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"Just For Tonight"
"Just For Tonight"
Single by Vanessa Williams
from the album The Comfort Zone
B-side	"Whatever Happens"
Released	April 21, 1992
Recorded	1990–1992
Genre	R&B
Length	4:14 (single remix) ; 4:28 (album version)
Label	Wing
Songwriter(s)	Keith Thomas; Cynthia Weil;
Producer(s)	Keith Thomas
Vanessa Williams singles chronology
Audio video
	"Just For Tonight" on YouTube

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"Just For Tonight" is the fourth single from Vanessa Williams' second studio album, The Comfort Zone (1991). The song was slightly remixed for the single and reached No. 2 on the US Adult Contemporary Charts.^[2] The single's B-side is "Whatever Happens", a song from her 1988 debut album The Right Stuff, while the CD single contains the previously unreleased song "Love Like This", which was later also to be included on the compilation album Love Songs (2004). The song is an R&B ballad ^[3] and tells about a woman who wants to share one more night with her lover before their relationship ends.

Track listings and formats

CD single

"Just For Tonight" (Single Remix) – 4:14
"Love Like This" (previously unreleased) – 5:10
"Whatever Happens" – 3:26

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[4]	10
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[5]	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[6]	13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	46
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[8]	45
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	26
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[10]	2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[11]	11
US Cash Box Top 100^[12]	21

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[13]	29

References

^ "Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil - Official Website - Music - Discography". Mann-weil.com.
^ "The Comfort Zone > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
^ "Top 10 Vanessa Williams Songs". 29 September 2021.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1966." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1964." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 31, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ "Vanessa Williams – Just for Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Vanessa Williams – Just for Tonight". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
^ "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.
^ "1992 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-38. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

[1] "Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil - Official Website - Music - Discography". Mann-weil.com.

[2] "The Comfort Zone > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2011.

[3] "Top 10 Vanessa Williams Songs". 29 September 2021.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-4] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1966." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 14, 2019.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-5] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1964." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[6] "Tipparade-lijst van week 31, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[sc_Dutch100_Vanessa_Williams-7] "Vanessa Williams – Just for Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Vanessa_Williams-8] "Vanessa Williams – Just for Tonight". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Vanessa_Williams-9] "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Vanessa_Williams-10] "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Vanessa_Williams-11] "Vanessa Williams Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

[12] Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.

[13] "1992 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-38. Retrieved August 13, 2021.

