"We've Got Tonite" is a song written by American

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, from his album '' Stranger in Town'' (1978). The single record charted twice for Seger, and was developed from a prior song that he had written. Further versions charted in 1983 for

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as a duet with

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, and again in 2002 for

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Original version

Background

The song developed from an earlier Seger composition titled "This Old House" which featured the same chords as "We've Got Tonite" although the earlier song had a slightly different melody. Seger overhauled "This Old House" into "We've Got Tonite" the day after seeing the film ''

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'' (1973) which features a conversation between the

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character and a woman he is attracted to, played by

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, who says: "I don't even know you." Redford's response, "You know me. It's two in the morning and I don't know nobody," caused an emotional response in Seger, manifested in the overhauled song lyrics. "We've Got Tonite" was not recorded until the 1976 sessions for Seger's album ''Night Moves'' and was held off that album as Seger felt it was not a thematic fit. It was one of five ''Stranger...'' tracks recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios with the

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, and

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, and

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provided the backing vocals. "We've Got Tonite" served as the album's third single, reaching No. 13 on the US pop chart in 1978. It also played in the background of

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's television film ''

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'' (1979), in a scene where Anderson's character was in

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visiting the home of one of her new friends and was sitting in a room with co-star

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's "Donny Davis" character, with whom she was falling in love. In the UK, the original version would chart twice, reaching No. 41 in 1979, then No. 22 as a 1995 re-release—as "We've Got Tonight"—to promote a ''

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'' album. (In 1982, a live version—titled "We've Got Tonite"—from the in-concert album ''

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'' reached No. 60 in the UK.) Since the death of his mother Charlotte, Seger has made a point of always including "We've Got Tonite" in his live setlist, as it was her favorite of his compositions.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the

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of Seger's 1994 ''

'' compilation. *

– lead vocals

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– keyboards *

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– lead guitar * Jimmy Johnson – rhythm guitar *

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– bass guitar * Roger Hawkins – drums, percussion Additional musicians *

– background vocals *

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– background vocals *

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–

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Reception

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'' described "We've Got Tonite" as a "melodic

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featuring Seger's smokey and tender vocal" and said that the structure of the melody was similar to

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's " Tonight's the Night". ''

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'' called it a "sensitive ballad" with "stark opening tambourine beat, strings and strong upward swell" and praised Seger's vocals as well as the "brightness" provided by the backing vocals. ''

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'' said that "The drama builds beautifully and Seger's raspy vocals carry the message with ease."

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton duet version

Background

In 1983, American country-pop star

recorded the song as a

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with Scottish pop star

, and made it the title track of his album '' We've Got Tonight''. Both Rogers and Easton were on the roster of

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and their collaboration on "We've Got Tonight" was at the firm suggestion of label chairman Larry Mazza who hoped to restore Easton to chart ascendancy.''Los Angeles Times'' September 11, 1983 "Sheena Easton's New Tomorrow" by Dennis Hunt p.55 (Calendar) Mazza was also the president of

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the label of release for the

original.''Detroit Free Press'' January 21, 1983 "On Top of It - Rogers, Easton Sing Song of Togetherness" p.1C Rogers stated: "I liked the idea of recording with Sheena. I thought the contrast in styles--I'm so throaty and she's so trained and pure--would really work well." Rogers himself phoned Easton to pitch their duet on December 23, 1982. The two singers then met up on Christmas Eve to rehearse the song with a piano, six days later going into the studio, with the completed track going to radio nine days later. Easton would assert that it was the song choice which appealed to her, while allowing Rogers to be "a good singer with a distinctive voice" who she found "always helpful and co-operative" in the studio, debunking insider reports that the ten-day recording session for the track was a stormy one with Rogers overtly disliking Easton's high-pitched vocals. Easton's contribution to the track would prove critical contention.

Reception

'' said that the song "gets a full production treatment, building on the contrast between two such distinctive and familiar voices." ''

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'' critic Chris Connelly would dismiss the Easton/Rogers duet of "We've Got Tonight" as "shrieking ndinsensitive", and ''Jerseyite'' critic Jim Bohen would lament how Rogers "who usually sounds good duetting with women" was defeated by her nails-across-the-blackboard voice. But Dennis Hunt (''Los Angeles Times'') would prefer the Rogers/Easton take to the Seger original due to a "very appealing" "blend of sharply contrasting voices, his deep and hers very high," adding that "Rogers, never known for his vocal power, stretches to match Easton, ttaininghis finest vocal performance." And

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critic Joe Viglione would opine that Easton's "splendid voice reaching the high registers over Kenny's familiar monotone...really makes he trackspecial." A number one hit on the ''Billboard'' Country Singles chart, "We've Got Tonight" reached number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart, and number two on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart, also reaching the top 30 in the

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.Kenny Rogers UK Charts history
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song due to Rogers, "We've Got Tonight" would be honored by

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as the Most Performed Country Song of 1983, with Seger, an iconic Detroit rocker, personally acknowledging the honor by attending the October 1984 ASCAP Country Music Awards fête held at the Opryland Hotel in

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. In Brazil, the single has exceeded 100,000 copies.

