"Gonna Wanna Tonight" is a song recorded by American

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artist

Chase Rice Chase Rice (born September 19, 1985) is an American country music singer, songwriter and reality television personality. He first came to prominence in 2010 while he was a contestant on '' Survivor: Nicaragua'', where he was the runner-up to J ...

. It was first released to digital retailers as the first

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from his third studio album, '' Ignite the Night'', on July 22, 2014 and was released to radio on November 10, 2014 as the album's second official single. The song was written by

Shane McAnally Shane McAnally (born October 12, 1974) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Originally a solo artist for Curb Records in 1999, McAnally charted three singles on Hot Country Songs, including the No. 31 " Are Y ...

, Jimmy Robbins, and

Jon Nite Jon Nite (born March 19, 1980) is a Grammy-nominated, CMA and ACM award winning singer/songwriter who has written 16 No.1 hits. Nite's songs have been recorded by artists such as Charlie Puth, Keith Urban, Dan & Shay, Gabby Barrett, Luke Bryan, Br ...

Critical reception

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'' gave the song a positive review, saying that " fterthe catchy, but very aggressive ‘Ready Set Roll,’ fans will appreciate this softer version of the former football player. He’s not a natural Romeo. Instead, he comes across as a normal guy willing to do anything to make the woman he loves happy. But he’s not totally selfless."

Music video

The music video was directed by Jeff Venable and premiered in January 2015.

Chart performance

The song has sold 345,000 copies in the US as of November 2015.

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

2014 songs 2014 singles Chase Rice songs Columbia Nashville Records singles Songs written by Shane McAnally Songs written by Jimmy Robbins Songs written by Jon Nite {{2010s-country-song-stub