"Maybe Tonight" is a pop song written by Dave Bassett, Jess Cates and Lindy Robbins, produced by Bryon Jones and Adam Reily for Kate DeAraugo's first album A Place I've Never Been (2005). It was released as the album's first single on 28 November 2005 and was successful in her home country of Australia, becoming her first number-one hit.
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| Single by Kate DeAraugo | ||||
| from the album A Place I've Never Been | ||||
| B-side | "Ironic" (live) | |||
| Released | 28 November 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Studio | Eargasm (Sydney) | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
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Music video
editThe video opens with DeAraugo staring out her bedroom window in the rain, before it cuts away to a shot of a young couple (DeAraugo and her partner in the past), sitting on a motel roof with an umbrella. The video continues to cut between the present and the past, until we see her partner in the present with his car broken down, then we see the young couple where the male has fallen of his bike and hurt his knee, then they kiss. DeAraugo's partner then tries to ring her on his mobile phone, however he drops it and it breaks apart, while at the same time she just tried to call him. The video continues to cut between the young couple, and DeAraugo waiting for her boyfriend, who is running in the street to her, and we then see she is staying at the same motel we saw the young couple in. DeAraugo is also seen in a glamorous brown dress with shoulder-length earrings, as well as a black dress, in front of a backdrop of paintings. Her partner finally arrives at her motel while she is reminiscing, and they embrace as the video fades out.
Promotion and chart performance
editThe song was the most added song to radio in Australia the week before its release on 28 November 2005.[1][2] DeAraugo made an appearance on the Australian morning show Sunrise on 2 December 2005 performing the song live and she made in-store appearances to sign the single in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast. The CD maxi single featured the song along with a cover of the Alanis Morissette song "Ironic" she performed live on Australian Idol's "Up Close & Personal" special. "Maybe Tonight" reached number fifteen on the national Australian airplay chart.[3]
The song debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart on 5 December 2005 at the number-one position with 20,307 copies sold and was certified platinum by ARIA.[4] It peaked at number one for two weeks. The song was nominated for an ARIA Award for "Highest-Selling Single" for 2006 and was the 51st-highest-selling single for 2005 and 49th for 2006.
Track listing
editCD single[5]
- "Maybe Tonight" – 3:37
- "Ironic" (live on Australian Idol) – 2:58
Charts
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Kate DeAraugo Storms Radio! Catch Our New Australian Idol Live on Sunrise This Friday " Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Sony BMG. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th November 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 28 November 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Kate Debuts at #1 on Singles Chart; 'A Place I've Never Been' Released This Sunday" Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Sony BMG. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
- ^ "Idol goes into sales decline". Herald Sun. Retrieved 26 November 2007.
- ^ a b "Kate DeAraugo – Maybe Tonight". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005". ARIA. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2006". ARIA. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 February 2021.