Take Me Home Tonight

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“Take Me Home Tonight”

Single by Eddie Money
from the album Can't Hold Back

B-side

"Calm Before the Storm"

Released

1986

Format

7" single

Eddie Money singles chronology

"Club Michelle"
(1984)

"Take Me Home Tonight"
(1986)

"I Wanna Go Back"
(1986)

"Take Me Home Tonight" is a song by American rock singer Eddie Money, from his album Can't Hold Back in 1986. It was released as a single and reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks.

1 Characteristics
2 Music Video
3 Covers
4 Links

[edit] Characteristics

The song starts with a synth playing and is then joined by a guitar playing the same notes. This song was recorded in a duet with Ronnie Spector. The song has Spector singing the the chorus from The Ronette's previous hit, Be My Baby, (on which Spector sang lead vocals) after Money sings "just like Ronnie sang." The lyrics suggest that the singer wants the woman's company for the night and to "be [his] little baby." The song is credited as being inspired by an unknown person who is called "Garth" by the main band members when questioned about the song, who when they were young was a friend of all of theirs who was constantly looking to sleep over other people's houses.

[edit] Music Video

The video, shot entirely in black and white, opens with Eddie alone with a metal ladder and a folding chair on an otherwise empty stage. He performs to an absent audience, and Ronnie Spector is seen in a make-up room during cut-aways. Ronnie's face isn't completely revealed until well near the end of the video. Interestingly, the two are never together on the stage through the entire video.

[edit] Covers

The song has been covered by several artists, most notably by upcoming singer/songwriter J.Roman, with former Soluna member Jessica Castellanos. Rock band Hinder has also recorded a cover of the song; it is available exclusively as a bonus track on the Wal-Mart re-release of their album Extreme Behavior. There is also a cover out by the band LoveSick Radio, an upcoming band that is very popular in Columbus, OH, and is spreading out throughout the country very fast.