Here Tonight (Brett Young song)

"Here Tonight" is a song written by Brett Young, Ben Caver, Justin Ebach and Charles Kelley (of Lady Antebellum), and recorded by Young for his album Ticket to L.A. (2018). It was released to country radio September 24, 2018 as the album's first single.

"Here Tonight"
Single by Brett Young
from the album Ticket to L.A.
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2018 (2018-09-24)
GenreCountry pop
Length3:37
LabelBig Machine
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dann Huff
Brett Young singles chronology
"Mercy"
(2018)		 "Here Tonight"
(2018)		 "Catch"
(2019)

Content

"Here Tonight" is an "up-tempo love song" written by Young along with Charles Kelley, Ben Caver, and Justin Ebach. According to Young, Kelley came up with the song's melody, and Young handled most of the lyrics. He said of the song that it is about "those moments in your life that are so good and you’re so present in them that you are able, while you’re in them, to realize how good they are...Anybody who is lucky enough to have had moments like that will hear the song and go there immediately."[1] He said that the lyrics came about in a conversation with Caver and Ebach about "those moments in your life...where you’re having an incredible moment, and in the middle of it you have this thought that comes to you. And that thought is, I wish that this moment could last forever."[2]

Commercial performance

"Here Tonight" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay for chart dated April 20, 2019, which is Young's fourth No. 1 on the chart.[3] The song has sold 84,000 copies in the United States as of April 2019.[4]

Music video

The music video, directed by Jim Wright, debuted in December 2018. It features Young performing on a beach while various weather phenomena happen behind him, interspersed with shots of a couple whose plans to go out on a date are affected by a sudden rainstorm.[5]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Cindy Watts (January 2, 2019). "Brett Young checks off firsts with new album 'Ticket to L.A.'". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  2. Lauren Laffer (December 14, 2018). "Brett Young savors the moment in 'Here Tonight'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  3. Trust, Gary (April 16, 2019). "Brett Young's 'Here Tonight' Hits No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart". Billboard.
  4. Bjorke, Matt (April 8, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: April 8, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  5. Billy Dukes (December 11, 2018). "Brett Young stars in steamy 'Here Tonight' video". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  6. "Brett Young Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  7. "Brett Young Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  8. "Brett Young Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  9. "Brett Young Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  10. "Brett Young Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  11. "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  12. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  13. "American single certifications – Brett Young – Here Tonight". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 27, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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