"Tonight" is a song by American rapper and singer

Doja Cat Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCl ...

featuring American rapper

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. It was released as the seventeenth track on the deluxe edition of Doja Cat's third studio album ''

Planet Her ''Planet Her'' is the third studio album by American rapper Doja Cat. It was released on June 25, 2021, by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records. The album, titled after a fictional planet created by Doja Cat, is an amalgamation of pop, hip hop, an ...

'', which was released through Kemosabe and

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on June 27, 2021.

Background and composition

Two days after ''Planet Her'' was released, a deluxe edition was issued with five additional tracks, including "Tonight". Doja Cat had previously hinted towards the release of "Tonight" in a YouTube interview, where she announced that a collaboration with American rapper

would be featuring on ''Planet Her''. Musically, the song features a spare beat, a nylon-string plucked guitar progression, and ringing bells. "Tonight" was produced by Dr. Luke and Rob "Reef" Tewlow. The song was deemed by ''

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'' as having "maximalist 2000s R&B-style production".

Critical reception

A ''

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'' article by Gil Kaufman was generally positive towards "Tonight", calling the song a "slinky duet". Kaufman wrote that "Doja comes on strong in the first verse", while "all bets are off" during Eve's verse. Jason Lipshutz, also of ''Billboard'', wrote that the song "sounds beamed in from the best rhythmic pop playlist from 2002". Regina Cho of ''

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'' praised Eve's guest feature, opining that she "swoops in with her signature style effortlessly". Staff writers for ''

'' were similarly approving of Eve's "bulletproof verse". XXL writers declared that the "finger-plucking acoustic guitar riff" on "Tonight" called back to rap stylings of the 2000s, and asserted that Eve sounded "just as cocksure as she did during her run with the Ruff Ryders label in the 1990s" on the song.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *

– vocals, songwriting, production *

– vocals, songwriting * Taneisha Jackson – songwriting * Rob "Reef" Tewlow – songwriting, production * Kalani Thompson – assistant production, engineering * Danielle Alvarez – assistant production * Tyler Sheppard – engineering * Mike Bozzi – mastering * Clint Gibbs – mixing * Seth Ringo – assistant engineering

References

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