"Tonight Tonight" is a song by American
rock band
Hot Chelle Rae
Hot Chelle Rae ( ) (formerly known as Miracle Drug) is an American pop rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2005. The band currently consists of Ryan Follesé (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Nash Overstreet (lead guitar, backing vocals), ...
. It was released as the lead single from their second album ''
Whatever'' on March 15, 2011. "Tonight Tonight" was released to
mainstream radio
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on February 22, 2011. It is the band's most commercially successful single, peaking at number seven on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and being certified double platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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.
The single has also sold over 3 million copies as of April 2013.
Composition
"Tonight Tonight" is written in the key of
E major
E major (or the key of E) is a major scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has four sharps. Its relative minor is C-sharp minor and its parallel minor is E minor. Its enharmonic equiva ...
, with the vocal range spanning from
D♯3 to
B4.
Music video
The video features the band performing on a rooftop, as well as attending a kid’s birthday party, where ex-bassist Ian Keaggy is given a tattoo. Nash's brother
Chord Overstreet
Chord Paul Overstreet (born February 17, 1989) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Sam Evans on the Fox television series '' Glee'' (2009–2015). He has starred in the Apple TV+ comedy series ''Acapulco'' since ...
also appears in the video.
Critical reception
"Tonight Tonight" was received well by critics, with Carolyn Giannini of ''The Sacramento Press'' saying that it had "summer anthem potential"
and
Brian Mansfield
Brian Mansfield (born September 24, 1963) is an American writer and journalist.
Early life and education
Mansfield grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from David Lipscomb High School.
In 1984, Mansfield received a bachelor's degre ...
of ''
USA Today
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'' saying it had "the makings of one of the catchiest pop-rock anthems of the summer."
Track listing
Single version
#"Tonight Tonight" – 3:20
EP version
#"Tonight Tonight" (
Radio Disney
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The network broadcast music programmi ...
edit) – 3:20
#"Bleed" – 3:53
#"I Like to Dance" (MattRad remix) – 3:58
#"Let Down" – 2:44
Digital download
#"Tonight Tonight" – 3:20
#"Tonight Tonight" Goldstein remix – 3:29
#"Tonight Tonight Kat Krazy remix – 3:17
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
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List of Adult Top 40 number-one singles of 2011
The ''Billboard'' Adult Top 40 chart ranks the most popular songs on Adult Top 40 radio stations in the United States, based on airplay detections as measured by Nielsen BDS and published weekly by ''Billboard''. These are the songs which reache ...
References
External links
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{{Hot Chelle Rae
2011 singles
Hot Chelle Rae songs
2011 songs
Jive Records singles
Songs written by E. Kidd Bogart
Songs written by Emanuel Kiriakou
Songs written by Lindy Robbins