Personnel

– lead vocals *

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– guitars *

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– acoustic and

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s *

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– bass guitar * Michael Baird – drums * Jeremy Lubbock –

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–

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Charts

Weekly charts

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Ronan Keating duet version

Background

"We've Got Tonight" was remade by Irish singer

and Scottish singer

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for Lulu's twelfth studio album, ''

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'' (2002), with the track also appearing on Keating's second studio album, '' Destination'' (2002). The ''Together'' album, consisting of tracks pairing Lulu with a variety of "name" duet partners, was a comeback vehicle for Lulu designed by top entertainment impresario

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, whom the singer had signed on with in 2000. Three of the acts the album paired Lulu with—

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, and Keating—were protégées of Walsh; however, Keating has said that Lulu herself recruited him to duet with her, stating, "I said 'Yeah, as long as you let me pick the song!' I picked...one of my all-time favorite love songs." Both the ''Together'' and ''Destination'' albums were released in the spring of 2002; it was decided to forego any single releases of off ''Together'', but after two earlier singles, Keating's label

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issued "We've Got Tonight"—credited to Ronan Keating featuring Lulu—on November 25, 2002, and it debuted at its No. 4 peak on the UK Singles Chart on December 1, 2002. The track was also an international hit, reaching No. 7 in the Netherlands, No. 10 in Ireland, No. 12 in Australia, and No. 14 in

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. Polydor Records decided to release a reformatted version of the track that replaced Lulu with

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, a Polydor artist who had enjoyed considerable success with English-language releases in her native Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. This version of the duet was issued in those three nations with top-ten peaks in Austria and Germany and a No. 25 peak in Switzerland. In Italy, the track was issued with Italian soul singer

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and published as the B-side of Giorgia's single " Gocce di memoria". In the

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, Keating performed the song with

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Track listings

UK single # "We've Got Tonight" (featuring Lulu) – 3:39 # "All I Have Is My Heart" – 3:50 # "In the Ghetto" (Live) – 3:13 # "We've Got Tonight" (Video) – 4:15 German single # "We've Got Tonight" (featuring Jeanette) – 3:39 # "Sea of Love" – 3:14 # "All I Have Is My Heart" – 3:50 # "In the Ghetto" (Live) – 3:13 Italian single # "We've Got Tonight" (featuring Giorgia) – 3:39 # "All I Have Is My Heart" – 3:50

Charts

Ronan Keating and Lulu

Weekly charts Year-end charts

Ronan Keating and Jeanette

Weekly charts Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Other versions

"We've Got Tonight" played in the background of

's television film ''

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's character Donny Davis, with whom she was falling in love. In season 4, episode 4 of the television series ''

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'',

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sings a karaoke version of the song, then a reprise to his wife as the episode ends. The song has also been recorded by Rein Alexander (a duet with

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, album ''Song for You'', 2007), Bill Anderson (album ''Nashville Mirrors'', 1980), Anne Lise (album ''First Dance'', 2006),

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(album ''Body Language'', 1980),

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(album '' The Show Must Go On'', 1996),

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whose version charted at No. 67 in the UK in 1987 (album '' No More the Fool'', 1986),

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(album ''Midnight Rendezvous'', 2001),

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(as "Tonite", a duet with

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, album ''Never Let You Go'', 1983), Nianell (with Dozi, album ''It Takes Two'', 2009),

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(album ''Country Love Songs'', 1983), Ray Dylan (duet with Charlize Berg, album ''Goeie Ou Country in Duet'', 2013),

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(album ''The Great Country Song Book Volume II'', 2017),

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(album ''Connections'', 1980),

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(album ''Steven Houghton'', 1997),

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(album '' Mr Jones'', 2002),

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(album ''Livermore's Firing Squad'', 1983),

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(album '' Summer of '78'', 1996),

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(album ''The Singer of Your Song'', 2014),

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, album ''Ich bin wie ich bin'', 1984),

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(multi-artist album ''Muscle Shoals...Small Town, Big Sound'', 2018),

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(album ''Love to Love'', 2011),

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& His Ladyboyz (album ''No.1's & No.2's'', 2008),

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(album ''Run to Me'', 1985),

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(as "Tonite", album ''Heart & Soul'', 1980), and

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(as "Tonite", album '' Special Delivery'', 1980). ''American Idol'' season 11 contestant and eventual winner

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performed "We've Got Tonight" on the episode broadcast May 16, 2012; his studio recording of the song appeared on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 97. Sheena Easton also recorded a Spanish-language version of "We've Got Tonight" entitled "La Noche Y Tú" on her 1984 Spanish-language album ''Todo Me Recuerda A Ti'', the track being a duet with

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. The song has also been rendered in Italian as "Grazie perché" by

Amii Stewart Amy Paulette "Amii" Stewart (born January 29, 1956) is an American disco and soul singer who found prominence with her 1979 U.S. Billboard number 1 hit cover of Eddie Floyd's song "Knock on Wood", often considered a classic of the disco genre. ...

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Gianni Morandi Gian Luigi "Gianni" Morandi (; born 11 December 1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer. It is estimated that Morandi has sold about 50 million recordings. Early life Born in Monghidoro, Emilia-Romagna, the son of a cobbler, Mor ...

, a No. 5 hit in Italy in 1984; and in Czech as "Všímej si víc", recorded in 1983 by

Věra Špinarová Věra Špinarová (22 December 1951 – 26 March 2017) was a Czech singer with an alto voice. She was born in Pohořelice, near Brno, Czechoslovakia, and moved to the Czech city of Ostrava with her parents at the age of seven. She learned to play ...

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. Another Czech rendering of the song, "Čas dál nech spát", was recorded in 2012 by David Deyl and

Helena Vondráčková Helena Vondráčková (born 24 June 1947, in Prague) is a Czech people, Czech singer and actress whose prolific career as a performer has spanned more than six decades, earning her acclaim both domestically and internationally. Recognized for h ...

, included on Vondráčková's 3- CD compilation ''Helena (nejen) o lásce''.

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