Tonight (Doja Cat song)
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| Song by Doja Cat featuring Eve | |
| from the album Planet Her (Deluxe Edition) | |
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| Length | 2:48 |
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"Tonight" is a song by American rapper and singer Doja Cat featuring American rapper Eve. It was released as the seventeenth track on the deluxe edition of Doja Cat's third studio album Planet Her, which was released through Kemosabe and RCA Records on June 27, 2021.
Background and composition
[edit]Two days after Planet Her was released, a deluxe edition was issued with five additional tracks, including "Tonight".[1][2][3] Doja Cat had previously hinted towards the release of "Tonight" in a YouTube interview, where she announced that a collaboration with American rapper Eve would be featuring on Planet Her.[4][5] Musically, the song features a spare beat,[6] a nylon-string plucked guitar progression,[5] and ringing bells.[6] "Tonight" was produced by Dr. Luke and Rob "Reef" Tewlow.[7] The song was deemed by BrooklynVegan as having "maximalist 2000s R&B-style production".[8]
Critical reception
[edit]A Billboard article by Gil Kaufman was generally positive towards "Tonight", calling the song a "slinky duet". Kaufman wrote that "Doja comes on strong in the first verse", while "all bets are off" during Eve's verse.[6] Jason Lipshutz, also of Billboard, wrote that the song "sounds beamed in from the best rhythmic pop playlist from 2002".[9] Regina Cho of Revolt praised Eve's guest feature, opining that she "swoops in with her signature style effortlessly".[4] Staff writers for BrooklynVegan were similarly approving of Eve's "bulletproof verse".[8] XXL writers declared that the "finger-plucking acoustic guitar riff" on "Tonight" called back to rap stylings of the 2000s, and asserted that Eve sounded "just as cocksure as she did during her run with the Ruff Ryders label in the 1990s" on the song.[10]
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]
- Doja Cat – vocals, songwriting, production
- Eve – vocals, songwriting
- Taneisha Jackson – songwriting
- Rob "Reef" Tewlow – songwriting, production
- Kalani Thompson – assistant production, engineering
- Danielle Alvarez – assistant production
- Tyler Sheppard – engineering
- Mike Bozzi – mastering
- Clint Gibbs – mixing
- Seth Ringo – assistant engineering
References
[edit]- ^ Lavin, Will (June 27, 2021). "Doja Cat updates 'Planet Her' album with five new tracks". NME. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Bloom, Madison (June 27, 2021). "Doja Cat Enlists Eve for New Song "Tonight": Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (June 28, 2021). "Doja Cat Teams Up With Eve on New Song 'Tonight'". Our Culture Mag. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Cho, Regina (July 5, 2021). "Doja Cat unleashes new deluxe version of 'Planet Her'". Revolt. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ a b A., Aron (June 27, 2021). "Doja Cat Connects With Eve For "Tonight" Off Of "Planet Her (Deluxe)"". Hot New Hip Hop. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c Kaufman, Gil (June 27, 2021). "Doja Cat Ropes in Eve For Slinky 'Planet Her' Bonus Track 'Tonight". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "Credits / Planet Her (Deluxe) / Doja Cat". Tidal. June 25, 2021. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "18 New Songs Out Today". BrooklynVegan. June 28, 2021. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (July 2, 2021). "First Stream: New Music From Big Red Machine & Taylor Swift, Brent Faiyaz & Drake and More". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Best Hip-Hop Projects of 2021 So Far". XXL. July 15, 2021. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.