Tonight's the Night (The Shirelles song)

"Tonight's the Night"
Single by The Shirelles
from the album Tonight's the Night
B-side"The Dance Is Over"
ReleasedApril 1960
Recorded1960
StudioBell Sound (New York City)
GenreR&B, Pop
Length2:00
LabelScepter
Songwriter(s)Luther Dixon
Shirley Owens
Producer(s)Luther Dixon
The Shirelles singles chronology
"Dedicated to the One I Love"
(1959)
"Tonight's the Night"
(1960)
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
(1960)
Audio sample
The introduction to The Shirelle's version, with the strings and Owens' vocals clearly heard

"Tonight's the Night" is a song by the American girl group the Shirelles, from their 1961 album Tonight's the Night. Written by Luther Dixon and Shirley Owens, the song dealt with a woman's feelings before losing her virginity and was released as the pre-album's second single in 1960. In 2010, Rolling Stone listed as one of the 500 greatest songs of all time.