''Tonight'' is the fourth full-length solo album by
Christian hip hop
Christian hip hop (originally gospel rap, also known as Christian rap, gospel hip hop or holy hip hop) is a subgenre of contemporary Christian music and hip hop music. It emerged from urban contemporary music and Christian media in the United S ...
artist
TobyMac. It is the follow-up album to his 2007 release ''
Portable Sounds'', and was released on February 9, 2010.
The Deluxe Version of the album contains a DVD with interviews with Toby about the songs on the record, the making of this record and an inside look at the Diverse City Band.
The album debuted at No. 6 on the
''Billboard'' 200, selling 79,000 units in its first week. As of early November 2010, the album has sold over 315,000 copies.
Recording
When asked about the album by stereotruth.net Toby had the following to say about the emotions that went into producing it; "The recording process means a lot to me, and I don't approach what I do haphazardly. I have a lot of passion when it comes to my records. I don't know if it's good or bad, but there's this range of emotions that come with making a record. Music is something that can actually open people’s minds to who God is. Music will never change the world, but God can choose to use music, and that's what I count on. I want my songs to be said in a way that anyone can relate to them. I want them to move people's lives forward; move people toward God, and if I'm accomplishing that, whether or not anyone loves this record, as long as I feel like that is what I’m doing, then I feel like my job is done."
Singles
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City on Our Knees
"City on Our Knees" is a song by Christian artist TobyMac from his album, ''Tonight'' (2010). It was released as a radio single in August 2009 and reached No. 1 on ''Billboard''s Hot Christian Songs chart in October 2009. It also reached No. 8 on ...
" was released as the lead single from the album on August 14, 2009. It peaked at No. 1 on
''Billboard''s
Hot Christian Songs chart.
On January 26, 2010, "
Get Back Up" was released as the album's second single. The song also peaked at No. 1 on ''Billboard''s Hot Christian Songs chart. He donated 100% of his artist royalties from first week sales of the single to relief efforts for Haiti after the
earthquake that devastated the country.
The third single from the album, "Hold On", was released on October 19, 2010.
"Tonight" was released as the fourth single on March 21, 2011. It was used as the theme for
MLB Network's