"Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)", censored as "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" or simply "Tonight" in altered versions, is a song by Spanish singer

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. It features American rapper

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and producer DJ Frank E. The song was released to US radio on 1 November 2010, as the album's second US single, and digitally on 22 November 2010. The altered version of the song was included on the French limited edition of ''

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''. The official remix features American rapper Pitbull. "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" was a worldwide hit, peaking at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it his highest-charting single on the chart since 2010's " I Like It". The song also reached the top ten in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, among other major music markets. The single has sold over five million copies worldwide to date.

Reception

Critical reception

Matthew Wilkening from AOL Radio Blog said that the song "aims directly for the dance floor with a galloping, club-ready

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, along with an insistent, heavily synthesized

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zipping all over the place. ..Enrique's slightly processed vocals drip with confidence, and depending on which version you hear, a healthy dose of profanity as he demands some loving". Erica Y. Lopez from

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said, "With the star power Iglesias brings to the table and a very danceable beat accompanying the track, it is conceivable that the clean version would be a hit in its own right -- but add one of the heaviest cuss words in the English language ..it is basically club ready".

Lyrical content

The song was criticized for the "raunchiness" of the content and of the lyrics, and when

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caught up with Iglesias at a rehearsal for the 2010 American Music Awards, he maintained that "isn't meant to twist up any knickers, but rather is just good, kind-of clean fun. ..I thought it was a strong statement ... to say in a song, but it's fun," .."It's probably what a lot of guys and girls think about at times, but they don’t have the guts to say. It’s pretty straightforward. Music has become so direct and you can say whatever you want, which is cool. At the end of the day, it’s just a song — you don’t have to take it seriously. You can have fun with it". A clean version of the song, retitled "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)", is also available.

Other versions

In December 2010, a version of "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" with the

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rapper Pitbull was released. At the end of February 2011, a new version of "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" was released, with the singer Luciana featured in the beginning and the bridge,

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and reprising the

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from

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' hit " I Touch Myself".

Chart performance

On the week of 4 December 2010, the song debuted at number 35 on the ''

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, and at number 19 on the

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. On the week of 11 December 2010, the song debuted at number 13 on the

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chart, with 97,000 digital downloads in the first week in the United States, according to

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. It also debuted at number 18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Soon after, it broke into the top ten on the Hot 100 and peaked at number four, making it Iglesias' fifth and latest top 10 hit in the US. As of September 2013, the single had sold 3,204,000 digital downloads in the United States. The song entered the charts at number four in New Zealand on 17 January. The song has reached number one on the

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chart, making it his eighth number one song on that chart, beating

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and

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. In Australia, the song has sold over 500,000 copies. The song has become Iglesias' biggest airplay hit of his career in the US, becoming his first and only number one on both

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(the

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chart), as well as all US radio formats combined (the Radio Songs chart).

Music video

A music video for the song was filmed early December 2010. The video was shot over four days in

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, Mexico and

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. It featured rapper

and was directed by BBGun (Alex Bergman, Maxim Bohichik) and Parris. Iglesias explains that it's "a little more cinematic, a little more of a long story." Before the video premiere, two snippets of the music video were offered as teasers through his official website. The video for the clean version was premiered on 22 December 2010. In the video, Iglesias visits a

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and an attractive woman (Kristen Carpenter) catches his eye. The pair are then shown kissing in the toilets of the venue between scenes of clubbers dancing. Ludacris raps his verse in the back of a taxi, flanked by four ladies. Iglesias then lays out to meet another woman (Natalia Obradovicova) in Mexico and the pair have sex in a hotel room. Then the girl from the strip club and Iglesias' new lover meet and realize that he's been two-timing. The next scene shows several women writhing provocatively on a bed, all attracted to Enrique (this does not happen in the clean version). Iglesias sails off on a boat with the two women while the last scene shows the two women look into each other's eyes and the video ends as they share a

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kiss. The entertainment portal DesiHits said that "all of Enrique's videos have been hot, but 'Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)' takes the crown as it is quite a provocative clip." Jocelyn Vena from

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explained "Iglesias has noted that when he sat down to record the song about being straightforward with a lady about his intentions to bed her, he didn’t want to sound 'arrogant'. It seems that, while this video will never be '

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', we're excited to see what Enrique has up his sleeve for the clip for this very, very special track." In France, the

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decided to censor the video and that of

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's " S&M" which can only be broadcast by TV channels after 10 p.m. The video was ranked at #4 at the Best Videos of 2011 by MTV. Different versions of the video together have been viewed over 250 million times.

Awards and nominations

Track listing

US digital download # "Tonight (I'm F**kin' You)" – 3:52 German and UK CD single # "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" – 3:54 # "Tonight (I'm F**kin' You)" – 3:54 UK digital single # "Tonight (I'm F**kin' You)" – 3:52 # "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" – 3:51

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

External links

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