"Just Tonight" is a song by American

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from their debut studio album, ''

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'' (2010). Band members

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and Ben Phillips co-wrote the song with its producer,

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. It was released on December 23, 2010, as the third and final single from the album.

Release

The release date for the single was originally announced as November 9, 2010 before being pushed back to December 13. The release date was pushed back again to December 26, when it was released as a digital download.

Critical reception

"Just Tonight" received mostly positive reviews from critics. Robert Copsey of ''

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'' gave it four out of five stars, saying, "A song about being stuck in a flagging relationship may not tread any new lyrical ground, but when it's backed by a chunky pop/rock melody, thrashing guitars and oh-so smoky vocals, the result is more gratifying than that first sip of blue WKD round ya mate's". Fraser McAlpine of

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's The Chart Blog gave the song four out of five stars, praising singer Momsen's vocals and describing the song as "a thoughtful, hurt sort of a song" that "plays straight—from the heart to the heart—and is all the better for it." OddOne of Unreality Shout rated the song four-and-a-half out of five stars, calling it "just brilliant—there's hooks, emotion, thought-provoking lyrics, all topped off with a monstrous chorus that brings plenty of teenaged angst to proceedings". In a less enthusiastic review, Rebecca Nicholson of ''

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'' felt that the song "sounds like

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doing a song for the sole reason of soundtracking an emotional scene on ''

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Live performances

In the United Kingdom, the band performed "Just Tonight" on BBC Radio 1's

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and on ''

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'' on December 11, 2010. In the United States, they performed the song on ''

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'' on February 11, 2011.

Music video

The video for the song was directed by Meiert Avis, who had directed the videos for the band's previous singles, "

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" and " Miss Nothing". The video was shot on location at the

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, and premiered on

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on November 2, 2010. It was featured as the "Free Music Video of the Week" in February 2011 on

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Track listing

*UK and Irish digital EP #"Just Tonight" – 2:47 #"Just Tonight" (acoustic version) – 3:04 #"Just Tonight" (music video) – 3:03

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''

''. The Pretty Reckless *

– vocals, backing vocals * Ben Phillips – guitar * Jamie Perkins – drums Additional personnel *

– production, engineering, mixing, guitar, bass, percussion, programming, string arrangement * John Bender – backing vocals * Michael "Mitch" Milan – engineering assistance * James Frazee – engineering assistance * Jon Cohan – drum tech

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* * {{authority control 2010 singles 2010 songs 2010s ballads Interscope Records singles Music videos directed by Meiert Avis The Pretty Reckless songs Rock ballads Songs written by Kato Khandwala Songs written by Taylor Momsen