Tonight Tonight (Hot Chelle Rae song) explained

Tonight Tonight
Cover:	TonightTonight.jpg
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Hot Chelle Rae
Album:	Whatever
Recorded:	2010
Label:	RCA/Jive
Producer:	Kiriakou
Prev Title:	Bleed
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	I Like It Like That
Next Year:	2011

"Tonight Tonight" is a song by American rock band Hot Chelle Rae. It was released as the lead single from their second album Whatever on January 25, 2011. "Tonight Tonight" was released to mainstream radio on February 22, 2011.^[1] It is the band's most commercially successful single, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and being certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The single has also sold over 3 million copies as of April 2013.^[2]

Composition

"Tonight Tonight" is written in the key of E major, with the vocal range spanning from D♯₃ to B₄.^[3] The song was written by Lindy Robbins, Evan Kidd Bogart, Nash Overstreet and Ryan Follesé while production was handled by Emanuel Kiriakou who also co-wrote the track.

Music video

The video features the band performing on a rooftop, as well as attending a kid's birthday party, where bassist Ian Keaggy is given a tattoo. Nash's brother Chord Overstreet also appears in the video.^[4]

Critical reception

"Tonight Tonight" was received well by critics, with Carolyn Giannini of The Sacramento Press saying that it had "summer anthem potential"^[5] and Brian Mansfield of USA Today saying it had "the makings of one of the catchiest pop-rock anthems of the summer."^[6]

Personnel

Credits for "Tonight Tonight" adapted from AllMusic.^[7] Hot Chelle Rae

• Ryan Follese – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Nash Overstreet – lead guitar, backing vocals, percussion
• Ian Keaggy – bass, backing vocals
• Jamie Follese – drums, percussion

Production

• Evan Kidd Bogart – composer
• Mark Endert – mixing
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• John Hamlin – producer
• Robyn Heart – composer
• Christian Heuer – producer
• Emanuel Kiriakou – producer
• Sarah Kraus – photography
• Max Monet – additional production, composer, producer
• Aaron Platt – director
• Luga Podesta – director
• Matt Radosevich – additional production, mixing, producer, remixing
• Lindy Robbins – composer
• Michael Tedesco – A&R
• Eric Valentine – additional production, producer
• Brian Welsh – producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12)! scope="col"

Peak position
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)^[8]	13

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)! scope="col"

Position
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	44
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[10]	72
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	78
US Billboard Hot 100^[13]	32
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[14]	10
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[15]	20

Chart (2012)! scope="col"

Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[16]	64

Release history

Release dates for "Tonight Tonight"

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label
Various	January 25, 2011	Digital download	Original	RCA	^[17]
United States	February 22, 2011	Contemporary hit radio
Various	March 15, 2011	Digital download	Extended play		^[18]
	September 2, 2011		Remixes		^[19]

See also

• List of Adult Top 40 number-one singles of 2011

Notes and References

1. Web site: Airplay Archive: CHR. FMQB. November 2, 2016.
2. News: Week Ending April 7, 2013. Songs: Discount Helps Bruno Reach #1 . Paul Grein . Yahoo Music (Chart Watch). April 10, 2013 . April 10, 2013 .
3. Web site: Hot Chelle Rae "Tonight Tonight" Sheet Music in E Major . Musicnotes.com.
4. Web site: New Video: Hot Chelle Rae, 'Tonight Tonight'. https://web.archive.org/web/20230415202511/https://www.mtv.com/news/324vza/hot-chelle-rae-tonight-tonight-video. dead. April 15, 2023. Eliot Glazer. April 29, 2011. April 15, 2023.
5. Web site: Rain or Shine: 107.9 The End presents Endfest 2011 . Carolyn Giannini . May 17, 2011 . Sacramento Press . July 2, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007181901/http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/50743/Rain_or_Shine_1079_The_End_presents_Endfest_2011 . October 7, 2011 .
6. Web site: On the Verge: Hot Chelle Rae . Brian Mansfield . May 27, 2011 . USA Today . July 2, 2011.
7. Web site: Tonight Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae Credits. AllMusic. April 13, 2023.
8. Hot Chelle Rae Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay). . November 11, 2021.
9. Web site: ARIA End Of Year Singles 2011 - Top 100 Australian Singles Chart - ARIA Charts. January 31, 2017. ARIA.
10. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/canadian-hot-100 "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2011"
11. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2011. Dutch Top 40. December 3, 2019.
12. https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2011&cat=s "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2011"
13. Hot 100 Songs - Year-End 2011 - Billboard. January 31, 2017. Billboard.
14. Adult Pop Songs - Year-End 2011 - Billboard. January 31, 2017. Billboard.
15. Pop Songs - Year-End 2011 - Billboard. January 31, 2017. Billboard.
16. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/japan-hot-100 "Japan Hot 100 – Year-End 2012"
17. Web site: Tonight Tonight - Single by Hot Chelle Rae. Apple Music. April 15, 2023.
18. Web site: Tonight Tonight - EP by Hot Chelle Rae. Apple Music. April 15, 2023.
19. Web site: Tonight Tonight - The Remixes by Hot Chelle Rae. Apple Music. April 15, 2023.