Tonight (Westlife song)

"Tonight" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was first released as a single in Sweden on 21 March 2003. In the United Kingdom, "Tonight" was issued as a double A-side single with "Miss You Nights" three days later. It served the second and final single from their first compilation album, Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2002). The double A-side peaked at No. 1 in Ireland, becoming Westlife's 10th number-one single in their home country. In the UK, the single reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Tonight"
Single by Westlife
from the album Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1
A-side"Miss You Nights"
B-side"Where We Belong"
Released21 March 2003 (2003-03-21)
StudioRokstone (London, UK)
Length
  • 4:34 (single remix)
  • 4:13 (7-inch Metro mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"Unbreakable"
(2002)
"Tonight" / "Miss You Nights"
(2003)
"Hey Whatever"
(2003)
Music video
"Tonight" on YouTube

Background and content

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"Tonight" was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Jorgen Elofsson. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in B major, with McFadden and Filan vocal ranging from the chords of F4 to B5.[1]

Track listings

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Charts

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Release history

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Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Sweden "Tonight" 21 March 2003 CD [21]
Denmark 24 March 2003 [22]
United Kingdom "Tonight" / "Miss You Nights"
  • CD
  • cassette
[23]
Australia "Tonight" 5 May 2003 CD [24]

References

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  1. ^ "Tonight BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC". 2 January 2012.
  2. ^ Tonight / Miss You Nights (UK CD1 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 2003. 74321 986792.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Tonight / Miss You Nights (UK CD2 liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 2003. 74321 986802.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Tonight (European CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 2003. 74321 980622.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Tonight (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 2003. 74321 980612.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Tonight (Australian CD single liner notes). Westlife. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 2003. 82876517412.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Issue 690" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Westlife – Tonight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Westlife – Tonight" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  10. ^ "Westlife – Tonight". Tracklisten. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Billboard". 12 April 2003.
  12. ^ "Westlife – Tonight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Westlife". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Westlife – Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 17, saptamina 5.05–11.05, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. ^ "Westlife – Tonight". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Westlife: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2003". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  20. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Westlife: Tonight". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 February 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  22. ^ "Westlife: Single". click2music.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2003. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  23. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 24 March 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 March 2003. p. 25. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  24. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th May 2003" (PDF). ARIA. 5 May 2003. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2003. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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