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"Tonight"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Adrenalize
B-side	"Now I'm Here" (live) "Hysteria" (live) "Photograph" (live) "Pour Some Sugar On Me" (live) "She's Too Tough"
Released	19 April 1993 (1993-04-19) (UK)
Length	4:03
Label	Bludgeon Riffola Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Joe Elliott Phil Collen Steve Clark Rick Savage Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer(s)	Mike Shipley Def Leppard
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Heaven Is" (1993) "Tonight" (1993) "I Wanna Touch U" (1993)
Music video
"Tonight" on YouTube

"Tonight" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their fifth album, Adrenalize (1992). It was released as the sixth international single from Adrenalize and the fifth single in both the US and UK, released by Bludgeon Riffola and Mercury. In the US, the song reached number 13 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks charts and number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.

Song information

The song was first written and recorded in 1984/85 during the Hysteria sessions, but lost out to "Love Bites" in the end as it wasn't finished. "Tonight" was subsequently re-recorded in February 1987 as a potential B-side and once again in May 1988 during the Hysteria tour, but neither version seemed to work so both were shelved. It was re-recorded once again during the Adrenalize sessions with a few minor changes in the arrangement.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Tonight" was directed by American film director and music video director Wayne Isham.

Track listings

• CD: Bludgeon Riffola / 862 231-2 (Germany)

1. "Tonight"
2. "Now I'm Here" (live) (recorded at Wembley Stadium, London, 20 April 1992)
3. "Photograph" (live) (recorded at the Biskuithalle in Bonn, Germany, 29 May 1992)
4. "Tonight" (demo) (recorded 5 May 1988)

• CD: Mercury / 862 017-2 (US)

1. "Tonight"
2. "She's Too Tough"
3. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (live)

• Cassette single: Mercury / 862 016-4 (US)

1. "Tonight"
2. "She's Too Tough"

• 7-inch: Mercury / 862 016-7 (US)

1. "Tonight"
2. "She's Too Tough"

• 7-inch: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEP 10 (UK)

1. "Tonight"
2. "Now I'm Here" (live)

• 12-inch: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPX 11 (UK) / 862 287-1 (international) / picture disc

1. "Tonight"
2. "Now I'm Here" (live)
3. "Hysteria" (live)

Note: This picture disc has on the cover same graphic as the Adrenalize album, but in a small size. On the back of the disc, there is the picture of Rick Allen. On the cardboard that comes with the disc, there is a band picture and the track listing. Pictures by Ross Halfin.

• CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPCD 10 (UK)

1. "Tonight"
2. "Now I'm Here" (live)
3. "Photograph" (live)

• CD: Bludgeon Riffola - Mercury / LEPCB 10 (UK)

1. "Tonight"
2. "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (live)
3. "Tonight" (demo)

Charts

Release history

References

1. ^ Rowland, Mark (April 1992). "Def Leppard". Musician. p. 56.
2. Def Leppard Adrenalize Interview CD (Joe Elliott on "Tonight")
3. Fricke, David (1987). Def Leppard: Animal Instinct. Zomba Books. pp. 129–130. ISBN 0-946391-55-6.
4. Def Leppard - Tonight on YouTube
5. ((( Def Leppard UK.com ))) :: Def Video 4 Adrenalize Archived 19 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Notes on single sleeve
7. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1744." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
8. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 20. 15 May 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
10. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 22 May 1993. p. 16. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
11. "Def Leppard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
12. "Billboard Hot 100 Chart" (PDF). Radio & Records. 30 April 1993. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
13. "Def Leppard Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
14. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 17 April 1993. p. 29.
15. "トゥナイト | デフ・レパード" [Tonight | Def Leppard] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

• Def Leppard songs
• 1992 songs
• 1993 singles
• Mercury Records singles
• Music videos directed by Wayne Isham
• Songs written by Joe Elliott
• Songs written by Phil Collen
• Songs written by Rick Savage
• Songs written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
• Songs written by Steve Clark