bludgeon Riffola / 862 231-2 (Germany)[]

  1. "Tonight"
  2. "Now I'm Here (Live)" (recorded at Wembley Stadium, London, 20 April 1992[3])
  3. "Photograph (Live)" (recorded at the Biskuithalle in Bonn, Germany, 29 May 1992[3])
  4. "Tonight (Demo)" (recorded 5 May 1988[3])

CD: Mercury / 862 017-2 (USA)[]

  1. "Tonight"
  2. "She's Too Tough"
  3. "Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)"

Cassette Single: Mercury / 862 016-4 (USA)[]

  1. "Tonight"
  2. "She's Too Tough"

7": Mercury / 862 016-7 (USA)[]

  1. "Tonight"
  2. "She's Too Tough"

7": Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEP 10 (UK)[]

  1. "Tonight"
  2. "Now I'm here (Live)"

12": Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPX 11 (UK) / 862 287-1 (INT) / Picture Disc[]

This picture disc has on the cover same graphic as the Adrenalize album, but in a small size. On the back of the disc there is the picture of Rick Allen. On the cardboard that comes with the disc there is a band picture and the track listing. Pictures by Ross Halfin.

  1. "Tonight"
  2. "Now I'm here (Live)"
  3. "Hysteria (Live)"

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPCD 10 (UK)[]

  1. "Tonight"
  2. "Now I'm here (Live)"
  3. "Photograph (Live)"

CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPCB 10 (UK)[]

  1. "Tonight"
  2. "Pour Some Sugar On Me (Live)"
  3. "Tonight (Demo)"

Charts[]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 50
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 62
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] 13

References[]

  1. ^ Def Leppard - Tonight on YouTube
  2. ^ ((( Def Leppard UK.com ))) :: Def Video 4 Adrenalize Archived 19 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c notes on single sleeve
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1744." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  7. ^ "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 7, 2020.

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