Tonight (Iggy Pop song)

"Tonight (Live)"
"Tonight (Live)"
Single by Tina Turner duet with David Bowie
from the album Tina Live in Europe
B-side	"River Deep – Mountain High" (Live)
Released	28 November 1988 (EU)
Recorded	23 March 1985
Venue	National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	David Bowie; Iggy Pop;
Producer(s)	Terry Britten
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Music video
	"Tonight" (Live) on YouTube

"Tonight"
"Tonight"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Tonight
B-side	"Tumble and Twirl"
Released	26 November 1984
Recorded	May 1984
Studio	Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec, Canada
Genre	Pop; blue-eyed soul; reggae;
Length	3:43
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	David Bowie; Iggy Pop;
Producer(s)	David Bowie; Derek Bramble; Hugh Padgham;
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"Tonight"
"Tonight"
Song by Iggy Pop
from the album Lust for Life
Released	September 1977
Genre	Rock
Length	3:39
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Iggy Pop; David Bowie;
Producer(s)	David Bowie

"Tonight" is a song written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop for the latter's second solo studio album, Lust for Life (1977). The song was later made into the title-track for Bowie's own album Tonight (1984).

David Bowie version

David Bowie covered the song with guest singer Tina Turner in 1984 for his sixteenth studio album of the same name. One of three Iggy Pop covers on the album, it was recorded as a duet with Turner, but the single release was only credited to Bowie. The original spoken-word introduction to the 1977 version, establishing that the lyric is addressed to a lover dying of a heroin overdose, was excised from Bowie's version because Bowie regarded it as an "idiosyncrasy" of Iggy Pop that did not match his own personal vocabulary.^[2] Bowie also stated that he didn't want to "inflict" that part of the song on Tina Turner, either.^[2] The reggae-style song, which features a repeated sample from Aretha Franklin's version of "Spanish Harlem",^[3]^[4] reached No. 53 on both the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

7" single

"Tonight" – 3:43
"Tumble and Twirl" – 4:56

12" single

"Tonight" (Vocal Dance Mix) – 4:29
"Tumble and Twirl" (Extended Dance Mix) – 5:03
"Tonight" (Dub Mix) – 4:18

Personnel

David Bowie – vocals
Tina Turner – vocals
Carlos Alomar – guitar
Carmine Rojas – bass guitar
Omar Hakim – drums
Guy St Onge – marimba

Production

David Bowie – producer
Derek Bramble – producer
Hugh Padgham – producer

Chart performance

Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	70
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[6]	22
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[7]	21
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	45
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	23
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	53
US Billboard Hot 100^[12]	53
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[13]	28
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[14]	32

Tina Turner and David Bowie live version

David Bowie would perform the song live with Tina Turner at the latter's 23 March 1985 concert at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. This version was included on Turner's live album Tina Live in Europe three years later, and also released as a single in late 1988, then becoming a number-one hit in the Netherlands.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1985	Spain (Los 40 Principales)	6

Chart (1988–1989)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[16]	3
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[17]	70
Germany (Official German Charts)^[18]	39
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[19]	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[20]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	17

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[22]	18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[23]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[24]	11

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)^[25]	Gold	75,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 44.
^ ^a ^b Murray, Charles Shaar (25 October 1984), "Let's Talk, A Conversation with David Bowie", Rolling Stone magazine (433): 14, 18, 74
^ "10 Songs You Probably Didn't Know Sampled Aretha Franklin | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "David Bowie and Tina Turner's 'Tonight' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australia: St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "David Bowie – Tonight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9577." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – David Bowie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "David Bowie – Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "David Bowie – Tonight". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "David Bowie: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "David Bowie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "David Bowie Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "David Bowie Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^ "Tina Turner singles".
^ "Tina Turner & David Bowie – Tonight (Live)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 18 February 1989. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
^ "Tina Turner – Top Titel" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "Tina Turner & David Bowie – Tonight (Live)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
^ "Tina Turner & David Bowie – Tonight (Live)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1989" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^ "Single Top 100 Van 1989" (PDF) (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^ "Dutch single certifications – Tina Turner – Tonight" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Tonight in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1988 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5

External links

Official video

[1] "Music Week" (PDF). p. 44.

[RSMag84-2] Murray, Charles Shaar (25 October 1984), "Let's Talk, A Conversation with David Bowie", Rolling Stone magazine (433): 14, 18, 74

[3] "10 Songs You Probably Didn't Know Sampled Aretha Franklin | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[4] "David Bowie and Tina Turner's 'Tonight' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[aria-5] David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australia: St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[sc_Austria_David_Bowie-6] "David Bowie – Tonight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-7] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9577." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[sc_Ireland2_David_Bowie-8] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – David Bowie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[sc_Dutch100_David_Bowie-9] "David Bowie – Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[sc_Switzerland_David_Bowie-10] "David Bowie – Tonight". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_David_Bowie-11] "David Bowie: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[sc_Billboardhot100_David_Bowie-12] "David Bowie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_David_Bowie-13] "David Bowie Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[14] "David Bowie Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

[15] "Tina Turner singles".

[sc_Flanders_Tina_Turner_&_David_Bowie-16] "Tina Turner & David Bowie – Tonight (Live)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[17] "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 18 February 1989. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

[18] "Tina Turner – Top Titel" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

[sc_Dutch40_-19] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[sc_Dutch100_Tina_Turner_&_David_Bowie-20] "Tina Turner & David Bowie – Tonight (Live)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 14, 2021.

[sc_Switzerland_Tina_Turner_&_David_Bowie-21] "Tina Turner & David Bowie – Tonight (Live)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

[22] "Jaaroverzichten 1989" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

[23] "Single Top 100 Van 1989" (PDF) (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

[24] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

[NetherlandsTina_TurnerTonightsingleCertRef-25] "Dutch single certifications – Tina Turner – Tonight" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Tonight in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1988 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".

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"Tonight"
Song by Iggy Pop
from the album Lust for Life
Released	September 1977 (1977-09)
Genre	Rock
Length	3:39
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Iggy Pop David Bowie
Producer(s)	David Bowie