Def Leppard – “Tonight” (1993) – CD Single (The Def Leppard Collection Series)

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The sixth and final single from ‘Adrenalize’ was for the song “Tonight”. The song was written by Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Rick Savage and Robert John “Mutt” Lange. Written back during the ‘Hysteria’ Tour as a possible B-Side, it was instead held on to use for an album as they felt it was too good for a B-Side…and they’d be right. The song charted in the U.S. going to #62 on the Hot 100 and #13 on the Mainstream Rock chart while it also charted in the UK at #34. 

The song is a ballad and it sees the singer longing to be with the woman he loves and have some very passionate, satisfying sex. He sees the passion in her eyes and he wants to get lost in those eyes and that passion. A night of unbridled love making. Yeah baby!!! 

The band was overdoing it with ballads on ‘Adrenalize’, but this one reminded me of “Love Bites” and “Hysteria” which are two of their best and for that I like this one. When I wrote about “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad”, I also said it was a sophisticated sounding ballad with some great melodies and emotive music. Joe captured the lyrics with the perfect intensity and feelings. Joe knows how to deliver a lyric, no doubt. I don’t really get tired of their ballads because Def Leppard are so good at writing and performing them.

The Maxi-Single here had 3 bonus tracks and none from the album. That my friends is how you do a single. The first bonus track is a live cover of Queen’s “Now I’m Here” which was recorded live on April 20, 1992 at Wembley Stadium in London with a very special guest. That guest would be none other than Sir Brian May of the band Queen. He joined on guitar and rocked it out along with Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell. The band love Queen so you know they are going to do the song justice and they don’t disappoint.

The second track is a live version of “Photograph” recorded on May 29, 1992 in Bonn, Germany at the Biskuithalle. I hope I spelt that right. A song the band has played probably at ever live show since the songs release so you know it is good. 

The final track on the CD Maxi-Single is a demo to the main song “Tonight”. It was recorded on May 5, 1988. As a demo, I was surprised it had the opening “ah-ah-has” and “oooh ooohs”. It actually had more throughout, more than the song actually does. It was done acoustically and Joe’s vocals had a lot of echo on them. The bass is also turned up in the song more so than the final version.  The drums come pounding in later and the volume gets turned up, but it goes back to the slower tempo and more “ooh oohs”. It is a very different version and pretty cool honestly.

And that is all the singles from the album I have (that I haven’t already done). I did two others over the years that you can click on the links below for “Make Love Like A Man” and “Lets Get Rocked” 12″ Picture Disc. We have one more ‘Adrenalize’ related post before we move on to the next album.

NEXT UP: DEF LEPPARD – ‘LIVE SHEFFIELD 1992’ (BOOTLEG DVD)

