We've Got Tonite

Song intelligence

We've Got Tonite

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet BandStranger in Town1978Rock4:39

A tender, sweeping ballad about two lonely people finding each other for one night.

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Story, meaning & motivation

"We've Got Tonite" reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is one of Seger's most romantic compositions, a slow-burning ballad about transient human connection. Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton recorded a #1 country duet version in 1983.

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Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton recorded a duet cover of "We've Got Tonite" in 1983 that reached #1 on the country charts. Verified

Credits

Songwriter

Bob Seger — Sole writer

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Lead Vocals

Bob Seger

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Band & member context

Bob Seger

Lead Vocals, Guitar · since 1973

Alto Reed

Saxophone · since 1973

Chris Campbell

Bass · since 1973

Craig Frost

Keyboards · since 1980

Don Brewer

Drums · since 1983

Charlie Allen Martin

Drums · since 1973

Drew Abbott

Guitar · since 1974

Robyn Robbins

Keyboards · since 1974

Where you heard it

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Connections — samples, covers, remixes, interpolations, influences

cover · incoming

Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton — "We've Got Tonight" (1983)

Country #1 duet cover by Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton

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Timeline

1978

Album Release

Released on Stranger in Town; reached #13 Hot 100

1983

Kenny Rogers Cover

Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton cover reaches #1 country

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