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-| Name           = Just For Tonight
+| name       = Just For Tonight
-| Cover          = Vanessa-Williams- -Just-For-Tonight-CD-single-cover.jpg
+| cover      = Vanessa-Williams- -Just-For-Tonight-CD-single-cover.jpg
+| alt        =
-| Artist         = [[Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams]]
+| type       = single
-| Album          = [[The Comfort Zone (album)|The Comfort Zone]]
-| B-side         = "Whatever Happens"
+| artist     = [[Vanessa Williams]]
+| album      = [[The Comfort Zone (album)|The Comfort Zone]]
-| Released       = April 21, 1992
-| Recorded       = 1991
+| B-side     = Whatever Happens
+| released   = April 21, 1992
-| Format         = [[CD single]], [[gramophone record|7" single]],<br>[[12-inch single|12" single]]
+| recorded   = 1990–1992<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mann-weil.com/music_discography.php?s=jkl#98|title = Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil - Official Website - Music - Discography|website=Mann-weil.com}}</ref>
-| Genre          = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
-| Length         = 4:14
+| studio     =
-| Label          = [[Wing Records|Wing]]
+| venue      =
-| Writer         = Keith Thomas, Cynthia Weil
+| genre      = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
+| length     = 4:14 (single remix) <br> 4:28 (album version)
-| Producer       = Keith Thomas
-| Last single    = "[[Save the Best for Last]]"<br>(1992)
+| label      = [[Wing Records|Wing]]
+| writer     = {{hlist|Keith Thomas|Cynthia Weil}}
-| This single    = "'''Just for Tonight'''"<br>(1992)
+| producer   = Keith Thomas
-| Next single    = "[[Work to Do]]"<br>(1992)
+| prev_title = [[Save the Best for Last]]
+| prev_year  = 1992
+| next_title = [[Work to Do#Vanessa Williams version|Work to Do]]
+| next_year  = 1992
+| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|CUTu8ruFCZk|"Just For Tonight"}}|header=Audio video}}
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-"'''Just For Tonight'''" is the third single from [[Vanessa L. Williams|Vanessa Williams]]' second studio album, ''[[The Comfort Zone (album)|The Comfort Zone]]'' (1991). The song was slightly remixed for the single and reached No. 2 on the US Adult Contemporary Charts.<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r21917|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Comfort Zone > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |accessdate=2011-12-26 |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> The single's B-side is ''Whatever Happens'', a song from her 1988 debut album [[The Right Stuff (album)|The Right Stuff]], while the CD single contains the previously unreleased song ''Love Like This'', which was later also to be included on the compilation album [[Love Songs (Vanessa Williams album)|Love Songs]] (2004). The song tells about a woman who wants to share one more night with her lover before their relationship ends.
+"'''Just For Tonight'''" is the fourth single from [[Vanessa Williams]]' second studio album, ''[[The Comfort Zone (album)|The Comfort Zone]]'' (1991). The song was slightly remixed for the single and reached No. 2 on the US Adult Contemporary Charts.<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r21917|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Comfort Zone > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |access-date=December 26, 2011 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> The single's B-side is "Whatever Happens", a song from her 1988 debut album ''[[The Right Stuff (album)|The Right Stuff]]'', while the CD single contains the previously unreleased song "Love Like This", which was later also to be included on the compilation album ''[[Love Songs (Vanessa Williams album)|Love Songs]]'' (2004). The song is an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] ballad <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-vanessa-williams-songs/ | title=Top 10 Vanessa Williams Songs | date=29 September 2021 }}</ref> and tells about a woman who wants to share one more night with her lover before their relationship ends.
 ==Track listings and formats==
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 ==Charts==
+===Weekly charts===
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
 !align="center"|Chart (1992)
 !align="center"|Peak<br>position
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+{{singlechart|Canadaadultcontemporary|5|chartid=1964|access-date=March 16, 2023}}
-|New Zealand Single Charts
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 |-
+|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1992/week-31|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 31, 1992|lang=dutch| publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref>
-|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
+|align="center"|13
-|align="center"|26<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r21917|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Comfort Zone > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |accessdate=2011-12-26 |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
 |-
+{{singlechart|Dutch100|46|artist=Vanessa Williams|song=Just for Tonight}}
-|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]
+|-
-|align="center"|11<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r21917|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Comfort Zone > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |accessdate=2011-12-26 |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
+{{singlechart|New Zealand|45|artist=Vanessa Williams|song=Just for Tonight}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|26|artist=Vanessa Williams|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|2|artist=Vanessa Williams|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
+|-
+{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|11|artist=Vanessa Williams|access-date=October 22, 2018}}
+|-
+!scope="row"|US ''Cash Box'' Top 100<ref>{{cite book|title=Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2014|publisher=Record Research}}</ref>
+|align="center" |21
+|}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable"
+!align="center"|Chart (1992)
+!align="center"|Position
 |-
+|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-12-26.pdf|title=1992 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=104|issue=52|page=YE-38|date=December 26, 1992|accessdate=August 13, 2021}}</ref>
-|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary
+|align="center"|29
-|align="center"|2<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r21917|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Comfort Zone > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |accessdate=2011-12-26 |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
 |}
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-* {{MetroLyrics song|vanessa-williams|just-for-tonight}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
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-{{Vanessa L. Williams singles}}
 [[Category:1992 singles]]
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-[[Category:Rhythm and blues ballads]]
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v t e Vanessa Williams
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	The Right Stuff The Comfort Zone The Sweetest Days Star Bright Next Silver & Gold Everlasting Love The Real Thing Survivor
Compilations	Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years Love Songs
Singles	"The Right Stuff" "(He's Got) the Look" "Dreamin'" "Darlin' I" "Running Back to You" "The Comfort Zone" "Save the Best for Last" "Work to Do" "Just for Tonight" "Love Is" "The Sweetest Days" "The Way That You Love" "Colors of the Wind" "Where Do We Go from Here" "Do You Hear What I Hear / The Little Drummer Boy" "Happiness" "Oh How the Years Go By" "Merry Christmas Darling" "You Are Everything" "The Real Thing" "Legs (Keep Dancing)"
Relatives	William A. Feilds Chris Williams Jillian Hervey
Related topics	Maxine Joseph Chadway Wilhelmina Slater Renee Perry Vanessa Williams and Miss America
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