"I Want It Now" is a song recorded by American funk band Cameo from their fourteenth studio album, Real Men... Wear Black (1990). It was released as a single by Atlanta Artists/Mercury Records and reached No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[1]
| "I Want It Now" | ||||
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| Single by Cameo | ||||
| from the album Real Men... Wear Black | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
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| Label | Atlanta Artists/Mercury | |||
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| Producer(s) | Larry Blackmon | |||
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| "I Want It Now" on YouTube | ||||
Critical reception
editPeople declared, "Pushed by a killer bass riff, 'I Want It Now' bubbles like a craterful of lava."[2] Don Waller of the New York Times found that "Cameo rolls back the rug for a wall-to-off-the-wall dance party, with the house-of-whacks "I Want It Now" and the over-the-counter Afro-desiac "Nan-Yea" providing the most innovative moments.[3] Chris Heim of the Chicago Tribune called the song a "catchy, Sly-styled pop funk tune".[4]
Charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[1] | 5 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Real Men Wear Black". People. July 16, 1990.
- ^ Waller, Don (July 1, 1990). "CAMEO "Real Men Wear Black"". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Heim, Chris (July 1, 1990). "CAMEO "Real Men Wear Black"". Chicago Tribune.