Tonight Again
{{Short description|2015 single by Guy Sebastian}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Tonight Again
| cover = Tonight Again - Guy Sebastian.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Guy Sebastian
| album = Madness
| released = 7 April 2015
| recorded = 2015
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Funk
| length = {{ubl|{{duration|m=3|s=23}} (original version)|{{duration|m=2|s=55}} (ESC version)}}
| label = {{Flatlist|
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| writer = {{Flatlist|
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| producer = Louis Schoorl
| prev_title = Spirit of the Anzacs
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Black & Blue
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Infobox song contest entry | embed=yes
| song = {{flagicon|Australia}} "Tonight Again"
| image = 250px
| caption = "Tonight Again" at Eurovision
| year = 2015
| country = Australia
| artist = Guy Sebastian
| language = English
| languages =
| composer = Guy Sebastian, David Ryan Harris, Louis Schoorl
| lyricist = Guy Sebastian, David Ryan Harris, Louis Schoorl
| conductor =
| place = 5th
| points = 196
| prev =
| prev_year =
| prev_link =
| next = Sound of Silence
| next_year = 2016
| next_link = Sound of Silence (Dami Im song)
}}
}}
"Tonight Again" is a song by Australian recording artist Guy Sebastian, premiered on 16 March 2015 before being released as a single on digital platforms on 7 April.{{cite web |date=7 April 2015 |title=Tonight Again - Single Guy Sebastian |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/tonight-again-single/982073358 |access-date=7 April 2015 |publisher=itunes}} The song was co-written and recorded by Sebastian specifically for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, in which he competed representing Australia, in a week. "Tonight Again" appears as the final track on the European edition of Sebastian's eighth studio album, Madness (2014).
Background and composition
At a press conference held at the Sydney Opera House on 5 March 2015, it was announced that the Australian public broadcaster, Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), had internally selected Guy Sebastian to represent Australia at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite news|title=Eurovision Song Contest invites Australia to join 'world's biggest party'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/10/eurovision-song-contest-invites-australia-to-join-worlds-biggest-party|access-date=10 February 2015|work=The Guardian|date=10 February 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|title=Greece select, Australia announces|url=http://eurovoix.com/2015/03/04/tonight-greece-selects-australia-announces/|website=eurovoix.com|publisher=Eurovoix|access-date=4 March 2015|date=4 March 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Jiandani|first1=Sanjay|title=Australia: Guy Sebastian will fly to Vienna!|url=http://esctoday.com/96982/australia-will-fly-vienna/|website=esctoday.com|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=5 March 2015|date=4 March 2015}} On 16 March, Sebastian's song for the Eurovision Song Contest was officially revealed online by SBS through the release of a music video for "Tonight Again".{{cite web|title=Hear it first: Australia's Eurovision song|date=16 March 2015|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/programs/eurovision/news/australias-eurovision-song|publisher=sbs.com.au|access-date=16 March 2015}}
The song was written within a week by Sebastian, specifically for the Eurovision Song Contest. He collaborated with fellow songwriters David Ryan Harris and Louis Schoorl whom he had worked previously on other projects. On the choice of the song, Sebastian said, "When it came time to decide on a song, I thought since I had a couple of days off in Australia, I would try and write something new. But if I was to record a new song, I wanted it to be homegrown and organic with my band in my studio. Truly, we jumped in the studio and let it happen because I wanted to write something fun! We all have moments you don't want to end and you wish you could live those moments every day so I wanted to write a song about that feeling. I am sure that is how I am going to feel when I am in Vienna performing."{{cite web|title=Guy Sebastian releases the song he'll sing at Eurovision|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/guy-sebastian-releases-the-song-hell-sing-at-eurovision/story-e6frfn09-1227265253047|publisher=news.com.au|access-date=16 March 2015}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Tonight Again
| length1 = 3:23
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{{Track listing
| headline = German CD single{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00WJ24800|title = Amazon.de|website = Amazon Germany}}
| title1 = Tonight Again
| length1 = 3:23
| title2 = Mama Ain't Proud
| note2 = featuring 2 Chainz
| length2 = 3:46
}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
!scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Australia|12|artist=Guy Sebastian|song=Tonight Again|access-date=30 May 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Austria|16|artist=Guy Sebastian|song=Tonight Again|access-date=3 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|28|artist=Guy Sebastian|song=Tonight Again|access-date=9 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|34|artist=Guy Sebastian|song=Tonight Again|access-date=9 June 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Germany|44|artist=Guy Sebastian|song=Tonight Again|songid=1403612|access-date=18 March 2019|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| Iceland (RÚV){{cite web|url=http://www.ruv.is/lag/tonight-again|title=RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2|publisher=RÚV|access-date=13 June 2015}}
| 24 |
| {{singlechart|Dutch100|71|artist=Guy Sebastian|song=Tonight Again|access-date=30 May 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Sweden|22|artist=Guy Sebastian|song=Tonight Again|access-date=29 May 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Switzerland|47|artist=Guy Sebastian|song=Tonight Again|access-date=31 May 2015|rowheader=true}} |
| scope="row"| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/150606cluk.txt|title=CHART: CLUK Update 6.06.2015 (wk22)|last=Zywietz|first=Tobias|publisher=Zobbel|access-date=6 June 2015}}
| 178 |
=Year-end chart=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| Australian Artist Singles (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-australian-singles-2015.htm|title=ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2015|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=17 January 2016}}
| 39 |
Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Guy Sebastian|title=Tonight Again|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|type=single|access-date=November 12, 2021}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|artist=Guy Sebastian|title=Tonight Again|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2015|type=single|source=artist|access-date=November 12, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nosales=true | streaming=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label |
| scope="row"| Australia
|rowspan="2"|{{Flatlist| }} |
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| scope="row"| Germany |
References
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{{Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2015}}
{{Guy Sebastian}}
Category:Eurovision songs of Australia
Category:Eurovision songs of 2015
Category:Songs written by Guy Sebastian
Category:Songs written by Louis Schoorl
Category:Songs written by David Ryan Harris
Category:Columbia Records singles
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