Home Tonight
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Aerosmith | ||||
| from the album Rocks | ||||
| B-side | "Pandora's Box" | |||
| Released | August 27, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Steven Tyler | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Jack Douglas | |||
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"Home Tonight" is a power ballad by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler, the song is the closing track on Aerosmith's 1976 album Rocks. It was released as the second single from Rocks and reached number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Cash Box said that "the soft, almost ballad-like vocal holds a lot of appeal, and the harsher rock 'n' roll bridge seems to fit just right."[1]
Background and release
"Home Tonight" was solely written by lead singer Steven Tyler and produced by Aerosmith and Jack Douglas, American record producer.[2][better source needed]
"Home Tonight" was released as the second single from Rocks on August 27, 1976, with "Pandora's Box" (a song from their 1974 album Get Your Wings) serving as its B-side.[3] The band hoped that the single would impact the charts similarly to their 1973 song "Dream On". However, "Home Tonight" only reached number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976.[4]
Record World said the song "contains a raw heavy metal edge but at the same time conveys a gentleness for pop play."[5]
Live performances
In later concerts, Tyler would occasionally perform a segment of "Home Tonight" as an in-concert intro into "Dream On". This is to underscore the relationship between the two songs.[4]
In other media
"Home Tonight" is one of the two theme songs performed by Aerosmith used in the video game Dead or Alive 3 for the Xbox created by Team Ninja. It is played during the extended/full ending credits.[6][better source needed]
Legacy
On VH1's That Metal Show with Eddie Trunk, the panel declared it number one on their Top 5 Greatest Power Ballads of all Time.[7]
Charts
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 11, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Home Tonight by Aerosmith". genius.com. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."45 Years Ago: Aerosmith Get Vulnerable With "Home Tonight"". 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christopher, Michael (May 14, 2021). "Aerosmith's Rocks: a Track-by-Track Guide". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. September 11, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dead or Alive 3 (Video Game 2001) - Soundtracks". imdb.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.TMS Top 5 (2010-11-11). "Top 5 Ballads on That Metal Show W/ Eddie Trunk". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
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