I Can't Wait (Nu Shooz song)

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"I Can't Wait"
I Cant Wait by Nu Shooz US single front cover.png
Front cover of 1986 US reissue (Atlantic)
Single by Nu Shooz
from the album Tha's Right and Poolside
B-side "Make Your Mind Up"
ReleasedFebruary 1986
Genre
Length
  • 5:25 (album version)
  • 3:38 (single/dutch mix)
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) John Smith
Producer(s)
  • John Smith
  • Rick Waritz
Nu Shooz singles chronology
"I Can't Wait"
(1986)
"Point of No Return"
(1986)
Music video
"I Can't Wait" on YouTube

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [33] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [34] Silver250,000^
United States (RIAA) [35] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover version and samples

See also

References

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