Background and composition
Following a two-year hiatus where members explored and experimented with different sounds, Big Bang returned to South Korea with their 2011 Big Show concert,[2] showcasing songs from the then-unreleased EP.[3] Though the group's previous extended plays contained songs that were heavily influenced by electronic music, they opted to concentrate more on "warm rock music" for new materials.[4] Released as the lead single, "Tonight" contained a "sophisticated electronic sound" paired with acoustic guitar.[5] The song is "clearly grounded in dance-pop" a genre the quintet is known for.[6] The track is build over "fist-pumping beats and applause", features "heavily autotuned vocals" and concludes "with sudden silence and then picking up again as if returning for an encore."[7]
Reception
Billboard noted how "Tonight" was "more nuanced and sophisticated than many of [Big Bang's] previous club anthems," and hailed it "four-minute sonic journey" to one of the group's concerts. The magazine ranked it number ten on their list of Big Bang's must-listen songs.[7] KpopStarz choose it as one of Big Bang's definite songs,[6] while Sun-Times named it one of the group's ten best songs, calling the single a "slick party anthem".[8]
"Tonight" debuted at number two on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, at number one on the Download Chart and five on the Streaming Chart.[9] On its second week, the single rose to a peak position atop the Digital[10] and the Streaming charts, while remaining at number one on the Download Chart.[11] Additionally, the single topped the Gaon BGM Chart upon release.[12] By the end of 2011, "Tonight" was the eighth best-performing single of the year in South Korea,[13] with over 2.3 million downloads sold.[14] With over 23 million streams, the song was the tenth most streamed of 2011.[15]
Track listing
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1. | "Tonight" (투나잇; Toonait) | G-Dragon, T.O.P | G-Dragon, e.knock | Choi Pil-kang | 3:39 |
Sales and certifications
Chart |
Sales |
South Korea (Gaon Download Chart) |
2,454,322[18] |
Awards
Music program awards
Song |
Program |
Date |
"Tonight" |
Inkigayo (SBS) |
March 6, 2011 |
March 13, 2011 |
March 20, 2011 |
M! Countdown (Mnet) |
March 3, 2011 |
March 10, 2011 |
March 20, 2011 |
Music Bank (KBS) |
March 4, 2011 |
March 11, 2011 |
March 18, 2011 |
References
- ↑ "Big Bang on the Gaon Chart". Korea Music Content Industry Association. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ Kim, Sunny (2010-12-06). "Big Bang's Concert 2011 Big Show To Be Held In February!". MTV Korea. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ↑ Lee, Soo-yeon (2011-02-26). "컴백 빅뱅, 엠넷 '빅뱅TV 라이브' 전격 방송 '6곡 최초 공개'". Newsen. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ↑ "G-Dragon and Top: 'Rappers Acknowledge Our Instinctive Hip Hop'". KBS. 2011-02-07. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ↑ "빅뱅, 화려한 컴백 공연…4만팬 집결". SBS. 2011-02-27. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- 1 2 "K-Pop Mixtape: 9 Most Definitive Big Bang Songs". KpopStarz. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- 1 2 Herman, Tamar (2016-08-19). "Happy 10-Year Anniversary, BIGBANG! 10 Must-Listen Songs from the Boy Band". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ↑ "Big Bang's 10 best songs of the past 10 years". Sun-Times. May 2, 2015. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Tonight" debuts on the Gaon Chart
- 1 2 "Gaon Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑
- ↑ "2011년 10주차 BGM Chart". Gaon Chart. February 26, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- 1 2 "Yearly Digital Chart - 2011". Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ↑ "2011년 Download Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ↑ "2011년 Streaming Chart". Gaon Chart. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Billboard's Japan Hot 100 Singles Chart: Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard's World Digital Singles Chart: Singles". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ Cumulative sales for "Tonight"
- ↑ "レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定". RIAJ. December 31, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "2011 MAMA Winners". Mnet Asian Music Awards. CJ E&M. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Mnet Releases MAMA Awards Nominees' List". Soompi. November 1, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.myxph.com/mma2012/