Just Tonight
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{{Infobox song
| name = Just Tonight
| cover = The Pretty Reckless - Just Tonight.png
| type = single
| artist = The Pretty Reckless
| album = Light Me Up
| released = {{Start date|2010|12|23}}
| studio = * Water Music (Hoboken, New Jersey)
- House of Loud (Elmwood Park, New Jersey)
| genre = Alternative rock
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=47}}
| label = Interscope
| writer = {{hlist|Taylor Momsen|Ben Phillips|Kato Khandwala}}
| producer = Kato Khandwala
| prev_title = Miss Nothing
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Kill Me
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Y7VGOnV2QhU|"Just Tonight"}}
| type = single
}}
}}
"Just Tonight" is a song by American rock band The Pretty Reckless from their debut studio album, Light Me Up (2010). Band members Taylor Momsen and Ben Phillips co-wrote the song with its producer, Kato Khandwala. It was released on December 23, 2010, as the third and final single from the album.
Release
The release date for the single was originally announced as November 9, 2010 before being pushed back to December 13.{{cite web |last=Copsey |first=Robert |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a284222/pretty-reckless-unveil-new-single-tour/ |title=Pretty Reckless unveil new single, tour |work=Digital Spy |date=October 26, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2016}} The release date was pushed back again to December 26, when it was released as a digital download.
Critical reception
"Just Tonight" received mostly positive reviews from critics. Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave it four out of five stars, saying, "A song about being stuck in a flagging relationship may not tread any new lyrical ground, but when it's backed by a chunky pop/rock melody, thrashing guitars and oh-so smoky vocals, the result is more gratifying than that first sip of blue WKD round ya mate's".{{cite web |last=Copsey |first=Robert |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a284732/the-pretty-reckless-just-tonight.html |title=The Pretty Reckless: 'Just Tonight' |work=Digital Spy |date=October 28, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2016}} Fraser McAlpine of BBC Radio 1's The Chart Blog gave the song four out of five stars, praising singer Momsen's vocals and describing the song as "a thoughtful, hurt sort of a song" that "plays straight—from the heart to the heart—and is all the better for it."{{cite web |last=McAlpine |first=Fraser |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/12/the_pretty_reckless_-_just_ton.shtml |title=The Pretty Reckless - 'Just Tonight' |publisher=The Chart Blog |date=December 10, 2010 |access-date=February 23, 2011}} OddOne of Unreality Shout rated the song four-and-a-half out of five stars, calling it "just brilliant—there's hooks, emotion, thought-provoking lyrics, all topped off with a monstrous chorus that brings plenty of teenaged angst to proceedings".{{cite web |author=OddOne |url=http://unrealityshout.com/single-review-the-pretty-reckless-just-tonight/ |title=Single Review: The Pretty Reckless – 'Just Tonight' |publisher=Unreality Shout |date=January 2, 2011 |access-date=January 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305130038/http://unrealityshout.com/single-review-the-pretty-reckless-just-tonight/ |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=usurped }} In a less enthusiastic review, Rebecca Nicholson of The Guardian felt that the song "sounds like Evanescence doing a song for the sole reason of soundtracking an emotional scene on Grey's Anatomy".{{cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Rebecca |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/dec/11/this-weeks-new-singles |title=This week's new singles |work=The Guardian |date=December 11, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2016}}
Live performances
In the United Kingdom, the band performed "Just Tonight" on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and on Live from Studio Five on December 11, 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/egbj3d |title=Live Lounge: The Pretty Reckless |publisher=BBC Radio 1 |date=December 11, 2010 |access-date=January 11, 2016}}{{cite episode |title=Episode dated 11 December 2010 |series=Live from Studio Five |series-link=Live from Studio Five |airdate=December 11, 2010 |network=Channel 5}} In the United States, they performed the song on Lopez Tonight on February 11, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.lopeztonight.com/episode_recaps_and_highlights/the_pretty_reckless_with_taylor.php |title=The Pretty Reckless with Taylor Momsen |work=Lopez Tonight |date=February 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213215036/http://www.lopeztonight.com/episode_recaps_and_highlights/the_pretty_reckless_with_taylor.php |archive-date=February 13, 2011 |url-status=usurped |access-date=April 16, 2011}}
Music video
The video for the song was directed by Meiert Avis,{{cite web |last=Avis |first=Meiert |author-link=Meiert Avis |url=http://meiertavis.com/archives/87 |title=The Pretty Reckless "Just Tonight" |publisher=MeiertAvis.com |date=April 7, 2012 |access-date=January 11, 2016}} who had directed the videos for the band's previous singles, "Make Me Wanna Die" and "Miss Nothing". The video was shot on location at the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx, New York City, and premiered on Vevo on November 2, 2010. It was featured as the "Free Music Video of the Week" in February 2011 on iTunes.{{cite web |url=http://theaudioperv.com/2011/02/23/the-pretty-recklesss-just-tonight-is-itunes-video-of-the-week/ |title=The Pretty Reckless's "Just Tonight" Is iTunes Video Of The Week |publisher=The Audio Perv |date=February 23, 2011 |access-date=January 11, 2016}}
Track listing
- UK and Irish digital EP{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/just-tonight-ep/409345710 |title=Just Tonight – EP by The Pretty Reckless |publisher=iTunes Store (UK) |access-date=March 17, 2015}}
- "Just Tonight" – 2:47
- "Just Tonight" (acoustic version) – 3:04
- "Just Tonight" (music video) – 3:03
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Light Me Up.{{cite AV media notes |title=Light Me Up |type=media notes |others=The Pretty Reckless |publisher=Interscope Records |year=2011 |id=B0015304-02}}
The Pretty Reckless
- Taylor Momsen – vocals, backing vocals
- Ben Phillips – guitar
- Jamie Perkins – drums
Additional personnel
- Kato Khandwala – production, engineering, mixing, guitar, bass, percussion, programming, string arrangement
- John Bender – backing vocals
- Michael "Mitch" Milan – engineering assistance
- James Frazee – engineering assistance
- Jon Cohan – drum tech
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2010–11)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_P.HTM |title=Chart Log UK: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls |publisher=Zobbel |access-date=January 11, 2016}}
| 163 |
| {{single chart|UKrock|9|date=20101219|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 11, 2016}} |
| scope="row"| US Rock Digital Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-pretty-reckless/chart-history/rkt/ |title=The Pretty Reckless Chart History: Rock Digital Song Sales |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 1, 2018}}
| 25 |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Ireland
| December 23, 2010 | rowspan="4"| Digital download | rowspan="2"| Polydor | align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://ie.7digital.com/artist/the-pretty-reckless/release/just-tonight |title=Just Tonight (2010) {{!}} The Pretty Reckless |publisher=7digital (Ireland) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502051047/http://ie.7digital.com/artist/the-pretty-reckless/release/just-tonight |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |access-date=January 11, 2016}} |
| scope="row"| United Kingdom
| December 26, 2010 | align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004G0ZT5G |title=Just Tonight: The Pretty Reckless: MP3 Downloads |publisher=Amazon (UK) |access-date=January 11, 2016}} |
| scope="row"| France
| rowspan="2"| February 14, 2011 | rowspan="2"| Universal |
| scope="row"| Germany |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{YouTube|Y7VGOnV2QhU|Music video}}
- {{YouTube|SgDi9PD7t-I|Making of the music video}}
{{The Pretty Reckless}}
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