We've Got Tonite
| "We've Got Tonite" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Aint Got No Money" |
"We've Got Tonight" (originally titled "We've Got Tonite") is a 1978 song written by American heartland rocker Bob Seger, off his album Stranger in Town. A melodic, piano-based seduction ballad, it was a hit single for Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, reaching number 13 on the U.S. pop charts and becoming a mainstay of adult contemporary radio airplay ever since. Seger's recording was not an immediate hit in the UK, reaching number 41 there, but made it to number 22 during a 1995 re-release.
Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton version
| "We've Got Tonite" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "You Are So Beautiful" |
In 1983, country-pop star Kenny Rogers recorded the song as a duet with Sheena Easton, and made it the title track of his album We've Got Tonight. This time it was a huge crossover hit in the U.S., reaching number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart, number six on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, and number two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached the top 30 in the United Kingdom.
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 28 |
Ronan Keating version
| "We've Got Tonite" | |
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| Song |
Irish singer Ronan Keating featuring Scottish star Lulu released their duet version in 2002. This reached number four on the UK Singles Chart and also did well in a number of countries in Europe. In 2002 he also released a German version with German actress and pop singer Jeanette Biedermann peaked at number 7 in Germany and number 6 in Austria and an Italian version with the Italian singer Giorgia.
Other versions
- The song was a hit in 1986 for Elkie Brooks.
- The song was also covered by Kenny Rogers' duet partner in the late 1970s, Dottie West on her album Special Delivery released in 1980.
- The song was translated into Italian as Grazie perché by Gianni Morandi and Amii Stewart in 1984.
- In 1996, Sandy & Junior recorded a Portuguese version called "Dias e Noites".
- It was also recoded by Jade Valerie formerly of band Sweetbox for the 2004 Jade album.
- Kenny Rogers also sings the song with duet partner Dolly Parton.
References in Popular Culture
- The song was featured in the television series The Wonder Years in the episode "The Accident."
- The song was featured in the television series Cheers in the episode "Wedding Bell Blues."
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