Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
| cover = Tonight_I'm_Yours_(Don't_Hurt_Me)_-_Rod_Stewart.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Rod Stewart
| album = Tonight I'm Yours
| B-side = Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)
| released = 2 October 1981 (UK){{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1981/Music-Week-1981-10-03.pdf|title=Music Week|page=30}}
| recorded = 1981
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = *Synth-pop{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/tonight-im-yours-mw0000197513 |title= Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours |work= Allmusic |publisher= All Media Network |access-date= 10 June 2013}}
- new wave{{cite web|first= Bill |last= Lamb |url= http://top40.about.com/od/picksofartistsbest/tp/rodstewarttop10.htm |title= Top 10 Rod Stewart Hit Songs |work= About.com |publisher= The New York Times Company |access-date= 24 June 2013}}
| length = 4:09
| label = Warner Bros.
| writer = Rod Stewart, Jim Cregan, Kevin Savigar
| producer = Jim Cregan, Rod Stewart
| prev_title = Gi' Me Wings
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = Young Turks
| next_year = 1981
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|uvvdUjTjcKc|"Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)"}}}}
}}
"Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" is a song by Rod Stewart, the title track of his 1981 album Tonight I'm Yours. It was one of three singles released from the album. The song was the lead single internationally except for the United States, where it was the follow-up to "Young Turks."
Billboard called it an "uptempo, highly melodic outing" and praised Stewart's vocal and the song's hooks.{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|date=January 23, 1982|accessdate=2023-01-21|page=93|title=Top Single Picks|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t0UEAAAAMBAJ}} Record World said that "keyboard chimes and percolating percussion decorate the energetic dance beat."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=January 23, 1982|page=1|accessdate=2023-03-02|title=Hits of the Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/82/Record-World-1982-01-23.pdf}}
"Tonight I'm Yours" became an international top 10 hit, peaking at number eight in the UK and number two in Canada. It reached the top 20 in the US.
Personnel
- Rod Stewart – lead vocals and backing vocals
- Jim Cregan – lead guitar
- Jeff Baxter – additional guitar
- Jay Davis – bass
- Kevin Savigar – keyboards
- Duane Hitchings – keyboards
- Carmine Appice – Linn LM-1 programming
- Tony Brock – percussion
- Tommy Vig – tubular bells
- Linda Lewis - backing vocals
{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Rod-Stewart-Tonight-Im-Yours/release/1372824|title = Rod Stewart – Tonight I'm Yours (1981, WEA Pressing, Vinyl)| website=Discogs }}
Charts
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!Chart (1981–1982) !Peak | |
Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite magazine|title= Billboard – Hits Of The World |magazine= Billboard
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QCQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT75 |publisher= Nielsen Business Media |volume= 94 |issue= 2 |date= 16 January 1982 |page= 50 |issn= 0006-2510}} |align="center"|6 | |
{{singlechart|Flanders|5|artist=Rod Stewart|song=Tonight I'm Yours}} | |
{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|2|chartid=0476|accessdate=13 October 2018}} | |
{{singlechart|Ireland2|8|artist=Rod Stewart|song=Tonight I'm Yours}} | |
{{singlechart|Dutch100|16|artist=Rod Stewart|song=Tonight I'm Yours}} | |
{{singlechart|Norway|4|artist=Rod Stewart|song=Tonight I'm Yours}} | |
{{singlechart|Sweden|10|artist=Rod Stewart|song=Tonight I'm Yours}} | |
{{singlechart|Switzerland|9|artist=Rod Stewart|song=Tonight I'm Yours}} | |
{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|8|artist=Rod Stewart|song=Tonight I'm Yours}} | |
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|20 | artist=Rod Stewart|song=Tonight I'm Yours}} |
{{singlechart|Billboardmainstreamrock|29 | artist=Rod Stewart|song=Tonight I'm Yours}} |
US Cash Box[http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19820327.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 27, 1982]
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{{singlechart|West Germany|50|artist=Rod Stewart|song=Tonight I'm Yours|songid=788}} |
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Certifications and sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|artist=Rod Stewart|title=Tonight I'm Yours|award=Gold|relyear=1982|certyear=1982|certref={{cite web|title= Platinum and Gold Singles 1982 |publisher= Kent Music Report |issue= 453 |via= Imgur |date= 28 February 1983 |access-date= 10 November 2021 |url= https://i.imgur.com/totLqGG.jpg}}}}
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References
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External links
- {{YouTube|TEy6vnHbgpo|Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)}}
{{Rod Stewart songs}}
Category:British new wave songs
Category:British synth-pop songs
Category:Songs written by Rod Stewart
Category:Songs written by Kevin Savigar
Category:Songs written by Jim Cregan