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((Short description|1979 single by Wings))
((Use British English|date=August 2011))
((Use dmy dates|date=December 2020))
((Infobox song
| name          = Goodnight Tonight
| cover         = Wings - Goodnight Tonight.jpg
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Paul McCartney and Wings|Wings]]
| album         = 
| B-side        = [[Daytime Nighttime Suffering]]
| released      = 23 March 1979
| recorded      = 6 February 1978<ref>((cite web |title=Goodnight Tonight (song) |url=https://www.the-paulmccartney-project.com/song/goodnight-tonight/ |website=The Paul McCartney Project))</ref>
| studio        = 
| venue         = 
| genre         = [[Disco]], [[flamenco rock]]
| length        = 4:15 (7")<br/>7:14 (12")
| label         = ((hlist|[[Parlophone]]|[[EMI Records|EMI]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]))
| writer        = [[Paul McCartney]]
| producer      = Paul McCartney
| prev_title    = [[London Town (Wings song)|London Town]]
| prev_year     = 1978
| next_title    = [[Old Siam, Sir]]
| next_year     = 1979
| misc          = ((Extra album cover
 | header  = Alternative covers
 | type    = single
 | cover   = TheWingsGoodnightTonightFrench7InchSingleCover.jpg
 | border  =
 | alt     =
 | caption = French 7-Inch single cover
))
))
"'''Goodnight Tonight'''" is a song by the British–American rock band [[Paul McCartney and Wings|Wings]]. Written and produced by [[Paul McCartney]], it was released as a non-album single on 23 March 1979 by [[Parlophone]] in the UK and [[Columbia Records]] in the US. It was recorded during the sessions for the band's 1979 album ''[[Back to the Egg]]'' and is notable for its disco-inflected sound and spirited [[flamenco guitar]] break. 

==Recording==
"Goodnight Tonight" began as an instrumental backing track McCartney had recorded in 1978. Needing a single for Wings to accompany the ''Back to the Egg'' album, McCartney took out the track and brought it into the studio, where the full Wings line-up completed it.<ref name="Eight">((cite book |first1=Chip |last1=Madinger |first2=Mark |last2=Easter |title=Eight Arms To Hold You: The Solo Beatles Compendium |location=Chesterfield, MO |publisher=44.1 Productions |year=2000 |page=246))</ref> [[Denny Laine]] and [[Laurence Juber]] added electric guitars, mirroring Paul's parts and [[Steve Holley]] added percussion, while the whole band sang in the chorus.<ref>Luca Perasi, ''Paul McCartney: Recording Sessions (1969–2013)'', L.I.L.Y. Publishing, 2013, ((ISBN|978-88-909122-1-4)), pp.169–170.</ref> Since the track was over seven minutes long, an edited version was used as the single, with the full version available as a [[12-inch single]]. A [[music video]] was made for the song, showing Wings performing in 1930s costumes; stills from the video were used on the single's sleeve. In the US, the single was the first released under McCartney's new deal with [[Columbia Records]].

==Release==
The track did not appear on Wings' then-current album ''[[Back to the Egg]]'' (from which sessions this song was recorded), as McCartney felt it did not fit the theme of the LP; it was later included on the McCartney compilations ''[[All the Best!]]'' (1987), ''[[Wingspan: Hits and History]]'' (2001) and ''[[Pure McCartney (Paul McCartney album)|Pure McCartney]]'' (2016). The 7" version was released as a bonus track on the 1993 remastered CD of ''[[McCartney II]]'', as part of ''[[The Paul McCartney Collection]]''.  The B-side of this single was "[[Daytime Nighttime Suffering]]".  An extended version of the song appears on a digital [[iTunes]] re-issue of ''Back to the Egg''.

==Charts and reception==
"Goodnight Tonight" was an international hit, reaching number five on both the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>((cite web|title=Paul McCartney singles|url=((Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4865/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes))|publisher=[[allmusic]]|access-date=12 August 2010))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Official Charts: Paul McCartney|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/paul%20mccartney/|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|access-date=2011-10-13))</ref> [[John Lennon]], McCartney's former songwriting partner, later commented that he did not care for the song, but enjoyed McCartney's [[bass guitar]] on the single.<ref name="Eight"/> The single was [[RIAA certification|certified Gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] for sales of over one million copies.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=paul%20mc%20cartney&format=single&perPage=25 |title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - September 24, 2015 |website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=2017-08-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154025/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=paul%20mc%20cartney&format=single&perPage=25 |archive-date=24 September 2015))</ref>

