For Tonight

"For Tonight" is a song by American singer-songwriter Giveon. It was released on September 24, 2021, through Epic Records, as the lead single from his debut studio album Give or Take (2022). The song was produced by Sevn Thomas, Jahaan Sweet, and Akeel Henry.^[1]

"For Tonight"
Single by Giveon
from the album Give or Take
Released	September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24)
Genre	RnB
Length	3:13
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Giveon Evans Rupert Thomas, Jr. Marcus Semaj Tony Dixon
Producer(s)	Sevn Thomas Jahaan Sweet Akeel Henry
Giveon singles chronology
"Peaches" (2021) "For Tonight" (2021) "Lie Again" (2022)
Music video
"For Tonight" on YouTube

Background

In a press release, Giveon stated: "For Tonight is the story of a taboo vice that I just can't seem to stop indulging in".^[2]

It is written in the key of A major, with a tempo of 80 beats per minute.^[3]

Music video

An accompanying video was released on September 24, 2021, and directed by Sophia Nahli Allison. The first half depicts Giveon and his love interest in separate scenes before they are shown walking towards one another. It subsequently shows scenes of the couple "having 'one of those conversations' on a rainy night, followed by clips of them lying together underneath the stars".^[4]

Live performance

On September 30, 2021, Giveon performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.^[5]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[6]

• Giveon – composer, lyricist, associated performer
• Akeel Henry – producer
• Jahaan Sweet – producer
• Sevn Thomas – producer, composer, lyricist
• Marcus Semaj – composer, lyricist
• Tony Dixon – composer, lyricist
• Jonathan Lopez Garcia – assistant engineer
• Brian Cruz – engineer, recording engineer
• Colin Leonard – mastering engineer
• Leon Thomas – miscellaneous producer
• Peter Lee Johnson – miscellaneous producer
• John Kercy – mix engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "For Tonight" Chart (2021–2022) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 78 Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 110 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] 7 South Africa (TOSAC)[10] 32 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 61 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 17 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[13] 19 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14] 12

Year-end charts 2022 year-end chart performance for "For Tonight" Chart (2022) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 57 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[16] 47

Certifications

Certifications for "For Tonight"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Platinum	80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18]	Gold	15,000‡
United States (RIAA)[19]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "For Tonight"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	September 24, 2021	Digital download streaming	Epic	[20]
United States	September 28, 2021	Rhythmic contemporary		[21]
Italy	December 17, 2021	Contemporary hit radio	Sony	[22]

Awards

Henry won the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award at the Juno Awards of 2023 for his work on "For Tonight" and John Legend's "Splash".^[23]