"Tonight's the Night" is the second single from Little Birdy's debut album BigBigLove and was released 29 November 2004 by Eleven and distributed by Virgin/EMI.[1][2][3] The song appeared at No. 76 on the ARIA Singles Chart Top 100.[4] Like the other tracks on the album it was produced by Paul McKercher at Big Jesus Burger Studios and mixed at Studios 301.
| "Tonight's the Night" | ||||
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| Single by Little Birdy | ||||
| from the album BigBigLove | ||||
| Released | 29 November 2004 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Eleven | |||
| Songwriter(s) | K. Steele, M. Chequer | |||
| Producer(s) | Paul McKercher | |||
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The single's title track proves Katy Steele's knack for penning Bacharach-esque hooks is undeniable .. they sound classic but not retro.[5]
The main thing that I wanted to do with this record was to have as much classic, memorable melody as possible. The songs are all based on feelings and emotion, for each song had a particular vision"
— Katy Steele 2004.[6]
"Tonight's the Night" features the addition of a fifth member, guitarist and keyboardist Fergus Deasy (touring guitarist with Eskimo Joe).[7] Accompanying the single is two remixes of Losing You and a demo of Forever - the original versions of which both appear on BigBigLove.[7] The Blurb's Evan Alexander, described the song as "a fair offering from this newly hyped Perth four piece [and its] jingle jangle chords punctuate a stuttered intro before Katy Steele’s breathy vocal kick the forefront in".[8] In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, guitarist, Simon Leach, describes the song as old school with a 1980s influence.
"Tonight's the Night" has got that really '80s pop thing, with the keys and the arpeggios.
— Simon Leach, October 2004[9]
"Tonight's the Night" reached No. 78 on the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2004.[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tonight's the Night" (mixed by Paul Kercher) | K. Steele, M. Chequer[11] | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Losing You (Sanskrit remix edit)" (mixed by Sanskrit) | K. Steele[11] | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Forever (Demo)" (mixed by Matt Chequer, Rodney Aravena) | K. Steele, S. Leach[11] | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Losing You (Sanskrit remix)" (mixed by Sanskrit) | K. Steele[11] | 6:48 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 76 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalog no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 29 November 2004 | CD single | Eleven | ELEVENCD31 |
| Digital download |
References
edit- ^ "Archived Australasian Releases - November 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Tonight's the Night". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Little Birdy - Tonight's the Night". Australian Music Online. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 167.
- ^ "Tonight's the Night". Australian Music Online. Australian Council for the Arts. Archived from the original on 21 November 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Guest programmers & specials - Little Birdy". rage. ABC1. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Little Birdy - Tonight's The Night". FasterLouder.com.au. 4 January 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ Alexander, Evan. "Little Birdy – "Tonight's the Night"". The Blurb (50). Archived from the original on 6 February 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- ^ "Fight or flight". Sydney Morning Herald. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Triple j Hottest 100 - 2004". Triple j. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d APRA database at the Australasian Performing Right Association website (search each song title)