Tonight, Tonight
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| Single by The Smashing Pumpkins | ||
| from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | ||
| Released | April 15, 1996 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | 1995 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 4:16 | |
| Label | Virgin Records | |
| Writer(s) | Billy Corgan | |
| Producer(s) | Flood, Alan Moulder and Billy Corgan | |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology | ||
| "Zero" (1996) |
"Tonight, Tonight" (1996) |
"Thirty-Three" (1996) |
| Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness track listing | ||
| Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1) |
"Tonight, Tonight" (2) |
"Jellybelly" (3) |
"Tonight, Tonight" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the fourth single from their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. "I have to say that recording to a 30-piece string-section was probably one of the most exciting recording experiences I have ever had." says frontman Billy Corgan.
The critically acclaimed music video, directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, won six awards at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1996: Best Video, Best Direction, Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Breakthrough Video. "Tonight, Tonight" was also nominated for Viewer's Choice, Best Editing and Best Music Video, Short Form at the 1997 Grammy Awards. The video was inspired largely by the hugely influential silent film A Trip to the Moon, directed by Georges Méliès, for whom the ship at the end of the video is named. It is still considered one of the greatest music videos of all time, ranking number 17 on the Much More Music program 'Listed'. The song was so popular that it was performed at almost every Smashing Pumpkins concert since its release.
The single featured a collection of acoustic demos recorded personally by Corgan at his home studio (nicknamed Sadlands). "Medellia of the Gray Skies" was intended to be the second part to the album track "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans". "Meladori Magpie" is the finished version of a song originally called "Doorstep" that was begun during the recording sessions for Siamese Dream, while "Rotten Apples" eventually wound up being the title of the band's greatest hits release. "Tonite Reprise" is a solo acoustic guitar reprise of the title track with some alternate lyrics; it was originally meant to be included towards the end of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and can still be found in the vinyl album version.
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[edit] Single tracklist
- The Tonight, Tonight single was released with two different versions containing different b-sides, with tracks 2, 3 and 5 of the later The Aeroplane Flies High disc on the first release, and 4, 6 and 7 on the second.
All songs written by Billy Corgan.
- "Tonight, Tonight" - 4:15
- "Meladori Magpie" - 2:41
- "Rotten Apples" - 3:02
- "Jupiter's Lament" - 2:30
- "Medellia of the Gray Skies" - 3:11
- "Blank" - 2:54
- "Tonite Reprise" - 2:40
[edit] Trivia
- Tom Kenny and Jill Talley appeared as the main characters in the music video. Kenny and Talley appeared as cast members on Mr. Show with Bob and David. They are both well-known for providing voices for animated characters, most prominently Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants.
- The band Panic! At the Disco has covered "Tonight, Tonight" live.
- Fox Network used the song for its coverage of the 2001 and 2005 Major League Baseball Playoffs.
[edit] Samples
- "Tonight, Tonight" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- "Tonight, Tonight" from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
- Problems playing the files? See media help.
