"All About Tonight" is a song by English singer

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from her second studio album, ''

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'' (2011). It was written by Lott, Tebey Ottoh, Brian Kidd, and

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, and produced by Kidd. The song released as the album's lead single on 2 September 2011, after premiering on

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's ''

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'' on 11 July 2011. "All About Tonight" debuted at number one on the

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, becoming Lott's third number-one single on the chart. The song was nominated for British Single at the 2012 Brit Awards. The accompanying music video was directed by

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and depicts Lott during a night out with her friends in

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Background and composition

"All About Tonight" was written during a studio meeting between Lott, Canadian singer-songwriter Tebey and producer Brian Kidd at the ole Pop/Urban Songcamp in

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. Tebey had started working with a new manager, Ed Jefferson, who introduced him to Kidd. When the two got together, Tebey had the track done and his job was to write the top line. "I wrote the verse and started on the chorus, but I wasn't really loving it; I didn't think it was as strong as it should be. I called my friend Tommy Lee James, who's my main co-writer. He just happened to be in Los Angeles so I had him come by the studio and we wrote the rest of the song together after redoing the chorus", Tebey explained. "We weren't trying to write for her. We just wanted to write a great, upbeat pop song and it just so happened that it was what they were looking for in the next stage of her career, which is to try and break her in America... but the song can definitely work in the U.K. as well." The song was sent to A&R executives Jamie Nelson and Joe Kentish at

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, who showed immediate interest in it. Musically, "All About Tonight" is a

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song with elements of

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. Lott herself described the song as "a party track about going out with the girls and forgetting about past dramas and relationships so that you can have fun and let your hair down."

Critical reception

The song received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. ''

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'' music editor Robert Copsey gave the song three out of five stars, stating, "Naturally, she's decided to change tack; vamping up her sound to match her cheekier girl-next-door look for the LP's trailer single 'All About Tonight'. 'We'll be dancing and singing and climbing up on the tables,' she announces over a light 'n' bouncy disco-pop beat, before asking us to 'grab someone if you're single, grab someone if you're not'. It mightn't get the nod from most marriage counsellors, but thankfully Pix's gentle tones sound more ''

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'' found the song "quite good" and compared it to American singer

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. Pip Ellwood of Entertainment Focus, rating "All About Tonight" four out of five stars, viewed it as "another gem that sits nicely next to Pixie's previous singles but stands alone as a strong pop track", also calling it "an absolute

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". OddOne of Unreality Shout, however, gave the track one star only and noted that it "barely tries to set itself away from the aggregation of cheaply produced electropop/dance hits", further concluding, "From someone who achieved five Top 20 singles from her début, her futility and inability to advance from genres that ran bereft of character, fun and personality over a year ago suggest she and her team are quite clearly out of ideas."

Commercial performance

"All About Tonight" debuted at number one on the

with first-week sales of 88,893 copies (the highest of Lott's career), earning Lott her third UK chart-topper.Since the songs release it has been certified Platinum in the United Kingdom for the sales of 600,000 copies, becoming Lott's biggest hit of her career. The song also entered the

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at number 10, peaking at number nine the following week.It became Lott's second top ten single in Ireland.

Music video

The music video for "All About Tonight" was directed by

and filmed in

. It premiered on 14 July 2011. The video begins with Lott walking and smiling to the camera, with superimposed shots of the

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skyline at night. Lott is seen walking down a dim street and

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while partygoers watch her. She is soon joined by dancers as they perform a choreographed routine along the 6th Street Bridge. The video is intercut with clips of Lott lying on a black seat in the back of a car, as well as shots of her wearing a blonde wig under a bridge while surrounded by several people and objects, such as vintage furniture and a

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horse. The video ends with Lott dancing with both female and male dancers, followed by a close-up shot of her smiling.

Live performances

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Lott's first live performance of "All About Tonight" took place at Hanley Park Festival in

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on 16 July 2011, followed by a performance at

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on 23 July. On 31 July, she performed the song at Key 103 Live in

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and at

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. On 28 August, Lott performed the track at

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. Lott performed the song live on the British television game show ''

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'' on 4 September 2011. Two days later, she performed it on the British breakfast television show ''

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''. The song was also performed at Sainsbury's Super Sunday festival at

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on 11 September, at

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on 9 October, at the Radio Forth Awards in

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on 10 November, and at Capital FM's

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on 3 December. On 5 December 2011, Lott performed "All About Tonight" at the 99th

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theatre in

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, in the presence of

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. The event aired on

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on 14 December. In August 2014, Lott performed the song at V Festival.

Track listings

*Digital EP – remixes #"All About Tonight" – 3:05 #"All About Tonight" (acoustic) – 2:34 #"All About Tonight" (The Alias Remix) – 5:51 #"All About Tonight" (The Mike Delinquent Project Remix) – 5:03 #"All About Tonight" (video) – 3:13 *Austrian, German and Swiss digital single #"All About Tonight" – 3:07 #"

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''

''. *

– vocals, songwriting *

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– additional backing vocals * Tim Debney – mastering *

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– mixing *

– songwriting * Brian Kidd – production, songwriting * Wesley Michene – engineering * Tebey Ottoh – songwriting, vocal production * Chris Utley – engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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