Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)
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"Tonight," also known as "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" when played on radio during daytime, is a song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias
. It features American rapper Ludacris
and producer DJ Frank E
. The song was released to the US radio on November 1, 2010, and it was released digitally on November 22, 2010. The song was included on the French Limited Edition of Euphoria as well as the New Edition of "Euphoria" which was released in 2011. The official remix features American rapper Pitbull
. The clean version of this song was also performed at Fuse
's Z100 Jingle Ball 2010 on December 16, 2010.
said "With the star power Iglesias brings to the table and a very danceable beat accompanying the track, it is conceivable that the clean version would be a hit in its own right -- but add one of the heaviest cuss words in the English language [...] it is basically club ready".
caught up with Iglesias at a rehearsal for the AMAs
, he maintained that "isn't meant to twist up any knickers, but rather is just good, kind-of clean fun. [...] I thought it was a strong statement ... to say in a song, but it's fun," [...] "It's probably what a lot of guys and girls think about at times, but they don't have the guts to say. It's pretty straightforward. Music has become so direct and you can say whatever you want, which is cool. At the end of the day, it's just a song — you don't have to take it seriously. You can have fun with it". A clean version of the song, retitled "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)," is also available and is the more common version of the song.
, was released. At the end of February 2011, a new version of "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" was released, with the singer Luciana featured in the beginning and the bridge, which is sampled here.
Mainstream Top 40
, and at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100
. On the week of December 11, 2010, the song debuted at number 13 on the Digital Songs
chart, with 97,000 digital downloads in the first week in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan
. It also debuted at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100
. Soon after, it broke into the top 10 on the Hot 100 and hit number 4, following Iglesias' first top 10 hit in nine years, "I Like It
".
As of February 2011, the single had sold over 2,000,000 digital downloads. The song entered the charts at #4 in New Zealand
on January 17. The song has reached number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs Chart, making it his 8th number one song on that chart, beating Michael Jackson
and Prince
. In Australia
the song has sold over 500,000 copies. The song has become Iglesias' biggest airplay hit of his career in the U.S., becoming his first number one on both Top 40 radio (the Pop Songs chart), as well as all U.S. radio formats combined (the Radio Songs chart).
for the song was filmed early December 2010. The video was shot over four days in Los Cabos, Mexico and Los Angeles
featured rapper Ludacris
, it was directed by BBGun (Alex Bergman, Maxim Bohichik) and Parris. Iglesias explains that it's "a little more cinematic, a little more of a long story." Before the video premiere, two snippets of the music video were offered as teasers through his official website. The video for the clean version was premiered on December 22, 2010.
In the video, Enrique visits a strip club
and an attractive woman (Kristen Carpenter) catches his eye. The pair are then shown kissing in the toilets of the venue between scenes of clubbers dancing. Ludacris raps his verse in the back of a taxi, flanked by four ladies. Enrique then arranges to meet a different woman (Natalia Obradovičovej) in Mexico and the pair have sex in a hotel room. The next scene shows several women writhing provocatively on a bed, all attracted to Enrique (this does not happen in the clean version). Towards the end of the video, the girl from the strip club and Enrique's new lover meet and realize that he's been two-timing. Enrique sails off on a boat while the last scene shows the two women look into each others eyes and the video ends as they share a passionate lesbian
kiss.
The entertainment portal DesiHits
said that "all of Enrique's videos have been hot, but "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" takes the crown as it is quite a provocative clip."
Jocelyn Vena from MTV said "Iglesias has noted that when he sat down to record the song about being straightforward with a lady about his intentions to bed her, he didn't want to sound "arrogant." It seems that while this video will never be "Hero", we're excited to see what Enrique has up his sleeve for the clip for this very, very special track." In France, the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel
decided to censor the video and that of Rihanna's "S&M" which can only be broadcast by TV channels after 10 p.m.
US Digital Download – Clean
UK Digital Download – Explicit
UK Digital Download – Clean
CD Single
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
. It features American rapper Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
and producer DJ Frank E
DJ Frank E
Justin Franks, also known as DJ Frank E, is an American DJ and record producer from Denver, Colorado. He began mixing records and later progressed to producing remixes in 2003....
