"Tonight" | ||||
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Single by Kesha | ||||
from the album High Road | ||||
Released | January 28, 2020 | |||
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Length | 3:15 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Stint | |||
Kesha singles chronology | ||||
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"Tonight" is a song by American singer Kesha, which was released as the fourth and final single from her fourth studio album, High Road, on January 28, 2020. [1]
On October 21, 2019, a trailer for Kesha's High Road album premiered on her YouTube channel. In it, snippets of "Tonight" were featured, along with other songs from the album (" Raising Hell", " My Own Dance", "High Road"). [2] Kesha posted a video to her TikTok account, which shows her and co-writer Wrabel lip-syncing and dancing to the track. [3]
The song premiered as the third promotional single off of High Road on January 28, 2020, 3 days before the album's release. [4] During her Halloween party, sponsored by Jack Daniels, she previewed the song to the partygoers. In the description for the album on Apple Music, Kesha wrote about the song, "When I first started making the record, I wasn't so sure how honest I could be about who I am and where I'm at in my life. I didn't want to take away from or minimize what I've been through by coming out with songs that are about me going out and having fun. And it took me a little bit of time to really come to terms with the fact that I don't owe it to anybody to be eternally miserable. It's kind of a sound-fuckery, because you think it's going to be a ballad and then it goes into me doing my shit-talking—kind of a quintessential off-of-my-first-record thing that I purposefully left off of Rainbow. This is a record for my fans, because they have been there for me through all of the bullshit I've gone through and I just wanted them to know I'm back and I'm ready to have a fucking amazing night and tonight's the night to do that. That's what I wanted to open the record with." [5]
"Tonight" is a "bass-bumping" [6] electropop composition. [7] It begins as a "gentle", piano-driven pop ballad, [8] [9] [10] before launching into a hip hop and EDM breakdown with a "low-riding bassline" and a "buzzed beat". [1] [8] [10] [11] Kesha stated that "Tonight" is a "celebratory" song about "fucking up what I have". [6] The song drew comparisons to many different works: its beginning and chorus to Lady Gaga (such as her 2016 album Joanne), [12] while the breakdown to Kesha's pre-Rainbow music (notably, her Animal album). [13]
Kesha performed "Tonight" during the Live with Kelly and Ryan after- Oscars show on February 10, 2020. During the performance, six backup dancers wearing colorful clothing were present, while the singer wore a jeweled teardrop accessory. [14]
Region | Date | Format(s) | Labels | Ref. |
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Various | January 28, 2020 | [15] | ||
Australia | January 31, 2020 | Radio airplay | [16] |
"Tonight" | ||||
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Single by Kesha | ||||
from the album High Road | ||||
Released | January 28, 2020 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Stint | |||
Kesha singles chronology | ||||
|
"Tonight" is a song by American singer Kesha, which was released as the fourth and final single from her fourth studio album, High Road, on January 28, 2020. [1]
On October 21, 2019, a trailer for Kesha's High Road album premiered on her YouTube channel. In it, snippets of "Tonight" were featured, along with other songs from the album (" Raising Hell", " My Own Dance", "High Road"). [2] Kesha posted a video to her TikTok account, which shows her and co-writer Wrabel lip-syncing and dancing to the track. [3]
The song premiered as the third promotional single off of High Road on January 28, 2020, 3 days before the album's release. [4] During her Halloween party, sponsored by Jack Daniels, she previewed the song to the partygoers. In the description for the album on Apple Music, Kesha wrote about the song, "When I first started making the record, I wasn't so sure how honest I could be about who I am and where I'm at in my life. I didn't want to take away from or minimize what I've been through by coming out with songs that are about me going out and having fun. And it took me a little bit of time to really come to terms with the fact that I don't owe it to anybody to be eternally miserable. It's kind of a sound-fuckery, because you think it's going to be a ballad and then it goes into me doing my shit-talking—kind of a quintessential off-of-my-first-record thing that I purposefully left off of Rainbow. This is a record for my fans, because they have been there for me through all of the bullshit I've gone through and I just wanted them to know I'm back and I'm ready to have a fucking amazing night and tonight's the night to do that. That's what I wanted to open the record with." [5]
"Tonight" is a "bass-bumping" [6] electropop composition. [7] It begins as a "gentle", piano-driven pop ballad, [8] [9] [10] before launching into a hip hop and EDM breakdown with a "low-riding bassline" and a "buzzed beat". [1] [8] [10] [11] Kesha stated that "Tonight" is a "celebratory" song about "fucking up what I have". [6] The song drew comparisons to many different works: its beginning and chorus to Lady Gaga (such as her 2016 album Joanne), [12] while the breakdown to Kesha's pre-Rainbow music (notably, her Animal album). [13]
Kesha performed "Tonight" during the Live with Kelly and Ryan after- Oscars show on February 10, 2020. During the performance, six backup dancers wearing colorful clothing were present, while the singer wore a jeweled teardrop accessory. [14]
Region | Date | Format(s) | Labels | Ref. |
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Various | January 28, 2020 | [15] | ||
Australia | January 31, 2020 | Radio airplay | [16] |