I Want It Now

"I Want It Now"
Single by Cameo
from the album Real Men... Wear Black
Released1990
Genre
LabelAtlanta Artists/Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Larry Blackmon
Cameo singles chronology
"Pretty Girls"
(1989) 		"I Want It Now"
(1990) 		"Close Quarters"
(1990)
Music video
"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
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[1] 5

References

  1. ^ a b "Cameo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Real Men Wear Black". People. July 16, 1990.
  3. ^ Waller, Don (July 1, 1990). "CAMEO "Real Men Wear Black"". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Heim, Chris (July 1, 1990). "CAMEO "Real Men Wear Black"". Chicago Tribune.