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. It was their third single from their 1990 album '' Step by Step''. It was a big hit on both sides of the

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. It first reached #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and then went on to reach #3 on the

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soon after its American success, giving the band another hit, as, at this point, they were at their commercial peak. The song is "half slow tempo, half

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" and is mostly sung in unison by all five members of the group until the "la la..." section of the chorus. The song "discusses the relationship that binds the members of the group to their fans, since the beginning", with many references to their earlier hits in the first couplet. The "ska part" is the melody of Johann Sebastians Bach's Cantate "Sleepers awake" (BWV 140). At times, the song reminds of the Beatles' compositive style of

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Track listings

US and Canada 7-inch single #"Tonight" - 3:27 #"Hold On" - 3:36 ; 7" single / 7" single - Picture disc # "Tonight" — 3:26 # "Hold on" — 3:36 ; 12" maxi / CD maxi # "Tonight" — 3:27 # "Hold on" — 3:36 # "Don't Give Up on Me" — 4:45

Versions

*"Tonight" lbum Version- 3:30 *"Tonight" emix- 3:29 *"Tonight" 2" Version- 4:47 *"Tonight" ideo Version- 3:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

Official video
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