There Will Never Be Another Tonight

"There Will Never Be Another Tonight"
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Waking Up the Neighbours
ReleasedNovember 11, 1991 (1991-11-11)[1]
Length4:40
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Robert Lange
  • Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"Can't Stop This Thing We Started"
(1991) 		"There Will Never Be Another Tonight"
(1991) 		"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
(1992)
Music video
"There Will Never Be Another Tonight" on YouTube

"There Will Never Be Another Tonight" is a song written by Bryan Adams, Robert Lange, and Jim Vallance for Adams sixth studio album Waking Up the Neighbours (1991). It was the third single released from the album, in November 1991. The song peaked at number two on Canada's RPM Top Singles chart, number six on the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, and number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has only appeared on one compilation album released by Adams: Anthology (2005). Starting in 2009, the song is used as the opening theme song for the CBC reality competition, Battle of the Blades.

Writing and recording

The song was produced by Mutt Lange and Bryan Adams and was recorded by Nigel Green at Battery Studios, London, and by Ken Lomas at Warehouse Studios, Vancouver.[2] It was mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Mayfair Studios, London.[2]

Vallance's involvement was minimal when "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" was written and recorded,[2] although it was actually written in 1988 or '89 by both Adams and Vallance.[2] The demo got the title "Buddy Holly Idea" since it is vaguely reminiscent of the Buddy Holly song "Peggy Sue".[2] Lange and Adams turned the demo into a song.[2]

Chart performance

In the United States, the song reached the top forty on the Billboard Hot 100, and the following week it debuted on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart at 6. In Canada, it peaked on the RPM Top singles chart at number two, becoming the first single from the album to not top the listing.

The song was released in Australia, Europe, and New Zealand in 1991. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Waking Up the Neighbours' first single) and "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" reached the UK top five. "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" continued the trend of lower-charting singles when it debuted and peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. Although "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" reached the top twenty in Ireland, it was a moderate top thirty success in the Netherlands and the top thirty in Australia and Sweden.

Music videos

The video for this song was directed by Steve Barron and shot at Sheffield Arena. Actress Rachel Weisz can be seen in audience.[3]

Track listing

CD single

  1. "There Will Never Be Another Tonight"
  2. "One Night Love Affair" (live in Brussels, Belgium)
  3. "Into The Fire" (live in Tokyo, Japan)

Personnel

  • Bryan Adams – rhythm guitar, vocals and backing vocals
  • Keith Scott – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Robbie King – organ
  • Phil Nichols – keyboards and programming
  • Dave Taylor – bass
  • Mickey Curry – drums
  • Mutt Lange – backing vocals

Charts

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 9, 1991. p. 21.
  2. ^ a b c d e f ""There Will Never Be Another Tonight". JimVallance.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
  3. ^ video description
  4. ^ "Bryan Adams – There Will Never Be Another Tonight". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ^ "Bryan Adams – There Will Never Be Another Tonight" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2060." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 50. December 14, 1991. p. 37. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – There Will Never Be Another Night". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Bryan Adams" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  10. ^ "Bryan Adams – There Will Never Be Another Tonight" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  11. ^ "Bryan Adams – There Will Never Be Another Tonight". Top 40 Singles.
  12. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 7. February 15, 1992. p. 26. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  13. ^ "Bryan Adams – There Will Never Be Another Tonight". Singles Top 100.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  15. ^ "Bryan Adams Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  16. ^ "Bryan Adams Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  17. ^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved May 6, 2020.