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"What She Wants Tonight"
"What She Wants Tonight"
Single by Luke Bryan
from the album Born Here Live Here Die Here
Released	October 24, 2019
Genre	Country
Length	3:06
Label	Capitol Nashville; Row Crop;
Songwriter(s)	Luke Bryan; Hillary Lindsey; Ross Copperman; Jon Nite;
Producer(s)	Jeff Stevens; Jody Stevens;
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"What She Wants Tonight" is a song by American country music singer Luke Bryan. Co-written by him along with Hillary Lindsey, Ross Copperman, and Jon Nite, it is the second single from his seventh studio album, Born Here Live Here Die Here, released on August 7, 2020.^[1]

Content and history

Bryan released the single on October 24, 2019. It was included on his seventh studio album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here. The song's producers are Jeff Stevens and his son, Jody Stevens. Bryan wrote the song along with Ross Copperman, Jon Nite, and Hillary Lindsey, three writers with whom Bryan had expressed interest in working. Bryan felt that the song would appeal to female listeners because the girl in the song controls the dynamic of the situation", and that "I've been wanting to get a big, rocking tempo out for some time and this is certainly it."^[2] Lyrically, the song is about a sexual encounter with a woman; Taste of Country said of its content that "Passing references of trucks and Kentucky keep the song country, but otherwise, 'What She Wants Tonight' is a fantasy that finds Bryan subject to a wild woman's charms and urgent sexual desires.^[3]

The song's release was accompanied by a music video directed by Michael Monaco.^[4]

Commercial performance

"What She Wants Tonight" has sold 51,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.^[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[6]	91
Canada Country (Billboard)^[7]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	46
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[10]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[11]	22
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[12]	27

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[13]	Gold	40,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Laffer, Lauren (April 7, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pushes Back 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' Album Release". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
^ Jim Casey (October 24, 2019). "Luke Bryan Drops Video for Brand-New Single, "What She Wants Tonight" [Watch]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
^ Billy Dukes (October 24, 2019). "Luke Bryan's 'What She Wants Tonight' is a burning fantasy [listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
^ "Luke Bryan: "What She Wants Tonight"". CMT. November 3, 2019. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
^ Bjorke, Matt (March 4, 2020). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020". Rough Stock. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Luke Bryan – What She Wants Tonight". Music Canada. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
^ "American single certifications – Luke Bryan – What She Wants Tonight". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

[1] Laffer, Lauren (April 7, 2020). "Luke Bryan Pushes Back 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' Album Release". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 7, 2020.

[2] Jim Casey (October 24, 2019). "Luke Bryan Drops Video for Brand-New Single, "What She Wants Tonight" [Watch]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

[3] Billy Dukes (October 24, 2019). "Luke Bryan's 'What She Wants Tonight' is a burning fantasy [listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

[4] "Luke Bryan: "What She Wants Tonight"". CMT. November 3, 2019. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.

[5] Bjorke, Matt (March 4, 2020). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020". Rough Stock. Retrieved March 14, 2020.

[sc_Canada_Luke_Bryan-6] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

[sc_Billboardcanadacountry_Luke_Bryan-7] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2020.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Luke_Bryan-8] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[sc_Billboardcountryairplay_Luke_Bryan-9] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Luke_Bryan-10] "Luke Bryan Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[11] "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[12] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[CanadaLuke_BryanWhat_She_Wants_TonightsingleCertRef-13] "Canadian single certifications – Luke Bryan – What She Wants Tonight". Music Canada. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

[United_StatesLuke_BryanWhat_She_Wants_TonightsingleCertRef-14] "American single certifications – Luke Bryan – What She Wants Tonight". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