. The song was released to the US radio on November 1, 2010, and it was released digitally on November 22, 2010. The song was included on the French Limited Edition of Euphoria as well as the New Edition of "Euphoria" which was released in 2011. The official remix features American rapper Pitbull
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
. The clean version of this song was also performed at Fuse
Fuse TV
Fuse is an American national television network dedicated exclusively to music. It features original series and specials, exclusive interviews, live concerts and video blocks....
's Z100 Jingle Ball 2010 on December 16, 2010.
Critical reception
Matthew Wilkening from Aol Radio Blog said that the song "aims directly for the dance floor with a galloping, club-ready dance beat, along with an insistent, heavily synthesized keyboard zipping all over the place. [...] Enrique's slightly processed vocals drip with confidence, and depending on which version you hear, a healthy dose of profanity as he demands some loving". Erica Y. Lopez from Fox News LatinoFox Latin America
Canal FOX is the Latin American version of the American channel FOX. It was launched on October 15, 1993. The channel is mainly oriented towards family audiences, unlike its sister channel FX...
said "With the star power Iglesias brings to the table and a very danceable beat accompanying the track, it is conceivable that the clean version would be a hit in its own right -- but add one of the heaviest cuss words in the English language [...] it is basically club ready".
Lyrics content
The song was criticized for the "raunchiness" of the content of the lyrics, and when MTV NewsMTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
caught up with Iglesias at a rehearsal for the AMAs
American Music Awards of 2010
The 38th American Music Awards were held November 21, 2010 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010. Nominees were announced on October 12, 2010. Justin Bieber was nominated for, and won, four awards, including Artist of...
, he maintained that "isn't meant to twist up any knickers, but rather is just good, kind-of clean fun. [...] I thought it was a strong statement ... to say in a song, but it's fun," [...] "It's probably what a lot of guys and girls think about at times, but they don't have the guts to say. It's pretty straightforward. Music has become so direct and you can say whatever you want, which is cool. At the end of the day, it's just a song — you don't have to take it seriously. You can have fun with it". A clean version of the song, retitled "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)," is also available and is the more common version of the song.
Other versions
In December, 2010, a version of "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" with the Latin rapper, PitbullPitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
, was released. At the end of February 2011, a new version of "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" was released, with the singer Luciana featured in the beginning and the bridge, which is sampled here.
Chart performance
On the week of December 4, 2010, the song debuted at number 35 on the BillboardBillboard (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 Top 40
Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)
The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart...
, and at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...
. On the week of December 11, 2010, the song debuted at number 13 on the Digital Songs
Hot Digital Songs
The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of...
chart, with 97,000 digital downloads in the first week in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
. It also debuted at number 18 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...
. Soon after, it broke into the top 10 on the Hot 100 and hit number 4, following Iglesias' first top 10 hit in nine years, "I Like It
I Like It (Enrique Iglesias song)
"I Like It" is a song performed by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias taken from his first bilingual studio album, Euphoria. It was produced by RedOne and interpolates Lionel Richie's 1983 "All Night Long " as well as featuring American rapper Pitbull and was released on May 3, 2010. The song was also...
".
As of February 2011, the single had sold over 2,000,000 digital downloads. The song entered the charts at #4 in 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...
on January 17. The song has reached number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Songs Chart, making it his 8th number one song on that chart, beating Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
and Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
. 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...
the song has sold over 500,000 copies. The song has become Iglesias' biggest airplay hit of his career in the U.S., becoming his first number one on both Top 40 radio (the Pop Songs chart), as well as all U.S. radio formats combined (the Radio Songs chart).
Music video
A music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song was filmed early December 2010. The video was shot over four days in Los Cabos, Mexico and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
featured rapper Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
, it was directed by BBGun (Alex Bergman, Maxim Bohichik) and Parris. Iglesias explains that it's "a little more cinematic, a little more of a long story." Before the video premiere, two snippets of the music video were offered as teasers through his official website. The video for the clean version was premiered on December 22, 2010.
