All About Tonight (Pixie Lott song)

"All About Tonight"
Single by Pixie Lott
from the album Young Foolish Happy
Released 2 September 2011 (2011-09-02)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 3:06
Label Mercury
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Brian Kidd
Pixie Lott singles chronology
"Broken Arrow"
(2010)		 "All About Tonight"
(2011)		 "What Do You Take Me For?"
(2011)

"All About Tonight" is a song by English singer Pixie Lott from her second studio album, Young Foolish Happy (2011). It was written by Lott, Tebey Ottoh, Brian Kidd, and Tommy Lee James, and produced by Kidd. The song released as the album's lead single on 2 September 2011, after premiering on BBC Radio 1's The Chris Moyles Show on 11 July 2011.[1]

"All About Tonight" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Lott's third number-one single on the chart. The song was nominated for British Single at the 2012 BRIT Awards.[2] The accompanying music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld and depicts Lott during a night out with her friends in Downtown Los Angeles.

Background and composition

"All About Tonight" was written during a studio meeting between Lott, Canadian singer-songwriter Tebey and producer Brian Kidd at the ole Pop/Urban Songcamp in Los Angeles. Tebey had started working with a new manager, Ed Jefferson, who introduced with to Kidd. When the two got together, Tebey had the track done and his job was to write the top line. "I wrote the verse and started on the chorus, but I wasn't really loving it; I didn't think it was as strong as it should be. I called my friend Tommy Lee James, who's my main co-writer. He just happened to be in Los Angeles so I had him come by the studio and we wrote the rest of the song together after redoing the chorus", Tebey explained. "We weren't trying to write for her. We just wanted to write a great, upbeat pop song and it just so happened that it was what they were looking for in the next stage of her career, which is to try and break her in America... but the song can definitely work in the U.K. as well." The song was sent to A&R executives Jamie Nelson and Joe Kentish at Mercury Records, who showed immediate interest in it.[3]

Musically, "All About Tonight" combines the genres of dance-pop, electropop and Hi-NRG.[4][5][6] Lott herself described the song as "a party track about going out with the girls and forgetting about past dramas and relationships so that you can have fun and let your hair down."[7]

Critical reception

The song received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Digital Spy music editor Robert Copsey gave the song three out of five stars, stating, "Naturally, she's decided to change tack; vamping up her sound to match her cheekier girl-next-door look for the LP's trailer single 'All About Tonight'. 'We'll be dancing and singing and climbing up on the tables,' she announces over a light 'n' bouncy disco-pop beat, before asking us to 'grab someone if you're single, grab someone if you're not'. It mightn't get the nod from most marriage counsellors, but thankfully Pix's gentle tones sound more Made in Chelsea than Geordie Shore."[8] In a review of Young Foolish Happy, Duncan Gillespie of the NME found the song "quite good" and compared it to American singer Kesha.[6]

Pip Ellwood of Entertainment Focus, rating "All About Tonight" four out of five stars, viewed it as "another gem that sits nicely next to Pixie's previous singles but stands alone as a strong pop track", also calling it "an absolute corker".[9] OddOne of Unreality Shout, however, gave the track one star only and noted that it "barely tries to set itself away from the aggregation of cheaply produced electropop/dance hits", further concluding, "From someone who achieved five Top 20 singles from her début, her futility and inability to advance from genres that ran bereft of character, fun and personality over a year ago suggest she and her team are quite clearly out of ideas."[10]

Commercial performance

"All About Tonight" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 88,893 copies (the highest of Lott's career),[11] earning Lott her third UK chart-topper.[12] It has sold over 400,000 copies in the United Kingdom, becoming Lott's best-selling single to date.[13] The song also entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 10,[14] peaking at number nine the following week.[15]

Music video

The music video for "All About Tonight" was directed by Marc Klasfeld and filmed in Downtown Los Angeles.[16][17] It premiered on 14 July 2011.[18] The video begins with Lott walking and smiling to the camera, overlaid with shots of the Manhattan skyline at night.[17] Lott is seen walking down a dim street and text messaging while partygoers watch her. She is soon joined by either female or male dancers as they perform a choreographed routine along the 6th Street Bridge. The video is intercut with clips of Lott lying on a black seat in the back of a car, as well as shots of her wearing a blonde wig under a bridge while surrounded by several people and objects, such as vintage furniture and a carousel horse. The video ends with Lott dancing with both female and male dancers, followed by a close-up shot of her smiling.

