I Want It Now
1990 single by Cameo
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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 | ||||
"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]
Critical reception
People 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
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[1] | 5 |
References
- ^ 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.
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- Larry Blackmon
- Anthony Lockett
- Aaron Mills
- Tomi Jenkins
- Charlie Singleton
- Jeryl Bright
- Michael Burnett
- Thomas Campbell
- Wayne Cooper
- Merve de Peyer
- Gary Dow
- Eric Durham
- Gregory Johnson
- Kurt Jeter
- John Kellogg
- Kevin Kendrick
- Arnett Leftenant
- Nathan Leftenant
- Damon Mendes
- Stephen Moore
- William Morris
- Eric Nelson
- Jeff Nelson
- William Revis
- Charles Sampson
- Robert L. Smith
- Billy Allen Jr
- Melvin Wells
- Gregory B. Johnson
- Cardiac Arrest (1977)
- We All Know Who We Are (1978)
- Ugly Ego (1978)
- Secret Omen (1979)
- Cameosis (1980)
- Feel Me (1980)
- Knights of the Sound Table (1981)
- Alligator Woman (1982)
- Style (1983)
- She's Strange (1984)
- Single Life (1985)
- Word Up! (1986)
- Machismo (1988)
- Real Men... Wear Black (1990)
- Emotional Violence (1991)
- In the Face of Funk (1994)
- Sexy Sweet Thing (2000)
- Nasty (1996)
- Live: Word Up (1998)
- Original Artist Hit List (2003)
- Nasty, Live & Funky (2007)
- Word Up! Greatest Hits – Live (2007)
- Keep It Hot (2007)
- Shake Your Pants (1992)
- The Best of Cameo (1993)
- The Best of Cameo, Volume 2 (1996)
- Best of Cameo (1998)
- The Ballads Collection (1998)
- Greatest Hits (1998)
- 12" Collection and More (1999)
- Anthology/Gold (2002/2005)
- Classic Cameo (2003)
- The Best of Cameo (2004)
- The Definitive Collection (2006)
- "Rigor Mortis"
- "Shake Your Pants"
- "She's Strange"
- "Attack Me with Your Love"
- "Word Up!"
- "Candy"
- "Back and Forth"
- "I Want It Now"
- "Loverboy"
