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Tonight (New Kids on the Block song)

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"Tonight"
Single by New Kids on the Block
from the album Step by Step
B-side"Hold On"
ReleasedJuly 26, 1990[1]
Recorded1989
GenrePop, progressive pop
Length3:26
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Maurice Starr, Al Lancellotti
Producer(s)Maurice Starr
New Kids on the Block singles chronology
"Valentine Girl"
(1990) 		"Tonight"
(1990) 		"Let's Try It Again"
(1990)

"Tonight" is a 1990 song recorded by the American pop band New Kids on the Block. It was their third single from their 1990 album Step by Step. It was a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic. It first reached #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (becoming their 9th and last top 10), and then went on to reach #3 on the UK Singles Chart soon after its American success, giving the band another hit, as, at this point, they were at their commercial peak.

The song is "half slow tempo, half ska"[2] and is mostly sung in unison by all five members of the group until the "la la..." section of the chorus. The song "discusses the relationship that binds the members of the group to their fans, since the beginning"[citation needed], with many references to their earlier hits in the first couplet.

Track listings

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US[3] and Canada[4] 7-inch single

  1. "Tonight" - 3:27
  2. "Hold On" - 3:36
7" single / 7" single - Picture disc
  1. "Tonight" — 3:26
  2. "Hold on" — 3:36
12" maxi / CD maxi
  1. "Tonight" — 3:27
  2. "Hold on" — 3:36
  3. "Don't Give Up on Me" — 4:45

Versions

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  • "Tonight" [Album Version] - 3:30
  • "Tonight" [Remix] - 3:29
  • "Tonight" [12" Version] - 4:47
  • "Tonight" [Video Version] - 3:11

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[29] Silver 200,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, 2002, p. 197 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X) : "Les jeunes de NKOTB réalisent là leur meilleur classement avec une chanson moitié slow, moitié ska façon Madness."
  3. ^ Tonight (US 7-inch Single liner notes). New Kids on the Block. Columbia. 1990. 38-73461.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Tonight (Canadian 7-inch Single liner notes). New Kids on the Block. Columbia. 1990. 38-73461.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1341." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  9. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 36. September 8, 1990. p. IV. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  11. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – New Kids on the Block". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  16. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  17. ^ "New Kids on the Block – Tonight". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  19. ^ "New Kids on the Block Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  20. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  21. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart 1990 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report No. 50)". ARIA. Retrieved October 10, 2016 – via Imgur.
  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1990" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  24. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. 60. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved January 15, 2020 – via World Radio History.
  25. ^ "Single top 100 over 1990" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  26. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  27. ^ "1990 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. March 2, 1991. p. 41.
  28. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 1991" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 51–52. December 21, 1991. p. 21. Retrieved January 17, 2020 – via World Radio History.
  29. ^ "French single certifications – New Kids On The Block – Tonight" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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