"Maybe Tonight" is a pop song written by

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, Jess Cates and Lindy Robbins, produced by Bryon Jones and Adam Reily for

Kate DeAraugo Katherine Jenna DeAraugo (born 5 November 1985) is an Australian singer-songwriter who in 2005 was the third winner of '' Australian Idol''. After ''Idol'', DeAraugo signed to Sony BMG and released her debut single, "Maybe Tonight", in November ...

's first album ''

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'' (2005). It was released as the album's first single on 28 November 2005 and was successful in her home country of Australia, becoming her first number-one hit.

Music video

The video opens with DeAraugo staring out her bedroom window in the rain, before it cuts away to a shot of a young couple (DeAraugo and her partner in the past), sitting on a

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roof with an umbrella. The video continues to cut between the present and the past, until we see her partner in the present with his car broken down, then we see the young couple where the male has fallen of his bike and hurt his knee, then they kiss. DeAraugo's partner then tries to ring her on his mobile phone, however he drops it and it breaks apart, while at the same time she just tried to call him. The video continues to cut between the young couple, and DeAraugo waiting for her boyfriend, who is running in the street to her, and we then see she is staying at the same motel we saw the young couple in. DeAraugo is also seen in a glamorous brown dress with shoulder-length earrings, as well as a black dress, in front of a backdrop of paintings. Her partner finally arrives at her motel while she is reminiscing, and they embrace as the video fades out.

Promotion and chart performance

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featured the song along with a cover of the

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" she performed live on ''Australian Idol''s "Up Close & Personal" special. "Maybe Tonight" reached number fifteen on the national Australian airplay chart."Kate Debuts at #1 on Singles Chart; 'A Place I've Never Been' Released This Sunday"
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on 5 December 2005 at the number-one position with 20,307 copies sold and was certified platinum by

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."Idol goes into sales decline"
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''. Retrieved 26 November 2007. It peaked at number one for two weeks. The song was nominated for an

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for "Highest-Selling Single" for 2006 and was the 51st-highest-selling single for 2005 and 49th for 2006.

Track listing

CD single # "Maybe Tonight" – 3:37 # "

" (live on Australian Idol) – 2:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2005 debut singles Kate DeAraugo songs Number-one singles in Australia Songs written by Dave Bassett (songwriter) Songs written by Jess Cates Songs written by Lindy Robbins Sony BMG singles