"Tonight" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was first released as a single in Sweden on 21 March 2003. In the United Kingdom, "Tonight" was issued as a double A-side single with "Miss You Nights" three days later. It served the second and final single from their first compilation album, Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2002). The double A-side peaked at No. 1 in Ireland, becoming Westlife's 10th number-one single in their home country. In the UK, the single reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
| "Tonight" | ||||
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| Single by Westlife | ||||
| from the album Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 | ||||
| A-side | "Miss You Nights" | |||
| B-side | "Where We Belong" | |||
| Released | 21 March 2003 | |||
| Studio | Rokstone (London, UK) | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Steve Mac | |||
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| "Tonight" on YouTube | ||||
Background and content
edit"Tonight" was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Jorgen Elofsson. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in B♭ major, with McFadden and Filan vocal ranging from the chords of F4 to B5.[1]
Track listings
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UK CD1[2]
UK CD2[3]
European CD single[4]
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European maxi-CD single[5]
Australian CD single[6]
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Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Release history
edit| Region | Version | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Sweden | "Tonight" | 21 March 2003 | CD | [21] | |
| Denmark | 24 March 2003 | [22] | |||
| United Kingdom | "Tonight" / "Miss You Nights" |
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| Australia | "Tonight" | 5 May 2003 | CD | [24] |
References
edit- ^ "Tonight BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC". 2 January 2012.
- ^ Tonight / Miss You Nights (UK CD1 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 2003. 74321 986792.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Tonight / Miss You Nights (UK CD2 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 2003. 74321 986802.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Tonight (European CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 2003. 74321 980622.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Tonight (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 2003. 74321 980612.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Tonight (Australian CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 2003. 82876517412.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Issue 690" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Westlife – Tonight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Westlife – Tonight" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ "Westlife – Tonight". Tracklisten. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Billboard". 12 April 2003.
- ^ "Westlife – Tonight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Westlife". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Westlife – Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 17, saptamina 5.05–11.05, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Westlife – Tonight". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Westlife: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2003". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Westlife: Tonight". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Westlife: Single". click2music.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2003. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 24 March 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 March 2003. p. 25. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th May 2003" (PDF). ARIA. 5 May 2003. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2021.