"There Will Never Be Another Tonight" is a song written by

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, and

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for Adams sixth studio album ''

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'' (1991). It was the third single released from the album, in November 1991. The song peaked at number two on Canada's ''

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'' Top Singles chart, number six on the US ''

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chart, and number 31 on the ''Billboard''

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. The song has only appeared on one compilation album released by Adams: ''

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'' (2005). Starting in 2009, the song is used as the opening theme song for the CBC reality competition, ''

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''.

Writing and recording

The song was produced by Mutt Lange and Bryan Adams and was recorded by Nigel Green at Battery Studios,

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, and by Ken Lomas at Warehouse Studios,

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. It was mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Mayfair Studios, London." Vallance's involvement was minimal when "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" was written and recorded, although it was actually written in 1988 or '89 by both Adams and Vallance. The demo got the title "Buddy Holly Idea" since it is vaguely reminiscent of the

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song "

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". Lange and Adams turned the demo into a song.

Chart performance

In the United States, the song reached the top forty on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and the following week it debuted on the ''Billboard''

chart at 6. In Canada, it peaked on the ''

'' Top singles chart at number two, becoming the first single from the album to not top the listing. The song was released in Australia, Europe, and New Zealand in 1991. "

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" (''Waking Up the Neighbours first single) and "

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" reached the UK top five. "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" continued the trend of lower-charting singles when it debuted and peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. Although "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" reached the top twenty in Ireland, it was a moderate top thirty success in the Netherlands and the top thirty in Australia and Sweden.

Music videos

The video for this song was directed by

Steve Barron Steven Barron (born 4 May 1956) is an Irish-British filmmaker. He is best known for directing the music videos for the songs "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Summer of '69" and " Run to You" by Bryan Adams, " Money for Nothing" by Dire Stra ...

and shot at Sheffield Arena. Actress

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Track listing

CD single # "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" # "One Night Love Affair" (live in Brussels, Belgium) # "Into The Fire" (live in Tokyo, Japan)

Personnel

* Bryan Adams – rhythm guitar, vocals and backing vocals * Keith Scott – lead guitar, backing vocals * Robbie King – organ * Phil Nichols – keyboards and programming * Dave Taylor – bass *

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– drums *

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– backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

JimVallance.com
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