Take Me Tonight

"Take Me Tonight" is a song by German recording artist Alexander Klaws, the winner of the inaugural season of the television competition Deutschland sucht den Superstar. Written and produced by DSDS judge Dieter Bohlen, it was released as both his coronation song and debut single. Upon its release, it debuted at number-one on the German and Swiss Singles Charts. The song was later included on his debut album, Take Your Chance (2003).

"Take Me Tonight"
Single by Alexander Klaws
from the album Take Your Chance
Released	17 March 2003 (2003-03-17)
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop Europop
Length	4:00
Label	Hansa SonyBMG
Songwriter(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Producer(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Alexander Klaws singles chronology
"Take Me Tonight" (2003) "Stay with Me" (2003)

Formats and track listings

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Take Me Tonight" (Radio Edit)	4:00
2.	"Take Me Tonight" (Extended Version)	5:19
3.	"Take Me Tonight" (Instrumental)	4:00

Credits and personnel

Credits taken from Take Your Chance liner notes.^[1]

• Lyrics, music, production – Dieter Bohlen
• Arrangement – Lalo Titenkov
• Bass – Peter Weihe
• Guitar – Peter Weihe
• Choir – Anja Mahnken, Billy King, Chris Bendorff, Madeleine Lang
• Artwork – Ronald Reinsberg
• Mixing – Jeo

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 2 Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[8]	Platinum	30,000*
Germany (BVMI)[9]	5× Gold	750,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[10]	Gold	20,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Take Your Chance (liner notes). Alexander Klaws. Hansa, SonyBMG. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. "Alexander – Take Me Tonight" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
3. "Alexander – Take Me Tonight" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
4. "Alexander – Take Me Tonight". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
5. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2003 – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
6. "Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (2003)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
7. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003 – swisscharts.com" (in German). Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
8. "Austrian single certifications – Alexander – Take Me Tonight" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
9. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Alexander; 'Take Me Tonight')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
10. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Take Me Tonight')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Alexander Klaws discography at Discogs