"Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" is the second track on the 1986 album ''

Invisible Touch ''Invisible Touch'' is the thirteenth studio album by the English rock band Genesis, released on 6 June 1986 by Atlantic Records in the United States and on 9 June 1986 by Charisma/Virgin Records in the United Kingdom. After taking a break in 1 ...

'' by

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...

, released in March 1987 as the fourth single from the album. It peaked at No. 3 in the US and No. 18 in the UK. The working title was "Monkey, Zulu". The single included an edited version (at 4:32) and the first part of "

Domino Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ''ends''. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also ca ...

" ("In the Glow of the Night") as the

B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...

. A new edit of the single version was released on the 1999 compilation '' Turn It On Again: The Hits'' (as well as its "sequel" '' The Tour Edition'') and later on ''The Platinum Collection''. This revised edit features a different cross fade and different edit points as compared to the original 1987 edit version. Some singles that included the full version of the song included the second part of "Domino" ("The Last Domino") as the B-side. Other releases contained the song " Paperlate" and a 12"

remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

of "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight". The full live version from the '' Live at Wembley Stadium'' video was included as a B-side on the "Never A Time" CD single. The song was performed during concerts in support of ''Invisible Touch''. A shorter version (which segued into "

") was played on the ''

We Can't Dance ''We Can't Dance'' is the fourteenth studio album by the English rock band Genesis, released on 11 November 1991 by Virgin Records in the UK and a day later by Atlantic Records in the US. It is their last studio album recorded with drummer and s ...

,'' ''

Turn It On Again "Turn It On Again" is a song by the English rock band Genesis featured on their 1980 album ''Duke''. Also released as a single, the song reached number 8 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's second top 10 hit. The lyrics, by Mike Ruthe ...

'', and The Last Domino? tours, albeit transposed down a key to account for the deepening of

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...

's voice. ''

Cash Box ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...

'' said it has a "remote, eery...ambiance that features Phil Collins' emotional singing and propulsive drumming." The song was used in a beer advertisement.

Music video

The music video for the song was shot in the

Bradbury Building The Bradbury Building is an architecture, architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. Built in 1893, the five-story office building is best known for its extraordinary skylit atrium of access walkways, stairs and el ...

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

Track listing

7": Virgin / GENS 4 United Kingdom # "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (Edit) – 4:32 # "In The Glow of the Night" (Part One) 12": Virgin / GENSG 4–12 United Kingdom # "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (Edit) – 4:32 # "In The Glow of the Night" (Part One) # "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (12" Potoker Remix) * gatefold sleeve 12": Virgin / GENS 4–12 United Kingdom # "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (Edit) – 4:32 # "In The Glow of the Night" (Part One) # "Paperlate" # "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (12" Potoker Remix) CD: Virgin / CDEP1 United Kingdom # "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (Edit) – 4:32 # "In The Glow Of The Night" ''(Domino 'Part One')'' # "Paperlate" # "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" (12" Potoker Remix) Note: A rare withdrawn UK CD-single contained "Invisible Touch" (Extended Remix)" instead of "Paperlate"

Personnel

* Tony Banks – keyboards, synth bass *

– vocals, drums,

LinnDrum The LinnDrum, also referred to as the LM-2, is a drum machine manufactured by Linn Electronics between 1982 and 1985. About 5,000 units were sold. Its high-quality samples, flexibility and affordability made the LinnDrum popular; it sold far mo ...

Simmons SDS-V The Simmons SDS 5, SDSV, or Simmons Drum Synthesizer (notated as ''SDS-V'' on the following) was the first viable electronic replacement for acoustic drums. It was developed by Richard James Burgess and Dave Simmons, manufactured initially by M ...

, percussion *

Mike Rutherford Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist and songwriter, co-founder of the rock band Genesis. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members. Initially servin ...

– electric guitars

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Music Video
at

VH1 Classic MTV Classic (formerly VH1 Smooth, VH1 Classic Rock, and VH1 Classic) is an American pay television network owned by Paramount Media Networks. It was originally launched in 1998 as VH1 Smooth, an adult contemporary and smooth jazz channel. It wa ...

{{Authority control 1986 songs 1987 singles Genesis (band) songs Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham Songs written by Phil Collins Songs written by Mike Rutherford Songs written by Tony Banks (musician) Atlantic Records singles Virgin Records singles