"Tonight" is a song by the American

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from their third studio album, ''

A Little Bit Longer ''A Little Bit Longer'' is the third studio album by American pop rock band, Jonas Brothers and their second album released on Hollywood Records. It was released on August 12, 2008. The album received generally favorable reviews, and four star ...

'' (2008). It was released as the third and final single from the album on January 9, 2009. Fueled by digital downloads, the song debuted and peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 songs chart on August 7, 2008, the group's second top ten single and third highest-charting single to date. The song also reached the top twenty in Canada. The song's official single release was confirmed at the 36th Annual American Music Awards. They also performed the song later that night during the show. They have confirmed that filming for the music video is complete and it will be sent to mainstream radio in early January. The song was released on January 4, 2009 and the music video was released on January 19, 2009.

Background and composition

According to the band's iTunes podcast, ''Jonas Brothers Countdown to A Little Bit Longer'', Nick Jonas stated that:

"This song is about being in a relationship with somebody and getting into arguments that will not work out that night. It's also one of my favorite songs on the album."

''USA Today''s Ken Barnes called the song "pandemically infectious".Ken Barnes
Listen Up: Jonas Brothers get a 'Little Bit' stronger
USA Today, August 12, 2008 Glenn Gamboa of ''Newsday'' likened the song to the music of

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, calling it "sleek, adrenalized good-time pop".Glenn Gamboa
Review: Jonas Brothers' 'A Little Bit Longer'
Newsday, August 12, 2008

Music video

The music video for "Tonight," was directed by Bruce Hendricks, director of Walt Disney Studios' '' Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience''. It contains scenes from the

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, including concert and backstage footage along with interaction with fans.

Remix

* "Tonight" (

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Remix) * "I Gotta Feeling/Tonight" (played on the 2009 World Tour with a mix of "

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Personnel

*Nick Jonas – lead vocals, guitar, drums, composer *Joe Jonas – lead vocals, guitar, composer *Kevin Jonas – backing vocals, guitar, composer *John Taylor – backing vocals, guitar *Greg Garbowsky – composer *John Fields – producer

Chart performance

"Tonight" was released on July 29, 2008 on the iTunes Store and soon reached number one on the iTunes Top Songs chart. It was the third song from ''

'' that reached number one on that chart. With over 131,000 downloads in its initial week of release, "Tonight" was the highest debuting song on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the issue dated August 16, 2008, coming in at number eight, without an official single release. The Jonas Brothers became the first act to have two songs debut in the top ten on the chart in the same calendar year since Madonna achieved the feat in 1998. The following week, "Tonight" fell to number 74. It premiered during the Kids Inaugural: We Are The Future on

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on January 19, 2009. The song re-entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 89 on February 26, 2009, on the back of promotion for the upcoming '' Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience''. Then it gained 18 spots to number 71.

Charts

Nick Jonas & the Administration version

Nick covered the song for his side-project

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. The new version of the song appeared on their debut album ''Who I Am''. On May 11, 2010, it the song was used on the live album: '' Nick Jonas & the Administration Live at the Wiltern January 28th, 2010''.

Versions

* "Tonight" (Single Version, No Party) – 4:19 * "Tonight" (Live) – 5:47 * "Tonight" (acoustic) – 3:37

Music video

There was no official music video of the Administration version of the song. However, on the Limited Edition DVD, there was a video of Nick Jonas & the Administration performing "Tonight". The video was shot in black and white.

Live performances

They performed the new version of the song live for the first time during the

Who I Am Tour The Who I Am Tour was the first headlining concert tour by American band Nick Jonas & the Administration, showcasing their debut album, ''Who I Am (Nick Jonas and the Administration album), Who I Am''. The tour took place in small, intimate venue ...

. They performed on January 30, 2010 an acoustic version of the song during Radio Disney Total Access.

Personnel

*Nick Jonas – lead vocals, lead guitar, composer *

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– keyboards *Michael Bland – drums, vibraphone, vocals *

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– guitars, vocals (on DVD ''Who I Am'', and live performances) *John Fields – bass, guitars, percussion, vibraphone, producer *

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– guitars, vocals (on CD ''Who I Am'') *Joe Jonas – composer *Kevin Jonas – composer *Greg Garbowsky – composer *Dave McNair – mastering *Jon Lind – A&R *David Snow – creative director *Paul David Hager – mixing *Philip McIntyre – management *Johnny Wright – management *Kevin Jonas Sr. – management

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tonight (Jonas Brothers Song) 2008 songs 2009 singles Jonas Brothers songs Nick Jonas & the Administration songs Songs written by Kevin Jonas Songs written by Joe Jonas Songs written by Nick Jonas Hollywood Records singles Songs written by Greg Garbowsky Song recordings produced by John Fields (record producer)