Feels Like Tonight

Infobox Single
Name = Feels Like Tonight


Artist = Daughtry
from Album = Daughtry
B-side =
Released = flagicon|USA January 8, 2008
Format =
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Alternative rock, power ballad
Length = 3:58
Label = RCA/19 Entertainment
Writer = Dr. Luke, Martin Sandberg (aka Max Martin), Sheppard Solomon
Producer = Howard Benson
Certification =
Last single = "Crashed"
(2007)
This single = "Feels Like Tonight"
(2008)
Next single = "What About Now"
(2008)

"Feels Like Tonight" is the fourth main single (sixth overall) off of Daughtry's debut album. The song is a power ballad in the vein of the band's previous hit, "Home". The official release date for the track in the U.S. was January 8, 2008.

Music video

The music video was shot under Director Martin Weisz. [ [http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2007/week44/index.html#entry-41030262 Video Static: Music Video News: October 28, 2007 - November 3, 2007 ] ] The video debuted Monday, January 14, 2008 on Amazon.com. [ [http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/mYNGAZVVT57OK Official Music Video] ]

The video begins with the band playing in a barren desert in the daytime. When the first chorus starts, clouds are shown racing by and it suddenly changes to nighttime. After the end of the chorus the clouds clear and it is daytime again, however the band is now playing in a forest setting. When the chorus starts for the second time, it again becomes night and Chris is shown walking out of the forest through a door. When he emerges the band is waiting for him on a city rooftop, it being daytime. Upon the third and final chorus, it once again becomes night and the band is shown playing on the rooftop with the lit up skyscrapers of the city behind them.

The video debuted at #14 on VH1's VSpot Top 20 Countdown, and the following week became the band's fourth consecutive video to reach #1 on the countdown. It had spent six consecutive weeks at #1. On March 15th, it was dethroned by Rihanna's video for "Don't Stop the Music". It went back to #1 the following only to be dethroned by Leona Lewis's video for "Bleeding Love". Once again it went back to #1 the following week. On May 10th, the video was dethroned, once again, by OneRepublic's video for "Stop and Stare".

In popular culture

The song was used for WWE's annual Tribute to the Troops in 2007.

It was originally planned to be the end credits song to "" but was cut at the last minute.

The instrumental version of the song is also played in the commercials for the film "Charlie Wilson's War".

The song was also featured on the January 28, 2008 episode of the seventh season of "American Idol".

Chart performance

In its first week of release it was the most added track at both Mainstream Top 40 and Hot AC radio. The chart week of February 2, 2008, it debuted at #7 on the U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which is equivalent to #107. The following week at debuted at #89 on the Hot 100, and peaked at #24, giving the band their fourth top forty Hot 100 hit from the album. It debuted on the "Billboard" Pop 100 at #99, peaking at #17, and the Adult Top 40 at #29, where it has reached #1, becoming the band's third number 1 and fourth top five hit on that chart. This made Daughtry the first band to have four top five hits on the Adult Top 40 from their debut album. [ [http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/charts/chart_alert/e3ifff588c2bae9eaff6a5bccf196c5016d Rick Ross Is Boss At No. 1 ] ] On the Hot Adult Contemporary Chart the song has reached #5, giving the band their second top ten on the chart. It debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at #67, peaking at #30.

Charts

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