In the Air Tonight In the Air Tonight "In the Air Tonight" is the debut solo single by the English singer-songwriter and drummer Phil Collins. It was released as the lead single from Collins' debut solo album, "Face Value", in January 1981. Collins co-produced the single with Hugh Padgham, who became a frequent collaborator in the following years. The song was an instant hit, quickly climbing to No. 2 on the UK Singles chart but was held off the top spot by the posthumous release of John Lennon's "Woman". It was also an international hit, achieving top 10 status in Australia, New Zealand and
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien June 9, 2009, "Late Show" had rated better than "The Tonight Show" with a 3.4 rating to 2.9 rating. It was the first time in over eight months that Letterman rated better than his NBC counterpart. "Tonight" would end up winning week two, however, with O'Brien garnering more than 850,000 viewers than "Late Show with David Letterman" in the 18–49 demographic, plus more than 650,000 viewers in the 18–34 demographic and more than 550,000 in the 25–54 demographic. The week before the death of Michael Jackson saw Letterman attract a larger audience than O'Brien, with "The Tonight Show" audience measuring