Live performances

Lott performing the song at Hanley Park Festival in Stoke-on-Trent, England

Lott's first live performance of "All About Tonight" took place at Hanley Park Festival in Stoke-on-Trent on 16 July 2011,[19] followed by a performance at Tramlines Festival in Sheffield on 23 July.[20] On 31 July, she performed the song at Key 103 Live in Manchester and at Leeds' Party in the Park.[21][22][23][24] On 28 August, Lott performed the track at Manchester Pride.[25] Lott performed the song live on the British television game show Red or Black? on 4 September 2011.[26] Two days later, she performed it on the British breakfast television show Lorraine.[27]

The song was also performed at Sainsbury's Super Sunday festival at London's Clapham Common on 11 September,[28] at BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards on 9 October,[29] at the Radio Forth Awards in Edinburgh on 10 November,[30] and at Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball on 3 December.[31] On 5 December 2011, Lott performed "All About Tonight" at the 99th Royal Variety Performance at The Lowry theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester, in the presence of Princess Anne. The event aired on ITV1 on 14 December.[32] In August 2014, Lott performed the song at V Festival.[33]

Track listings

  1. "All About Tonight" – 3:05
  2. "All About Tonight" (acoustic) – 2:34
  3. "All About Tonight" (The Alias Remix) – 5:51
  4. "All About Tonight" (The Mike Delinquent Project Remix) – 5:03
  5. "All About Tonight" (video) – 3:13
  1. "All About Tonight" – 3:07
  2. "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" – 3:16

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Young Foolish Happy.[38]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[39] 11
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 9
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[40] 4
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[41] 1
South Korea International Singles (Gaon)[42] 50
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[43] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[44] 59
Chart (2012) Position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[45] 53

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] Gold 400,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Ireland 2 September 2011 Digital download Mercury [34]
United Kingdom 4 September 2011 [47]
France 12 September 2011 Universal [48]
Australia 23 September 2011 [49]
Austria 18 November 2011 [35]
Germany [36]
Switzerland [37]

References

  1. ↑ "Hear 'All About Tonight' First!". pixielott.com. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Brit Awards 2012: List of winners". BBC News Online. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "ole Writer Tebey In the Studio With U.K. Rising Star Pixie Lott". ole. March 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Tinah, Tinie (5 September 2011). "Girl fight! Some of pop's finest ladies battle it out in this week's new single releases". MSN Music. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 21 April 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Barr, Gordon (30 November 2011). "Preview: Metro Radio Live, Metro Radio Arena". Evening Chronicle. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  6. 1 2 Gillespie, Duncan (4 November 2011). "Album Review: Pixie Lott – 'Young Foolish Happy'". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Dingwall, John (21 August 2011). "Chart-topper Pixie Lott juggles multiple careers and new love ahead of album release". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  8. ↑ Copsey, Robert. "Pixie Lott: 'All About Tonight' – Single review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Ellwood, Pip (4 September 2011). "Pixie Lott – All About Tonight". Entertainment Focus. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  10. ↑ OddOne (5 September 2011). "Single Review: Pixie Lott – 'All About Tonight'". Unreality Shout. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Jones, Alan (12 September 2011). "Pixie Lott tops the singles chart". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 12 November 2011. (subscription required)
  12. ↑ "Pixie Lott and Example – all about number one!". Official Charts Company. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  13. ↑ "Official Charts Flashback 2009: Pixie Lott – Mama Do". Official Charts Company. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  14. ↑ Love, Ryan (9 September 2011). "Maroon 5 continue Irish chart reign, Leona Lewis scores highest new entry". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  15. 1 2 "Chart Track: Week 37, 2011". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "Behind the scenes of Pixie Lott's All About Tonight". Orange U.K. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  17. 1 2 Brown, Jimmy (20 July 2011). "Pixie Lott 'It's About Tonight' by Marc Klasfeld". Promo News. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  18. ↑ "Pixie Lott – All About Tonight". YouTube. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  19. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Sarah (18 July 2011). "Now it's her shorts that are getting the chop! Pixie Lott performs in tiny shiny hotpants". Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "WIN: Tramlines guaranteed entry passes to see chart stars including Pixie Lott". Sheffield Star. Johnston Press. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  21. ↑ "Pixie Lott & Cher Lloyd Rock 'Key 103 Live 2011'". Direct Lyrics. Spin Media. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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  24. ↑ "Pixie Lott at Leeds Party In The Park". Sugarscape.com. Hearst Magazines UK. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  25. ↑ "Video: Alexandra Burke and Pixie Lott on Manchester Pride 2011". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  26. ↑ Thomas, Holly (5 September 2011). "Two nights in a row! Full-time carer Kevin Cartwright becomes Red or Black's second instant millionaire". Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  27. ↑ Lorraine. Series 2. Episode 2. 6 September 2011. ITV.
  28. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Sarah (11 September 2011). "Looks like someone had a good time! Pixie Lott leaves the Sainbury's festival stage with red lipstick smeared all over her face". Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  29. ↑ Barnes, Marcus (11 October 2011). "Pixie Lott reveals a little more than planned during a very cheeky performance at Michael Jackson tribute concert". Daily Mail. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  30. ↑ Vanbeck, Caitlyn (11 November 2011). "Top pop stars help to celebrate local heroes' hard work". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  31. ↑ "Pixie Lott Praises Capital FM During Jingle Bell Ball 2011 Performance". Capital FM. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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  33. ↑ Davies, Alan (30 August 2014). "V Festival 2014 MTV highlights on tonight". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
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  41. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2011-09-17". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  42. ↑ "2011년 38주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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  45. ↑ "Japan Hot 100: 2012 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
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