[3] On 7 September 1976, Eric Clapton wrote "Wonderful Tonight" for then-girlfriend Pattie Boyd while waiting for her to get ready to attend Paul and Linda McCartney's annual Buddy Holly party.

[4] Cash Box said that "Eric’s singing is superbly understated; the guitar work is simple and evocative" and praised "the gentle beat and organ accompaniment.

"[5] Record World called it a "light, pretty ballad from [the album Slowhand] that should also move quickly up the charts" and praised Clapton's singing.

British R&B group Damage covered "Wonderful Tonight" and released it as the fifth single from their debut studio album, Forever (1997), in April 1997.

The music video features the band performing the song in a recording studio with cut scenes of a girl preparing to go on a night out.