Tonight (Westlife song) explained

Tonight
Cover:	TonightCD1.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Westlife
Album:	Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1
A-Side:	Miss You Nights
B-Side:	Where We Belong
Studio:	Rokstone (London, UK)
Length:	4:34 (single remix) 4:13 (7-inch Metro mix)
Label:	RCA S BMG
Producer:	Steve Mac
Prev Title:	Unbreakable
Prev Year:	2002
Tonight
Title2:	Miss You Nights
Next Title:	Hey Whatever
Next Year:	2003

"Tonight" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was first released as a single in Sweden on 21 March 2003. In the United Kingdom, "Tonight" was issued as a double A-side single with "Miss You Nights" three days later. It served the second and final single from their first compilation album, Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2002). The double A-side peaked at 1 in Ireland, becoming Westlife's 10th number-one single in their home country. In the UK, the single reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background and content

"Tonight" was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Jorgen Elofsson. It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in B major, with McFadden and Filan vocal ranging from the chords of F₄ to B₅.^[1]

Track listings

UK CD1^[2]

1. "Tonight" (single remix)
2. "Miss You Nights" (single remix)
3. "Where We Belong"
4. "Tonight" (video)

UK CD2^[3]

1. "Tonight" (single remix)
2. "Tonight" (12-inch Metro mix)
3. "Miss You Nights" (video)

European CD single^[4]

1. "Tonight" (single remix)
2. "Where We Belong"

European maxi-CD single^[5]

1. "Tonight" (single remix)
2. "Tonight" (7-inch Metro mix)
3. "Where We Belong"
4. "Tonight" (video)

Australian CD single^[6]

1. "Tonight" (single remix)
2. "Tonight" (Metro mix)
3. "Where We Belong"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	14
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[8]	51

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	22
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	61

Release history

Region	Version	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Sweden	"Tonight"	21 March 2003	CD		^[11]
Denmark		24 March 2003			^[12]
United Kingdom	"Tonight" / "Miss You Nights"				^[13]
Australia	"Tonight"	5 May 2003	CD		^[14]

External links

• Official Westlife Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tonight BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC. 2 January 2012.
2. Tonight / Miss You Nights. Westlife. 2003. UK CD1 liner notes. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 74321 986792.
3. Tonight / Miss You Nights. Westlife. 2003. UK CD2 liner notes. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 74321 986802.
4. Tonight. Westlife. 2003. European CD single liner notes. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 74321 980622.
5. Tonight. Westlife. 2003. European maxi-CD single liner notes. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 74321 980612.
6. Tonight. Westlife. 2003. Australian CD single liner notes. RCA Records, S Records, BMG. 82876517412.
7. Web site: Billboard. 12 April 2003.
8. Web site: Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 17, saptamina 5.05–11.05, 2003. Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050218074753/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10068.html. 18 February 2005. 6 February 2021.
9. Web site: Top 100 Songs of 2003. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040602113024/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2003.html. 2 June 2004. 16 March 2022.
10. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2003. UKChartsPlus. 6 February 2021.
11. Web site: Westlife: Tonight. click2music.se. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20050223102046/http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=1704&art=32. 23 February 2005. 30 November 2023.
12. Web site: Westlife: Single. click2music.dk. da. https://web.archive.org/web/20030622153415if_/http://www.click2music.dk/denmark/product.asp?prd=1667. 22 June 2003. 10 November 2023.
13. New Releases – For Week Starting 24 March 2003: Singles. Music Week. 25. 22 March 2003. 2 September 2021.
14. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th May 2003. ARIA. 28. 5 May 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030506140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030507-0000/Issue689.pdf. 6 May 2003. 2 September 2021.