Tonight (Jessica Sanchez song)

"Tonight"
Single by Jessica Sanchez featuring Ne-Yo
from the album Me, You & the Music
ReleasedMarch 22, 2013 (2013-03-22)
Recorded2012
GenreDance-pop
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)StarGate
Jessica Sanchez singles chronology
"Change Nothing"
(2012) 		"Tonight"
(2013) 		"Lead Me Home"
(2013)
Ne-Yo singles chronology
"Play Hard"
(2013) 		"Tonight"
(2013) 		"Incredible"
(2013)
Music video
"Tonight" on YouTube

"Tonight" is a single by American recording artist Jessica Sanchez featuring Ne-Yo, taken from Sanchez's debut studio album Me, You & the Music. It was written by Ne-Yo, Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor E. Hermansen and was produced by StarGate. "Tonight" was released to digital retailer on March 22, 2013, following her debut live performance of the single on the Top 9 results show on the twelfth season of American Idol on March 21, 2013,[1] as the lead single from Me, You & the Music. The song's accompanying music video was shot in downtown Los Angeles on March 1, 2013 with director Justin Francis and made its world premiere on Vevo on March 21, 2013.

Background

Following the series finale of the eleventh season of American Idol Sanchez was signed to Interscope Records/19 Entertainment to begin work on her debut studio album. Recording for the album began during the American Idols Live Tour in mid July 2012, she worked with producers Mark J. Feist, Harvey Mason, Jr. and Toby Gad among others for the album and is set to feature ballads but will exhibit "more of an R&B/Pop/Urban kind of feel".[2] In an interview with MTV News,[3] Sanchez spoke of the song, saying:

" 'Tonight' is a song about people that are usually stressed out, everybody has problems and everything, and 'Tonight' is a song about going out that night and having the best night of your life."

Critical reception

Grady Smith of Entertainment Weekly said that "The song is far better than Jessica's non-starter pop singles 'Change Nothing,' which she performed at last year's finale, and 'Fairytale,' which she debuted at a showcase last year. And it's light years ahead of the generic dance tracks released by The Voice's Jermaine Paul and The X-Factor's Melanie Amaro. 'Tonight' actually sounds like it could fit right in on pop radio or blaring out of the speakers in a club. Here's the thing, though. I'm just not buying it — and that's because I still remember the Jessica Sanchez I got to know on Idol."[4]

Music video

Filming for the music video began on March 1, 2013 in downtown Los Angeles with director Justin Francis.[5] The video premiered on Vevo on March 21, 2013.

Live performances

Sanchez made her TV debut performance of "Tonight" with Ne-Yo on the Top 9 results show on the twelfth season of American Idol on March 21, 2013.[1] On March 22, 2013, just after the performance she made on Idol, she gave her first online performance[6] and an acoustic version.[7] Sanchez later performed "Tonight" for both Young Hollywood[8] and CleverTV.[9]

Chart performance

"Tonight" debuted with 14,000 digital copies sold within the first week of its release.[10] The single has sold 39,000 copies as of May 2013 and 85,000 copies by the end of 2013.[11]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 42
South Korea (Gaon)[13] 13
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] 48

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States March 22, 2013[15] Digital Download 19 Entertainment, Interscope Records
May 7, 2013[16] Mainstream Top 40
Australia March 29, 2013[17] Digital Download
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand

References

  1. ^ a b "'Idol' Roundup: Jessica Sanchez to Perform on 'Idol,' Crystal Bowersox Debuts 'Movin' On' and More". Buddytv.com. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  2. ^ Pajer, Nicole (2013-01-16). "Jessica Sanchez Wraps Debut Album, Talks 'Dancey' Single, 'Glee' and Eminem". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  3. ^ "Jessica Sanchez: 'American Idol' Runner-Up Ready To Drop 'Perfect' Debut". mtv.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  4. ^ Smith, Grady (2013-03-21). "'American Idol' alum Jessica Sanchez releases debut single 'Tonight' featuring Ne-Yo". Music-mix.ew.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  5. ^ "Jessica Sanchez Set to Shoot "Tonight" Music Video (Updated)". Mjsbigblog.com. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  6. ^ Parker, Lyndsey (2013-03-22). "Jessica Sanchez Gives First Online Performance Of "Tonight" At Yahoo!". Music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  7. ^ "Rickey News Videos". Rickey.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  8. ^ "Young Hollywood (@younghollywood)". 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2017-03-09 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Joslyn Davis". Retrieved 9 March 2017 – via Facebook.
  10. ^ Mansfield, Brian (March 27, 2013). "'Idol' performance puts Casey Abrams on the charts". USA Today.
  11. ^ Mansfield, Brian (May 8, 2013). "'Idol' performance puts Casey Abrams on the charts". USA Today.
  12. ^ "Jessica Sanchez feat. Ne-Yo – Tonight". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Gaon Chart".
  14. ^ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3A%2Ajessica%20sanchez%2A&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=jessica%20sanchez [dead link]
  15. ^ "Tonight: Jessica Sanchez". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  16. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases - Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates ..." allaccess.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Jessica Sanchez". Retrieved 2013-03-28 – via Twitter.