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| "Take Me Home Tonight" | ||||
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| Single by Eddie Money | ||||
| from the album Can't Hold Back | ||||
| B-side | "Calm Before the Storm" | |||
| Released | August 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
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| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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"Take Me Home Tonight" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money. It was released in August 1986 as the lead single from his album Can't Hold Back. The song's chorus interpolates the Ronettes' 1963 hit "Be My Baby", with original vocalist Ronnie Spector providing uncredited vocals and reprising her role. Songwriting credit was given to Mike Leeson, Peter Vale, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector and Jeff Barry.
The song reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 15, 1986, and number one on the Album Rock Tracks chart; outside the U.S., it was a top 15 hit in Canada. It only reached #200 in the UK charts in January 1987. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, and was Money's biggest hit on the U.S. charts.[3]
Alongside its album, "Take Me Home Tonight" helped revive Money's career after a period of declining sales. It also allowed Spector to resume her touring/recording career after several years of retirement.
- ^ Rutherford, Kevin (September 13, 2019). "Rewinding the Charts: In 1986, Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector Staged a Comeback With 'Take Me Home Tonight'". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
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