Save Tonight
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"Save Tonight" is a song by Swedish rock
musician Eagle-Eye Cherry
and the lead single
from his 1997 debut album, Desireless
. It is the album's opening track and gained substantial radio success, reaching #3 in Ireland, #5 in the US, #6 in the UK, and #2 in Cherry's native Sweden. "Save Tonight" is considered the signature song of Eagle-Eye Cherry.
The track was featured on the video game Karaoke Revolution
and in the movie A Lot Like Love
.
video for the song features Cherry playing different characters and seeing the story from different perspective
s. At first, he is a man getting ready for a date by buying some rose
s and a bottle of wine
at a deli
. He then tells the butcher
"goodbye" and the camera reveals that the butcher is in fact Cherry himself. A robber wearing a ski mask then comes along and takes the money out of the cash register
. As he leaves, however, he is run over by a pickup truck, and as bystanders help him up, he is revealed to be Cherry, as is the driver in the truck. Another Cherry is seen playing a guitar
and another is a bum on the street. The "first" Cherry appears once again at the end of the video, apparently walking to his date's place. The video presents itself as being one continuous take.
E.M.D.
released a cover version of "Save Tonight" as the first single from their sophomore studio album
Rewind
. Released first through digital stores such as iTunes
on May 28, the single received a physical release on June 16.
, becoming E.M.D.'s sixth top 5 single. The next week it made a big fall to #39 and continued its decline on the chart the following weeks. However, it later re-entered the chart at a new peak position of #3.
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
musician Eagle-Eye Cherry
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry is a Swedish musician of African-American descent.-Life and career:Cherry was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of African American jazz artist Don Cherry and Swedish painter/textile artist Monika "Moki" Cherry . He is half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry, his mother's...
and the lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
from his 1997 debut album, Desireless
Desireless (album)
Desireless is the 1997 debut album by Swedish singer Eagle-Eye Cherry. The album was released in Sweden in 1997, by the small label Diesel. In 1998, Work Records picked it up for American distribution....
. It is the album's opening track and gained substantial radio success, reaching #3 in Ireland, #5 in the US, #6 in the UK, and #2 in Cherry's native Sweden. "Save Tonight" is considered the signature song of Eagle-Eye Cherry.
The track was featured on the video game Karaoke Revolution
Karaoke Revolution
Karaoke Revolution and its many sequels are video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360, developed by Harmonix Music Systems and Blitz Games and published by Konami in its Bemani line of music games. The Original Concept for Karaoke Revolution was...
and in the movie A Lot Like Love
A Lot Like Love
A Lot Like Love is a 2005 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nigel Cole. The screenplay by Colin Patrick Lynch focuses on two individuals whose relationship slowly evolves from lust to friendship to romance over the course of seven years...
.
Music video
The monochromeMonochrome
Monochrome describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or shades of one color. A monochromatic object or image has colors in shades of limited colors or hues. Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale or black-and-white...
video for the song features Cherry playing different characters and seeing the story from different perspective
Perspective
- Literally, in visual topics :* Perspective , the way in which objects appear to the eye.* Perspective , representing the effects of visual perspective in graphic arts- Metaphorically, in relation to cognitive topics :...
s. At first, he is a man getting ready for a date by buying some rose
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
s and a bottle of wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
at a deli
Deli
Deli may refer to:* Delicatessen, type of food - Delicacies; Fast food * Delhi, the capital of India* Deli, Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry of Turkey* Deli , a previous sultanate at North Sumatra...
. He then tells the butcher
Butcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments...
"goodbye" and the camera reveals that the butcher is in fact Cherry himself. A robber wearing a ski mask then comes along and takes the money out of the cash register
Cash register
A cash register or till is a mechanical or electronic device for calculating and recording sales transactions, and an attached cash drawer for storing cash...
. As he leaves, however, he is run over by a pickup truck, and as bystanders help him up, he is revealed to be Cherry, as is the driver in the truck. Another Cherry is seen playing a guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and another is a bum on the street. The "first" Cherry appears once again at the end of the video, apparently walking to his date's place. The video presents itself as being one continuous take.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Save Tonight".- Cassette
- "Save Tonight" - 3:55
- "Conversation" - 4:55
- CD single
- "Save Tonight" - 3:55
- "Save Tonight" (Bacon & Quarmby remix) - 3:36
- "Conversation" - 4:55
- CD Enhanced maxi single
- "Save Tonight" (radio edit) - 3:59
- "Save Tonight" (Bacon & Quarmby remix) - 3:36
- "Conversation" - 4:53
- "Save Tonight" (video) - 3:09
Peak positions
| class="wikitable"> | |
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart | 17 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 9 |
| Dutch Mega Singles Top 100 | 9 |
| French Singles Chart | 11 |
| German Singles Chart | 18 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
3 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Charts | 35 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 9 |
| Swedish Top 100 Singles | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
7 |
| UK Top 75 Singles | 6 |
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Recurrents | 1 |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
E.M.D. version
In 2010 Swedish boy bandBoy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
E.M.D.
E.M.D.
E.M.D. is a Swedish boyband consisting of Erik Segerstedt, Mattias Andréasson and Danny Saucedo. All three members have participated on the Swedish version of Idol, with Erik as a finalist and Danny at 6th place on Idol 2006. Mattias was eliminated as the fourth runner-up on Idol 2007.After Idol,...
released a cover version of "Save Tonight" as the first single from their sophomore studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
Rewind
Rewind (E.M.D. album)
Rewind is the third album released by Swedish boy band E.M.D.. The album was released in on December 3, 2010. As of December 5, 2010 the album had spawned the three hit singles Save Tonight , What Is Love? and There's a Place for Us , all of them being cover songs.-Background:The group started...
. Released first through digital stores such as iTunes
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
on May 28, the single received a physical release on June 16.
Music Video
The music video was released on June 08, 2010 online. The three of them were singing through live stream.- Click here for the video!- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-usSKwTtQk
Track listing
- CD single
- "Save Tonight" - 3:35
- Digital single
- "Save Tonight" - 3:35
Chart performance
The single debuted at #5 on the Swedish singles chartSverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
, becoming E.M.D.'s sixth top 5 single. The next week it made a big fall to #39 and continued its decline on the chart the following weeks. However, it later re-entered the chart at a new peak position of #3.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
3 |