In the Air Tonight released on the home video "Phil Collins" available on VHS and LaserDisc which received a Grammy nomination for Best Video, Short Form. "In the Air Tonight" remains a popular selection on classic rock radio stations. It is the song most often associated with Collins' solo career, and he has performed it at many events, including Live Aid, where he played the song on a piano on the same calendar day in both Philadelphia and London. He also performed the song at "The Secret Policeman's Ball", which was his first live performance as a solo artist. "I remember doing 'In the
Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song) Dream" tour when Corgan booked the band into a local Chicago studio to record all of their song ideas on tape. On "The Howard Stern Show", Corgan has said that the song pays homage to Cheap Trick, with its black humoresque lyrics and theme, and that the song is addressed to himself, who escaped from an abusive childhood against all odds, so as to keep him believing in himself. "Tonight, Tonight" is written in the key of G, performed on instruments tuned down a half-step so the actual pitch is G. In the original recording sessions, "Tonight, Tonight" was initially