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-"'''What She Wants Tonight'''" is a song performed by American [[country music]] singer [[Luke Bryan]]. Co-written by him along with [[Hillary Lindsey]], [[Ross Copperman]], and [[Jon Nite]], it is the second single from his seventh studio album, ''[[Born Here Live Here Die Here]]'', released on August 7, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/luke-bryan-postpone-album-release-tour/|title= Luke Bryan Pushes Back ‘Born Here, Live Here, Die Here’ Album Release|first=Lauren|last=Laffer|date= April 7, 2020|accessdate=April 7, 2020 |work=Sounds Like Nashville}}</ref>
+"'''What She Wants Tonight'''" is a song by American [[country music]] singer [[Luke Bryan]]. Co-written by him along with [[Hillary Lindsey]], [[Ross Copperman]], and [[Jon Nite]], it is the second single from his seventh studio album, ''[[Born Here Live Here Die Here]]'', released on August 7, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/luke-bryan-postpone-album-release-tour/|title= Luke Bryan Pushes Back 'Born Here, Live Here, Die Here' Album Release|first=Lauren|last=Laffer|date= April 7, 2020|access-date=April 7, 2020 |work=Sounds Like Nashville}}</ref>
 ==Content and history==
-Bryan released the single on October 24, 2019. It was included on his seventh studio album, ''Born Here, Live Here, Die Here''. The song's producers are [[Jeff Stevens (singer)|Jeff Stevens]] and his son, Jody Stevens. Bryan wrote the song along with [[Ross Copperman]], [[Jon Nite]], and [[Hillary Lindsey]], three writers with whom Bryan had expressed interest in working. Bryan felt that the song would appeal to female listeners because the girl in the song controls the dynamic of the situation", and that "I've been wanting to get a big, rocking tempo out for some time and this is certainly it."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2019/10/24/luke-bryan-drops-video-for-brand-new-single-what-she-wants-tonight-watch/ | title=Luke Bryan Drops Video for Brand-New Single, “What She Wants Tonight” [Watch] | work=Nash Country Daily | date=October 24, 2019 | accessdate=December 29, 2019 | author=Jim Casey}}</ref> Lyrically, the song is about a sexual encounter with a woman; [[Taste of Country]] said of its content that "Passing references of trucks and Kentucky keep the song country, but otherwise, 'What She Wants Tonight' is a fantasy that finds Bryan subject to a wild woman's charms and urgent sexual desires.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/luke-bryan-what-she-wants-tonight/ | title=Luke Bryan's 'What She Wants Tonight' is a burning fantasy [listen] | work=Taste of Country | date=October 24, 2019 | accessdate=December 29, 2019 | author=Billy Dukes}}</ref>
+Bryan released the single on October 24, 2019. It was included on his seventh studio album, ''Born Here, Live Here, Die Here''. The song's producers are [[Jeff Stevens (singer)|Jeff Stevens]] and his son, Jody Stevens. Bryan wrote the song along with [[Ross Copperman]], [[Jon Nite]], and [[Hillary Lindsey]], three writers with whom Bryan had expressed interest in working. Bryan felt that the song would appeal to female listeners because the girl in the song controls the dynamic of the situation", and that "I've been wanting to get a big, rocking tempo out for some time and this is certainly it."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2019/10/24/luke-bryan-drops-video-for-brand-new-single-what-she-wants-tonight-watch/ | title=Luke Bryan Drops Video for Brand-New Single, "What She Wants Tonight" [Watch] | work=Nash Country Daily | date=October 24, 2019 | access-date=December 29, 2019 | author=Jim Casey}}</ref> Lyrically, the song is about a sexual encounter with a woman; [[Taste of Country]] said of its content that "Passing references of trucks and Kentucky keep the song country, but otherwise, 'What She Wants Tonight' is a fantasy that finds Bryan subject to a wild woman's charms and urgent sexual desires.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/luke-bryan-what-she-wants-tonight/ | title=Luke Bryan's 'What She Wants Tonight' is a burning fantasy [listen] | work=Taste of Country | date=October 24, 2019 | access-date=December 29, 2019 | author=Billy Dukes}}</ref>
-The song's release was accompanied by a [[music video]] directed by Michael Monaco.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1814226/luke-bryan-what-she-wants-tonight/ | title=Luke Bryan: “What She Wants Tonight” | work=CMT | date=November 3, 2019 | accessdate=December 29, 2019}}</ref>
+The song's release was accompanied by a [[music video]] directed by Michael Monaco.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1814226/luke-bryan-what-she-wants-tonight/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229190443/http://www.cmt.com/news/1814226/luke-bryan-what-she-wants-tonight/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 29, 2019 | title=Luke Bryan: "What She Wants Tonight" | work=CMT | date=November 3, 2019 | access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref>
 ==Commercial performance==
-"What She Wants Tonight" has sold 51,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44155-top-30-digital-country-singles-sales-chart-march-2-2020|work=Rough Stock |date=March 4, 2020 |accessdate=March 14, 2020}}</ref>
+"What She Wants Tonight" has sold 51,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44155-top-30-digital-country-singles-sales-chart-march-2-2020|work=Rough Stock |date=March 4, 2020 |access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref>
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+===Year-end charts===
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+! scope="row"| US Country Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/country-airplay-songs|title=Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref>
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+! scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref>
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 ==Certifications==
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+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Luke Bryan|title=What She Wants Tonight|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=January 24, 2023}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Luke Bryan|title=What She Wants Tonight|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=August 3, 2020}}
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Discography
Studio albums	I'll Stay Me Doin' My Thing Tailgates & Tanlines Crash My Party Kill the Lights What Makes You Country Born Here Live Here Die Here Mind of a Country Boy
Compilations	Spring Break...Here to Party
Extended plays	Spring Break 3...It's a Shore Thing Spring Break 4...Suntan City Spring Break 6...Like We Ain't Ever Spring Break...Checkin' Out Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer
Singles	"All My Friends Say" "We Rode in Trucks" "Country Man" "Do I" "Rain Is a Good Thing" "Someone Else Calling You Baby" "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" "I Don't Want This Night to End" "Drunk on You" "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" "Crash My Party" "That's My Kind of Night" "Drink a Beer" "Play It Again" "Roller Coaster" "I See You" "Kick the Dust Up" "Strip It Down" "Home Alone Tonight" "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day" "Move" "Fast" "Light It Up" "Most People Are Good" "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset" "What Makes You Country" "Knockin' Boots" "What She Wants Tonight" "One Margarita" "Down to One" "Waves" "Up" "Country On" "But I Got a Beer in My Hand" "Love You, Miss You, Mean It"
Guest singles	"The Only Way I Know" "This Is How We Roll" "Straight to Hell" "Buy Dirt" "Forever Country"
Other songs	"Good Directions" "Buzzkill" "Suntan City" "Games"
Concert tours	Farm Tour (2010–) Dirt Road Diaries Tour (2013) That's My Kind of Night Tour (2014–15) Kick the Dust Up Tour (2015) Kill the Lights Tour (2016–17) Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day Tour (2017) What Makes You Country Tour (2018)