Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)

"Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" is a song by Rod Stewart, the title track of his 1981 album Tonight I'm Yours. It was one of three singles released from the album. The song was the lead single internationally except for the United States, where it was the follow-up to "Young Turks."

Billboard called it an "uptempo, highly melodic outing" and praised Stewart's vocal and the song's hooks. Record World said that "keyboard chimes and percolating percussion decorate the energetic dance beat."

"Tonight I'm Yours" became an international top 10 hit, peaking at number eight in the UK and number two in Canada. It reached the top 20 in the US.

Personnel

Rod Stewart – lead vocals and backing vocals
Jim Cregan – lead guitar
Jeff Baxter – additional guitar
Jay Davis – bass
Kevin Savigar – keyboards
Duane Hitchings – keyboards
Carmine Appice – Oberheim DMX programming
Tony Brock – percussion
Tommy Vig – tubular bells
Linda Lewis - backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981–1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	5
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	2
Ireland (IRMA)	8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	16
Norway (VG-lista)	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	9
UK Singles (OCC)	8
US Billboard Hot 100	20
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)	29
US Cash Box	15
West Germany (GfK)	50

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)	55
Canada RPM Top Singles	28
US Cash Box	98

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Gold	50,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"Music Week" (PDF). p. 30.
"Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Allmusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
Lamb, Bill. "Top 10 Rod Stewart Hit Songs". About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
"Top Single Picks". Billboard. 23 January 1982. p. 93. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
"Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 23 January 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
"Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours (1981, WEA Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.
"Billboard – Hits Of The World". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 2. Nielsen Business Media. 16 January 1982. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510.
"Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
"Top RPM Singles: Issue 0476." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Tonight I'm Yours". Irish Singles Chart.
"Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
"Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". VG-lista.
"Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Singles Top 100.
"Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours". Swiss Singles Chart.
"Rod Stewart: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
"Rod Stewart Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Rod Stewart Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 27, 1982
"Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
"National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. 3 January 1983. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013.
Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1982
"Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via Imgur.

External links

Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) on YouTube

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Discography
1970s	"It's All Over Now" (1970) "Reason to Believe"/"Maggie May" (1971) "Every Picture Tells a Story"/"Reason to Believe" (1971) Spain only "(I Know) I'm Losing You"/"Mandolin Wind" (1971) "Handbags and Gladrags" (1972) "You Wear It Well" (1972) "Angel" (1972) "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (1972) "Twistin' the Night Away" (1973, 1987) "Oh! No Not My Baby" (1973) "Farewell" / "You Send Me" (1973) "Mine for Me" (1974) "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (1974) Stewart/Faces "Sailing" (1975) "This Old Heart of Mine" (1975) "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (1976) "The Killing of Georgie" (1976) "Get Back" (1976) "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1977) "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1977, 1990) "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (1978) "Hot Legs" (1978) "I Was Only Joking" (1978) "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1978, 1997) "Ain't Love a Bitch" (1979) "Blondes (Have More Fun)" (1979)
1980s	"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (1980) "Passion" (1980) "Somebody Special" (1981) "Gi' Me Wings" (1981) "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (1981) "Young Turks" (1982) "How Long" (1982) "Baby Jane" (1983) "That's What Friends Are For" (1983) "Infatuation" (1984) "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (1984) "All Right Now" (1984) "People Get Ready" (1985, 1991, 1993) Stewart/Beck "Love Touch" (1986) "Every Beat of My Heart" (1986) "In My Life" (1987) "Lost in You" (1988) "Forever Young" (1988) "My Heart Can't Tell You No" (1988) "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (1989) Stewart/Isley "Downtown Train" (1989)
1990s	"It Takes Two" (1990) Stewart/Turner "Rhythm of My Heart" (1991) "The Motown Song" (1991) "Your Song" (1992) "Ruby Tuesday" (1993) "Have I Told You Lately" (1993) "Reason to Believe" (unplugged, 1993) "All for Love" (1993) Stewart/Adams/Sting "Leave Virginia Alone" (1995) "Ooh La La" (1998) "Rocks" (1998) "Cigarettes and Alcohol" (1998) "Faith of the Heart" (1999)
2000s	"These Foolish Things" (2002) "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (2003) "Time After Time" (2003) "What a Wonderful World" (2004) "Blue Moon" (2004) "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (2005) "I've Got a Crush on You" (2005) "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (2006) "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (2006)
2010s	"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (2012) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (2012) "Everyday" (2015)

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