We've Got Tonite

"We've Got Tonite"
Single by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
from the album Stranger in Town
B-side	"Aint Got No Money"
Released	October 1978
Format	7" Vinyl
Recorded	December 1976
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:38(Album version)/ 3:40 (Single edit)
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	Bob Seger
Producer(s)	Bob Seger, Punch Andrews, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band singles chronology
"Hollywood Nights" (1978) "We've Got Tonite" (1978) "Old Time Rock and Roll" (1979)

"We've Got Tonite" (sic) is a song written by American Bob Seger, from his 1978 album Stranger in Town. It was a hit single for Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, reaching No. 13 on the U.S. pop charts. In the UK, it reached No. 41 in 1979, later making it to No. 22 during a 1995 re-release to promote a Greatest Hits album, while in 1982 a live version from the in-concert album Nine Tonight reached No. 60.

It also played in the background of Melissa Sue Anderson's 1979 TV film Survival of Dana, in a scene where Anderson's character was visiting one of her new friends' homes and was in a room with co-star Robert Carradine's character Donny Davis, whom she was falling for.^[1] In Season 4, episode 4 of Ray Donovan, Liev Schreiber sings a karaoke version of the song, then a reprise to his wife as the episode ends.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)	Peak Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	31
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3]	9
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4]	6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5]	12
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[6]	11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7]	41
US Billboard Hot 100 [8]	13
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9]	29
US Cash Box Top 100[10]	11

Chart (1982) Peak Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 60 Chart (1995) Peak Position Ireland (IRMA)[12] 29 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 22

Year-end charts Chart (1979) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report)[14] 120 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[15] 89 US Billboard Hot 100 [16] 94 US Cash Box Top 100[17] 91

Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton version

"We've Got Tonight"
Single by Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton
from the album We've Got Tonight and Best Kept Secret
B-side	"You Are So Beautiful"
Released	January 24, 1983
Format	7" Vinyl
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:49
Label	Liberty
Writer(s)	Bob Seger
Producer(s)	David Foster
Kenny Rogers singles chronology "A Love Song" (1982) "We've Got Tonight" (1983) "All My Life" (1983) Sheena Easton singles chronology "I Wouldn't Beg for Water" (1982) "We've Got Tonight" (1983) "Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)" (1983)

In 1983, country-pop star Kenny Rogers recorded the song as a duet with pop star Sheena Easton, and made it the title track of his album We've Got Tonight. It reached 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.^[18]

Personnel

• Kenny Rogers - lead vocals
• Sheena Easton - lead vocals
• Paul Jackson, Jr. - guitar
• David Foster - keyboards
• Nathan East - bass guitar
• Michael Baird - drums
• Jeremy Lubbock - string arrangement
• Humberto Gatica - engineer

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1983) Peak Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[19] 11 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[20] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[21] 20 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[22] 4 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[23] 1 Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[24] 1 France (IFOP)[25] 71 Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 56 Ireland (IRMA)[27] 18 Italy (FIMI)[28] 53 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29] 24 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[30] 21 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[31] 13 Norway (VG-lista)[32] 10 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[33] 28 US Billboard Hot 100[34] 6 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[35] 1 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[36] 2 US Cash Box Top 100[37] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1983) Rank Australia (Kent Music Report)[38] 68 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[39] 42 Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[40] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[41] 40 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[42] 32 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[43] 25 US Cash Box Top 100[44] 54

Succession chart

Ronan Keating duet version

"We've Got Tonight"
Single by Lulu & Ronan Keating
from the album Together (Lulu) Destination (Ronan Keating)
Released	25 November 2002
Format	CD single
Genre	Pop
Length	3:39
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Bob Seger
Producer(s)	Bill Padley
Lulu & Ronan Keating singles chronology
"I Love It When We Do" (2002) "We've Got Tonight" (2002) "The Long Goodbye" (2003)

"We've Got Tonight" was remade by Lulu and Ronan Keating for Together a 2002 album release featuring Lulu with a number of diverse duet partners: the track, also featured on Keating's album Destination, was issued as a single - credited to "Ronan Keating featuring Lulu" - reaching #4 UK and becoming an international hit reaching #7 in the Netherlands, #12 in Australia, #14 in Belgium, #10 in Ireland, #25 in Sweden and #46 in New Zealand. In some territories the single was released with Lulu's vocal replaced by that of Jeanette Biedermann: credited to "Ronan Keating featuring Jeanette" the track was a hit in Austria (#6), Germany (#7) and Switzerland (#25). In Italy the track was issued with the Italian Soul singer Giorgia Todrani as Keating's duet partner but failed to chart. This track is also featured on Keating's album "Destination". In the Philippines, Keating performed the song with Kyla.

Track listing

UK Single

1. "We've Got Tonight" (Feat. Lulu) - 3:39
2. "All I Have Is My Heart" - 3:50
3. "In the Ghetto" (Live) - 3:13
4. "We've Got Tonight" (Video) - 4:15

German Single

1. "We've Got Tonight" (Feat. Jeanette) - 3:39
2. "Sea of Love" - 3:14
3. "All I Have Is My Heart" - 3:50
4. "In the Ghetto" (Live) - 3:13

Italian Single

1. "We've Got Tonight" (Feat. Giorgia) - 3:39
2. "All I Have Is My Heart" - 3:50

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak Position Germany (Official German Charts)[45] feat. Jeanette Biedermann 7 Ireland (IRMA)[46] feat. Lulu 10 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[47] feat. Lulu 46 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[48] feat. Lulu 4 Chart (2003) Peak Position Australia (ARIA)[49] feat. Lulu 12 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[50] feat. Jeanette Biedermann 6 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[51] feat. Lulu 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[52] feat. Lulu 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[53] feat. Lulu 11 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[54] feat. Lulu 25 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[55] feat. Jeanette Biedermann 25

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Rank UK Singles (UKChartsPlus)[56] feat. Lulu 78 Chart (2003) Rank Australia (ARIA)[57] feat. Lulu 83 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[58] feat. Jeanette Biedermann 47 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[59] feat. Lulu 77

Other versions

Elkie Brooks recorded "We've Got Tonight" for her 1986 No More the Fool album from which it was released as a single in July 1987, it reached 69 in the UK charts.

American Idol Season 11 contestant and eventual winner Phillip Phillips performed "We've Got Tonight" on the series episode broadcast May 16, 2012: his studio recording of the song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 at #97.

Amii Stewart and Gianni Morandi had a #5 hit in Italy in 1984 with "Grazie perché" [Thanks because] which is an Italian rendering of "We've Got Tonight".

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