Can't Wait Another Minute

For the Hi-Five song, see I Can't Wait Another Minute.

"Can't Wait Another Minute"
Single by Five Star
from the album Silk & Steel
B-side	"Don't You Know I Love It"
Released	7 April 1986 (1986-4-7)
Studio	Larrabee Sound (Los Angeles)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:41
Label	RCA, Tent
Songwriter(s)	Sue Sheridan, Paul Chiten
Producer(s)	Richard James Burgess
Five Star singles chronology
"System Addict" (1985) "Can't Wait Another Minute" (1986) "Find the Time" (1986)

"Can't Wait Another Minute" is a song by British pop music group Five Star, written by Paul Chiten and Sue Sheridan. It was originally recorded by the female vocal trio Lewis (featuring Dee, Shirley and Linda Lewis, later known as Lewis Sisters), released a month before the Five Star version as the B-side to their single "If the Love Fits", and it was also featured in the 1986 film Gung Ho .^{[ citation needed ]}

Five Star's version was released as the lead single from their second album, Silk & Steel , in April 1986. The song peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and gave the group their highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number seven on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart.

Music video

The video features the band making a human clock, with all five members becoming the "hands" of the clock. The band's car also supposedly breaks down, and are late for a concert. The traffic lights change from "Wait" to "Can't Wait" to reflect the song's title.

Track listings

7-inch single

1. "Can't Wait Another Minute"
2. "Don't You Know I Love It"

UK and US 12-inch single

1. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (extended version) – 7:13
2. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (dub mix) – 4:55
3. "Don’t You Know I Love It" – 3:56

US 12-inch single

1. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (M & M remix version) – 8:40
2. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (7" remix version) – 5:17
3. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (M Groove mix version) – 5:17
4. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (Street Groove mix version) – 5:25
5. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (Another Minute of Breakdown) – 2:50

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [1] 20 Ireland (IRMA) [2] 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [3] 43 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [4] 16 UK Singles (OCC) [5] 7 US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 41 US 12-inch Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [7] Remix 19 US Dance/Disco Club Play ( Billboard ) [8] Remix 5 US Hot Black Singles ( Billboard ) [9] 7 West Germany (GfK) [10] 29

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position UK Singles (OCC) [11] 71

References

1. "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 22. 7 June 1986. p. 13.
2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – System Addict". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
3. "5 Star – System Addict". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
4. "5 Star – System Addict". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
5. "Five Star: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
6. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard . 1 November 1986. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
7. "Dance Singles Sales" . Billboard. 18 October 1986. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
8. "Dance Club Songs" . Billboard. 1 November 1986. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
9. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" . Billboard. 11 October 1986. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – 5 Star – System Addict" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
11. "Top 100 Singles". Music Week . 24 January 1987. p. 24.