Home Tonight
"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.
| "Home Tonight" | ||||
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| Single by Aerosmith | ||||
| from the album Rocks | ||||
| B-side | "Pandora's Box" | |||
| Released | August 27, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steven Tyler | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Douglas | |||
| Aerosmith singles chronology | ||||
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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]
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.
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.[2]
References
- "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 11, 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
- 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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