Give Me Tonight
{{for|the album by Chris Cummings|Give Me Tonight (album)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Give Me Tonight
| cover = Shannon - Give Me Tonight.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Shannon
| album = Let the Music Play
| released = February 1984
| recorded = 1983
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Latin freestyle
R&B
| length =
| label = Mirage/Atco/Atlantic Records
| writer = Chris Barbosa, Ed Chisholm
| producer = Mark Liggett
Chris Barbosa
| prev_title = Let the Music Play
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = My Heart's Divided
| next_year = 1984
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|VXuWh4TrXeE|"Give Me Tonight"}}}}
}}
"Give Me Tonight" is a 1984 single by Shannon, an American R&B and dance artist. Released as the follow-up to her smash debut "Let the Music Play," "Give Me Tonight" was not as successful as its predecessor on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at #46. It did, however, receive the same enthusiastic response in the dance clubs as her previous single, hitting the top spot on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in March 1984 for two weeks.{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=231}} It also was a significant Urban hit, reaching #6 on the American R&B chart. The song also peaked at #24 on the UK singles chart. The vocal on the chorus is by session guitarist/vocalist Jimi Tunnell, who was uncredited.
In 2000 Hex Hector remixed the song and the mixes were called the "Give Me Tonight (2000 A.D. Mixes)".
Charts
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!Chart (1984) !Peak |
align="left"|German Singles ChartGermany [http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/SHANNON/single Singles Chart] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929115314/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/SHANNON/single |date=2012-09-29 }} (Retrieved January 27, 2010)
|align="center"|26 |
UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|24 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100Billboard [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5406|pure_url=yes}} allmusic.com] (Retrieved January 27, 2010)
|align="center"|46 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play
|align="center"|1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
|align="center"|6 |
Other versions
- In 1995, Leila K released the song "Electric." The chorus (sung by Jessica Folcker) has the same melody as "Give Me Tonight". Chris Barbosa and Ed Chisolm share songwriting credits together with Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Herbie Crichlow and Leila K.{{cn|date=May 2025}}
- In 2014, Adore Delano covered the song on the album Till Death Do Us Party. In 2015, it was released as the 8th and final single from the album with an accompanying music video.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--OMhva42Lg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/--OMhva42Lg| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Adore Delano – Give Me Tonight [Official]|work=YouTube|date=May 18, 2015|accessdate=May 19, 2015}}{{cbignore}}{{better source needed|date=May 2025}}
See also
References
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Category:Shannon (singer) songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Chris Barbosa
Category:Songs written by Chris Barbosa
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Mirage Records singles
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