"Wonderful Tonight" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton and was released on March 10th, 1978. It was included on Clapton's album Slowhand. Clapton wrote "Wonderful Tonight" for his wife Pattie Boyd while waiting for her to get ready to attend Paul and Linda McCartney's annual Buddy Holly party. The song peaked at #16 on Billboard's Hot 100 on July 15, 1978, spending seven weeks in the Top 40.