In the video, Enrique visits a strip club
Strip club
A strip club is an adult entertainment venue in which striptease or other erotic or exotic dance is regularly performed. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, but can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style....
and an attractive woman (Kristen Carpenter) catches his eye. The pair are then shown kissing in the toilets of the venue between scenes of clubbers dancing. Ludacris raps his verse in the back of a taxi, flanked by four ladies. Enrique then arranges to meet a different woman (Natalia Obradovičovej) in Mexico and the pair have sex in a hotel room. The next scene shows several women writhing provocatively on a bed, all attracted to Enrique (this does not happen in the clean version). Towards the end of the video, the girl from the strip club and Enrique's new lover meet and realize that he's been two-timing. Enrique sails off on a boat while the last scene shows the two women look into each others eyes and the video ends as they share a passionate lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
kiss.
The entertainment portal DesiHits
DesiHits
-Background:DesiHits! is a multi-platform media company that produces and distributes fusion entertainment content aimed at the South Asian diaspora. The Company was founded in 2006 by Anjula Acharia-Bath, Ranj Bath and Arun Sandhu, and is headquartered in New York...
said that "all of Enrique's videos have been hot, but "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" takes the crown as it is quite a provocative clip."
Jocelyn Vena from MTV said "Iglesias has noted that when he sat down to record the song about being straightforward with a lady about his intentions to bed her, he didn't want to sound "arrogant." It seems that while this video will never be "Hero", we're excited to see what Enrique has up his sleeve for the clip for this very, very special track." In France, the Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel
Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel
The Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel is a French institution, created in 1989, whose role is to regulate the various electronic media in France, such as radio and television, including through eventual censorship...
decided to censor the video and that of Rihanna's "S&M" which can only be broadcast by TV channels after 10 p.m.
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Date of ceremony | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | MTV Video Music Awards 2011 MTV Video Music Awards The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards took place on August 28, at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. On July 20, the nominees were announced... |
August 28, 2011 | Best Latino Artist |
Tracklisting
US Digital Download – Explicit- "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" (Radio Edit) – 3:52
US Digital Download – Clean
- "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" (Radio Edit) – 3:52
UK Digital Download – Explicit
- "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" (Radio Edit) – 3:52
UK Digital Download – Clean
- "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" (Album Version) – 4:58
CD Single
- "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" (Radio Edit) – 3:52
- "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)" (Radio Edit) – 3:52
Charts
| Chart (2010–11) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Poland (Dance Top 50 Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... ) |
37 |
| Romania (Romanian Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... ) |
2 |
| Russia (TopHit Russian Music Charts The Russian Music Charts are Russian music industry standard popularity rankings compiled weekly by 2M and Tophit . Albums and tracks rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through retail data captured electronically each week from Russian music retailers... ) |
6 |
| Slovak Airplay Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
2 |
| US Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song... (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... ) |
10 |
| US Latin Pop Songs Latin Pop Airplay Latin Pop Airplay is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information from pop music usually in Spanish. It was established by the magazine on October 8, 1994 with Mañana by Cristian Castro being the first song to reach number-one... (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... ) |
8 |
| US Tropical Songs Latin Tropical Airplay The Tropical Songs is a record chart published on Billboard magazine established in 1994 with the first number-one song to be published was "En Las Nubes" by Edgar Joel. It features Latin music information from tropical music such as salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia, and vallenato... (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... ) |
8 |
Certifications
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | November 1, 2010 | Radio premiere Airplay * Airplay is the amount of time a song is played on the radio.It may also refer to:* AirPlay, an audio & video streaming technology from Apple Inc.* Airplay , Foster & Graydon music project from 1980* Citroën C1, Citroën C1 Airplay... |
Universal Republic Universal Republic Universal Republic Records is a record label, owned by Universal Music Group. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman... , Universal Music Latino |
| November 22, 2010 | Digital download Digital distribution Online distribution, digital distribution, or electronic software distribution is the practice of delivering content without the use of physical media, typically by downloading via the internet directly to a consumer's device. Online distribution bypasses conventional physical distribution media,... |
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| United Kingdom | January 30, 2011 | Digital download | Polydor |
| Germany | April 1, 2011 | CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s... |