There Will Never Be Another Tonight
Encyclopedia
"There Will Never Be Another Tonight" is a rock
song written by Bryan Adams
, Robert Lange
and Jim Vallance
for Adams sixth studio album Waking Up the Neighbours
(1991). It was the third single released from the album Waking Up the Neighbours. The song peaked at 6 on the Billboard
Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100
. The song has only appeared on one compilation album released by Adams entitled Anthology
. Starting in 2009, the song is used as the opening theme song for the CBC
reality competition, Battle of the Blades
.
, and by Ken Lomas at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver. Mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Mayfair Studios, London.
Vallance involvement was minimal when it was written and recorded. "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" was actually written in 1988 or '89 by Adams and Vallance. The demo got the title "Buddy Holly idea" since it vaguely reminiscent of the Buddy Holly
song "Peggy Sue
". Lange and Adams turned the demo into a song.
RPM
singles chart at number two and became the first single from the album to not peak at number one.
The song was released in Australia
, Europe
and New Zealand
in 1991. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You
" (Waking Up the Neighbours first single) and "Can't Stop This Thing We Started
" reached the UK top five. "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" continued the trend of lower-charting singles when it debuted and peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. Although "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" reached the top twenty in Ireland
, it was a moderate top thirty success in Netherland
and the top thirty in Australia
and Sweden
.
can be seen in audience
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
song written by Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
, Robert Lange
Robert Lange
Robert John "Mutt" Lange is a Zambian-born British record producer and songwriter, usually known by his nickname "Mutt". Lange is one of the most successful producers in rock history. He has produced albums for artists such as AC/DC, Nickelback, Def Leppard, Outlaws, Foreigner, The Cars, Bryan...
and Jim Vallance
Jim Vallance
James Douglas "Jim" Vallance, OC is a retired Canadian musician, songwriter, arranger and producer based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known as the former songwriting partner of Canadian international recording artist Bryan Adams...
for Adams sixth studio album Waking Up the Neighbours
Waking Up the Neighbours
Waking Up the Neighbours is an album by Canadian singer/songwriter Bryan Adams released in 1991 and his sixth studio album. The album was recorded at Battery Studios in England, and at The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, mixed at Mayfair Studios in England, and mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk...
(1991). It was the third single released from the album Waking Up the Neighbours. The song peaked at 6 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. The song has only appeared on one compilation album released by Adams entitled Anthology
Anthology (Bryan Adams album)
- Disc two :- Disc one :- Disc two :- Personnel :* Bryan Adams - rhythm guitar, vocals, co-producer* Keith Scott - lead guitar* Tommy Mandel - Hammond organ* Dave Taylor - bass* Mickey Curry - drums* Brian Stanley - bass...
. Starting in 2009, the song is used as the opening theme song for the CBC
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
reality competition, Battle of the Blades
Battle of the Blades
Battle of the Blades is a Canadian figure skating reality show and competition that airs on CBC Television. It was first broadcast before a live audience at the historic Maple Leaf Gardens. With Maple Leaf Gardens under renovation however, the show was filmed at Pinewood Toronto Studios in season two...
.
Writing and recording
Produced by Mutt Lange and Bryan Adams the song was recorded by Nigel Green at Battery Studios, LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, and by Ken Lomas at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver. Mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Mayfair Studios, London.
Vallance involvement was minimal when it was written and recorded. "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" was actually written in 1988 or '89 by Adams and Vallance. The demo got the title "Buddy Holly idea" since it vaguely reminiscent of the Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
song "Peggy Sue
Peggy Sue
"Peggy Sue" is a rock and roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty, and originally performed, recorded and released as a single by Buddy Holly in early July of 1957. The Crickets are not mentioned on the single but both Joe B. Mauldin and Jerry Allison are known to be...
". Lange and Adams turned the demo into a song.
Chart performance
"There Will Never Be Another Tonight" was officially released to US radio on November 10, 1991. The song reached the top forty on the Hot 100, and the following week it debuted on the mainstream rock tracks at 6. In Canada it would chart on their officialOfficial
An official is someone who holds an office in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority .A government official or functionary is an official who is involved in public...
RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
singles chart at number two and became the first single from the album to not peak at number one.
The song was released in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1991. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You
(Everything I Do) I Do It for You
" I Do It for You" is a power ballad performed by Bryan Adams and co-written with Michael Kamen and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, featured on the soundtrack album from the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and on Adams' album Waking Up the Neighbours...
" (Waking Up the Neighbours first single) and "Can't Stop This Thing We Started
Can't Stop This Thing We Started
"Can't Stop This Thing We Started" is a song by Bryan Adams. The song was the second single from Adams' 1991-album Waking Up the Neighbours, a successor of the massive hit single " I Do It for You". A rock song in contrast to " I Do It for You", it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, behind...
" reached the UK top five. "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" continued the trend of lower-charting singles when it debuted and peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. Although "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" reached the top twenty in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, it was a moderate top thirty success in Netherland
Netherland
Netherland is a critically acclaimed novel by Joseph O'Neill. It concerns the life of a Dutchman living in New York in the wake of the September 11 attacks who takes up cricket and starts playing at the Staten Island Cricket Club.-Plot summary:...
and the top thirty in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
Music videos
The video for this song was shot at Sheffield Arena. Actress Rachel WeiszRachel Weisz
Rachel Hannah Weisz born 7 March 1970)is an English-American film and theatre actress and former fashion model. She started her acting career at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where she co-founded the theatrical group Cambridge Talking Tongues...
can be seen in audience
Track listings
CD single- "There Will Never Be Another Tonight"
- "One Night Love Affair" (live in Brussels, Belgium)
- "Into The Fire" (live in Tokyo, Japan)
Personnel
- Bryan Adams - rhythm guitar, vocal and backing vocals
- Keith ScottKeith ScottKeith Douglas Scott is a Canadian guitar player. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with the singer-songwriter Bryan Adams...
- lead guitar - Robbie KingRobbie KingRobert James "Robbie" King is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Heybridge Swifts. He was born in Chelmsford.King began his career as a trainee with Colchester United, turning professional in July 2004. His league debut came on 9 September 2005 when he was a second-half...
- organ - Phil Nichols - keyboards and programming
- Dave Taylor - bass
- Mickey CurryMickey CurryMichael Timothy Curry is an American drummer. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with the singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, although he has also worked with Hall & Oates, Cher, Tina Turner, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Sam Phillips, Tom Waits, The Cult, Steve Jones and...
- drums - Mutt Lange - backing vocals
Chart positions
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Singles Chart RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
31 |
| US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 6 |
| German Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... Singles Chart |
55 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
32 |
| Dutch Singles Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
27 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... |
11 |