Peak
7
Weeks
12
Score
1,947
Chart Year
1990
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This reflective song showed a more mature side to the New Kids On The Block, who weren't so new anymore. The lyrics are a look back on the group's history and a thank you to the fans that supported them. These earlier New Kids hits all get a mention in the lyric: "Hangin' Tough" "The Right Stuff" "Please Don't Go Girl" "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)." The group's creator and producer, Maurice Starr, wrote this with Al Lancellotti, a musician who worked on another song from the album with Starr as well: "Time Is on Our Side." All five New Kids sing on this one in unison, reflecting cohesive nature of the group reflected in the lyric. "Tonight" was the last Top 10 hit for New Kids On The Block, peaking at #7 in America. They were still a force to be reckoned with when they issued their Step By Step album in 1990, but had come down from the lofty peaks from a year earlier, when they had #1 hits with "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" and "Hangin' Tough." The song "Step By Step" gave them another #1, with "Tonight" the next single from the album. The third single, "Let's Try It Again," topped out at #53. The group released another album in 1994 but split later that year, reuniting in 2008.
Remember when we said, girl, Please don't go and how I'd be loving you forever. Taught you 'bout hanging tough, as long as you got the right stuff. Didn't we, girls? Oh Didn't we girls? Ah Well, I guess it's a brand new day after all Every time we hear the curtain call. See the girls with the curls in their hair, The buttons and the pins and the loud fanfares. Tonight, tonight. Remember when we traveled 'round the world. We met a lot of people and girls. Fan mail from everywhere showed us how you care. Didn't it, girls? Oh. Didn't it, girls? Ah Well, I guess it's a brand new day after all Every time we hear the curtain call. See the girls with the curls in their hair, the buttons and the pins and the loud fanfares. Tonight, tonight. Tonight, tonight. Sounds good. Hey, fellas. Let's do it. Here we go! La la la la la la tonight. La la la la la la tonight. Tonight, tonight. Tonight, tonight. It's time to take it home now La la la la la la tonight. La la la la la la tonight. La la la la la la tonight. La la la la la la tonight. La la la la la la tonight. La la la la la la tonight.
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 4, 1990 | 37 | 89 |
| 2 | Aug 11, 1990 | 30 | 96 |
| 3 | Aug 18, 1990 | 19 | 107 |
| 4 | Aug 25, 1990 | 13 | 113 |
| 5 | Sep 1, 1990 | 10 | 116 |
| 6 | Sep 8, 1990 | 7 | 119 |
| 7 | Sep 15, 1990 | 9 | 117 |
| 8 | Sep 22, 1990 | 22 | 104 |
| 9 | Sep 29, 1990 | 42 | 84 |
| 10 | Oct 6, 1990 | 56 | 70 |
| 11 | Oct 13, 1990 | 73 | 53 |
| 12 | Oct 20, 1990 | 91 | 35 |