“Save Tonight” by Eagle- Eye Cherry
The song is principally themed on a relationship where the singer emphasizes on spending enough time with the partner before he goes away. The lyrics imply that the singer is probably going on a trip the following day, and as such wants to enjoy his last night in town with his lover.
He conveys his unwillingness to travel, yet it seems it is a compulsory journey over which he has no control. His request for his lover to “Save Tonight” is his final wish to enjoy the night with her so that he doesn’t overly miss her when he’s gone. It is also his moment to officially say goodbye as they begin a long-distance relationship.
The singer pleads with his lover to make herself available that very night because he wouldn’t be around when she looks for him in the future.
Eagle-Eye Cherry has mentioned to CNN that the song was generally based on the idea of not wanting to experience tomorrow. He added that his personal life has been impacted by the song, in that following its success, he has had to leave many girlfriends behind.
Music Video
Eagle-Eye Cherry is from Sweden, and the music video to this song was shot in his home country, specifically in its capitol, Stockholm.
Eagle-Eye Cherry played a number of different roles in the music video. He actually had prior experience doing so, since he is a trained actor and even once appeared on the legendary “The Cosby Show”.
Release Date of “Save Tonight”
Polydor Records released “Save Tonight” as the lead single from Eagle-Eye Cherry’s debut album, “Desireless”, on 7 October 1997.
International Success
“Save Tonight” was an international success, making the top 10 on music charts in the below countries:
- Belgium
- Canada
- Ireland
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Scotland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
The track also scored a number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and a number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Save Tonight” is Eagle-Eye Cherry’s Trademark Song
“Save Tonight” has proven to be the signature song of Eagle-Eye Cherry’s career. In fact people sometimes refer to him as “Save Tonight” as opposed to his real name, which is actually Eagle-Eye Cherry.
Accordingly “Save Tonight” has been featured on a number of television shows, as well as the 2005 Ashton Kutcher film “A Lot Like Love”.
Did Eagle-Eye Cherry write “Save Tonight”?
Yes. He composed it himself, and the track was produced by Adam Kviman.
Why did Eagle-Eye Cherry write “Save Tonight”?
I always thought it sounded like someone going off to do time in prison.
It sounds, to me, like someone with a terminal illness.
To me it snns as if he could be a Soldier going off to war. The song was very fitting for my wife and I before I left for Iraq in 2003.