Ready or Not (After 7 song)

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"Ready or Not"
After 7 - Ready or Not single cover.jpg
Single by After 7
from the album After 7
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1990 (1990-02-20)
Recorded1989
GenreR&B
Length4:34 (album version)
3:58 (radio edit)[1]
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)L.A. Reid, Babyface[1]
Producer(s)L.A. Reid, Babyface[1]
After 7 singles chronology
"Don't Cha' Think"
(1989) 		"Ready or Not"
(1990) 		"Can't Stop"
(1990)

"Ready or Not" is a song performed by After 7, issued as the third single from the group's eponymous debut album. In 1989, the song became the first #1 R&B single for the group.[2] It was also the group's first top ten pop single, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3][2] "Ready or Not" was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 14, 1990.[4]

Chart positions[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1990)[2] Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 7
US Billboard Hot 100 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1990) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 54
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[6] 9

Samples[]

  • R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan's song "Let It Burn" heavily resembles the rhythm of this song since her single employs the sample.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "After 7 - Ready Or Not (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "After 7 - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 25.
  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum: After 7 - RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  5. ^ "Longbored Surfer - 1990". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  6. ^ "After 7 - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2014.

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