The title track is a duet with singer Tina Turner. Three songs, including the title track, were covers of Iggy Pop songs, who was present during most of the sessions and co-wrote multiple tracks. Devoid of new ideas from touring, Bowie wrote only two new songs himself. Much of the album's sound is the same as its predecessor's, due to Bowie's effort to retain the new audience that he had recently attracted, although some tracks contain R&B and reggae influences.

The music on Tonight has been characterised as pop, blue-eyed soul, dance and rock. Much of Bowie's creative process was the same as he used on Let's Dance, similarly playing no instruments and offering little creative input to the musicians. Many of the same personnel from Let's Dance and the accompanying tour returned for Tonight, with a few additions. Bowie, Derek Bramble and Hugh Padgham co-produced the album.

The follow-up to his most commercially successful album Let's Dance, it was written and recorded in mid-1984 at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Canada, following the conclusion of the Serious Moonlight Tour. Tonight is the 16th studio album by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 24 September 1984 through EMI America Records.

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