''[[Cash Box]]'' said it was an unusual song for McCartney in that the "percussion undercurrents and muscular bass playing is likely to receive disco play" and said that the "[[acoustic guitar|acoustic]] and [[electric guitar]]s offer interesting flourishes."<ref name=cb>((cite news|title=CashBox Singles Reviews|date=March 24, 1979|page=18|newspaper=Cash Box|accessdate=2022-01-01|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1979/CB-1979-03-24.pdf))</ref> ''[[Record World]]'' called it "a semi-serious disco tune featuring every conceivable studio technique and a hook you can boogie (or sing) along with."<ref name=rw>((cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=March 24, 1979|accessdate=2023-02-12|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/79/RW-1979-03-24.pdf))</ref>

==Track listings==
;7" single <small>(R 6023)</small>
# "Goodnight Tonight" – 4:15
# "[[Daytime Nighttime Suffering]]" – 3:19

;12" single <small>(12 YR 6023)</small>
# "Goodnight Tonight" (Long Version) – 7:15
# "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" – 3:19

==Personnel==
* [[Paul McCartney]] – lead vocals, acoustic and electric lead guitars, bass, drums
* [[Linda McCartney]] – harmony and backing vocals, keyboards
* [[Denny Laine]] – backing vocals, lead guitar
* [[Laurence Juber]] – backing vocals, lead guitar
* [[Steve Holley]] – backing vocals, percussion

==Chart performance==
((More citations needed|section|date=January 2018))
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (1979)
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name="aus79">((cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/VVyraDN.jpg|title=Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979|publisher=[[Kent Music Report]]|via=Imgur.com|access-date=10 January 2023))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|-
|Belgium 
| style="text-align:center;"|24
|-
|Canada [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] Top Singles<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4734a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4734a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4734a |title=Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada |website=Bac-lac.gc.ca |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=2016-10-15))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|Canada [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] Adult Contemporary<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4487&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4487.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4487 |title=Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada |website=Bac-lac.gc.ca |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=2016-10-15))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|Germany 
| style="text-align:center;"|34
|-
|Ireland 
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
|Italy 
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
|Japan 
| style="text-align:center;"|77
|-
|Netherlands 
| style="text-align:center;"|24
|-
|New Zealand ([[RIANZ]])
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|-
|Norway 
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
|South Africa ([[Springbok Radio|Springbok]])<ref>((cite web|title=SA Charts 1965 – March 1989|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(W).html|access-date=5 September 2018))</ref>
|align="center"|15
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14556/wings/|title=Official Charts|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=officialcharts.com |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=27 September 2016))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="Whitburn">((cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |date=2015 |title=The Comparison Book |location=Menonomee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research Inc. |page=333 |isbn=978-0-89820-213-7))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
|US ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]]
| style="text-align:center;"|30
|-
|US [[Cashbox (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100<ref name="Whitburn"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|}
((col-2))

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (1979)
! style="text-align:center;"|Rank
|-
|Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name="aus79"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|57
|-
|Canada<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6855a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6855a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6855a |title=Image : RPM Weekly – Library and Archives Canada |website=Bac-lac.gc.ca |date=17 July 2013 |access-date=2016-10-15))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|-
|UK<ref>((cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Top 100 Singles of 1979 |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/80/Record-Mirror-1980-01-05.pdf |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |location=London |publisher=Spotlight Publications |page=30 |date=5 January 1980 |access-date=27 September 2016 ))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|73
|-
|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>((cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Pop Singles |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |location=New York |publisher=Billboard Publications Inc. |page=TIA-10 |date=22 December 1979 ))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|52
|}
((col-end))

==Certifications==
((Certification Table Top))
((Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Wings|title=Goodnight Tonight|award=Gold|relyear=1979|certyear=1979|access-date=4 August 2023))
((Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Wings|title=Goodnight Tonight|award=Silver|relyear=1979|certyear=1979|id=2614-1142-1|access-date=4 August 2023))
((Certification Table Entry |title=Good Night Tonight|type=single |artist=Paul Mc Cartney & Wings |relyear=1979 |certyear=1979 |region=United States |award=Gold))
((Certification Table Bottom |nosales=yes))

==References in popular culture==
The song was featured in the 2010 film ''[[Grown Ups (film)|Grown Ups]].''

==References==
((reflist))

((Wings))
((Paul McCartney))

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[[Category:Disco songs]]
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