THE DEF LEPPARD COLLECTION SERIES

  1. Def Leppard E.P. – 7″ Single (1979)
  2. First Strikes 1978-1979 (Bootleg CD)
  3. Girl – Sheer Greed (1980)
  4. On Through the Night (1980)
  5. When the Walls Came Tumbling Down (April 26 1980) (2020)
  6. High & Dry (1981)
  7. Too Many Jitterbugs – B-Sides And Rarities (2020)
  8. Raw – Early BBC Recordings (2020)
  9. Girl – Wasted Youth (1982)
  10. Pyromania (1983)
  11. “Photograph” 7″ Single (1983)
  12. “Too Late For Love” 12″ Single (1983)
  13. Live at the L.A. Forum 1983 (2018)
  14. Seattle, August 3, 1983 (Bootleg CD)
  15. Pyromania TV Collection (Bootleg DVD)
  16. Hysteria (1987)
  17. “Animal” 7″ Single (1987)
  18. “Women” 7″ Single (1987)
  19. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” 7″ Single (1987)
  20. “Hysteria” 7″ Single (1987)
  21. “Armageddon It” 7″ Single (1988)
  22. “Love Bites” 7″ Single (1988)
  23. “Rocket” 7″ Single (1989)
  24. Animal Instinct – The Def Leppard Story – Book Review (1987)
  25. Rarities – Volume One (2018)
  26. Live in Mountain View – August 17, 1988 (Bootleg DVD)
  27. Historia – DVD (1988)
  28. Live: In the Round, In Your Face (CD Video / DVD) (1989)
  29. Adrenalize (1992)
  30. “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad” – Cassette Single (1992)
  31. “Tonight” CD Single (1993)
  32. Live Shefield 1992 (Bootleg DVD)
  33. Retro Active (1993)
  34. Visualize DVD (1993)
  35. Hard Rock Café – Singapore, Malaysia October 26, 1995 (Bootleg DVD)
  36. Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995) (1995)
  37. “When Love & Hate Collide” – CD Promo Single (1995)
  38. Video Archive (1995)
  39. Slang (1996)
  40. Montreal: The Classic 1996 Broadcast (Bootleg CD)
  41. Live Bites: FM Broadcast (Bootleg CD)
  42. Live in Argentina 1997 (Bootleg DVD)
  43. Euphoria (1999)
  44. Rarities – Volume Two (2019)
  45. Rarities – Volume Three (2019)
  46. Tokyo 1999 (Bootleg CD)
  47. Cybernauts – Live (2000)
  48. X (2002)
  49. Hysteria: Classic Albums DVD (2002)
  50. Best of Def Leppard (2004)
  51. Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection (2005)
  52. Yeah! (2006)
  53. Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008)
  54. Man Raze – Surreal (2008)
  55. B-Sides (2021)
  56. Yeah! II (2021)
  57. Yeah! Live (2021)
  58. CMT Crossraods – Taylor Swift & Def Leppard (2009)
  59. Down ‘N’ Outz -My ReGeneration (2010)
  60. Man Raze – PunkFunkRootsRock (2011)
  61. Down ‘N’ Outz -The Further Adventures of… (2014)
  62. Def Leppard (2015)
  63. The Lost Session (2018)
  64. Personal Jesus 7″ Single (2018)
  65. Down ‘N’ Outz -This is How We Roll (2019)
  66. Hits Vegas: Live at Planet Hollywood – Vinyl (2020)
  67. Hysteria: Live – Vinyl (2020)
  68. Def Leppard Acoustic Vegas – 10″ Vinyl (2020)
  69. Down ‘N’ Outz – The Music Box E.P. (2020)
  70. Diamond Star Halos (2022)
  71. High & Dry – Picture Disc (RSD) (2022)
  72. Drastic Symphonies (2023)
  73. Drastic Symphonies – Picture Disc (2023)
  74. Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard (2023)

PREVIOUSLY POSTED:

  1. The Def Leppard E.P. (1979/2017)
  2. Def Leppard: Interview Picture Disc (1982?)
  3. “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak” – 12″ Promo Single (1984)
  4. Live at the Top (Bootleg) (1987)
  5. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” –  5″ Shaped Picture Disc (1987)
  6. Hysteria U.S. Tour 1988 – Tour Book (1988)
  7. “Make Love Like a Man” – 12″ Single (1992)
  8. “Let’s Get Rocked” – 12″ Single (1992)
  9. Adrenalize: The 7 Day Weekend Tour (1992/1993)
  10. X: World Tour (2003)
  11. Mirrorball – Live & More (2011)
  12. Def Leppard: The Definitive Visual History – Book Review (2011)
  13. Viva! Hysteria (2013)
  14. And There Will Be A Next Time…Live from Detroit (2017)
  15. Hysteria: 30th Anniversary Box Set (2017)
  16. The Story So Far – The Best of (2018)
  17. The Collection, Volume 1 (2018)
  18. Hysteria: The Singles Box Set (2018)
  19. Live at Abbey Road Studios (2018)
  20. Def Leppard: Concert Review – Charlotte, NC June 9th 2018 (2018)
  21. The Story So Far – The Best of Volume 2 (2019)
  22. The Collection, Volume 2 (2019)
  23. London to Vegas (2020)
  24. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 29 March 2019 (2020)
  25. The Early Years ’79-’81 (2020)
  26. The Collection, Volume 3 (2021)
  27. Def Leppard Funko Pop!

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