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This article is about the song by Westlife. For the song by Dave Townsend, see Miss You Nights.
"Tonight/Miss You Nights"
Single by Westlife
from the album Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2003 (2003-01-06)
Recorded2002
StudioRokstone Studios, London
GenrePop
Length4:34 (Single Remix)
4:13 (7 Metro Mix)
3:09 (Miss You Nights)
LabelBMG
Songwriter(s)"Tonight": Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Jorgen Elofsson
"Miss You Nights": Dave Townsend
Producer(s)Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"Unbreakable"
(2002) 		"Tonight" / "Miss You Nights"
(2003) 		"Hey Whatever"
(2003)
Music video
"Tonight" on YouTube
Music video
"Miss You Nights" on YouTube

"Tonight"/"Miss You Nights" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released in the on 6 January 2003 as the second and final single from their first compilation album Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2002). It was released as a double A-side in the UK, but in some other countries, the songs were released separately with an emphasis more on the "Tonight" release.

"Tonight" was written by Steve Mac, Wayne Hector and Jorgen Elofsson. "Tonight" was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in Bb major, with McFadden, Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of F4 to B5.[1] "Miss You Nights" is a song written by Dave Townsend and originally recorded by Cliff Richard in 1975 and had reached #15 in the UK Singles Chart. Miss You Nights was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in A major, with Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of E4 to B5.[2] The Westlife single peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's second non-chart topper. It was number-one in the Republic of Ireland. It has sold 115,000 in UK.[3] It is the band's twentieth best selling single in paid-for sales category in the United Kingdom as of January 2019.[4]

Track listing

  • United Kingdom
CD1
  1. "Tonight" (Single Remix) - 4:43
  2. "Miss You Nights" (Single Remix) - 3:09
  3. "Where We Belong" - 3:35
  4. "Tonight" (Video) - 4:43
CD2
  1. "Tonight" (Single Remix) - 4:43
  2. "Tonight" (12" Metro Mix) - 8:12
  3. "Miss You Nights" (Video) - 3:09
  • Australia
  1. "Tonight" (Single Remix) - 4:43
  2. "Tonight" (7" Metro Mix) - 4:11
  3. "Where We Belong" - 3:35
  4. "Tonight" (Video) - 4:43

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[5] 65
Austrian Singles Chart 58
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 4
Danish Airplay Chart 12
Danish Singles Chart 10
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 14
German Singles Chart 47
Irish Singles Chart 1
Netherlands Singles Chart 55
Romania[8] 51
Scottish Singles Chart[9] 3
Swedish Singles Chart 33
UK Singles Chart 3
UK Radio Airplay Chart 13
World Singles Chart 18
World Singles Chart 32

References

  1. ^ "Tonight BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC".
  2. ^ "Miss You Nights BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC".
  3. ^ http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/westlife-official-top-20
  4. ^ Copsey, Rob (12 January 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ^ ARIA Top 100 Singles - Week Commencing 12th May 2003
  6. ^ "Westlife – Tonight" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  7. ^ https://books.google.com/books?lr=&rview=1&id=fA0EAAAAMBAJ&q=westlife#v=snippet&q=westlife&f=false
  8. ^ http://www.musicchartheaven.com/westlife/westlifehits.htm
  9. ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20030330/41/

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