Now It's On

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"Now It's On"
Now It's On Single Cover.jpg
Single by Grandaddy
from the album Sumday
B-side
  • "Trouble with a Capital T"
  • "Hey Cowboy, the Phone's for You"
  • "Getting Jipped"
  • "Yeah Is What We Had" (video)
Released2003
Recorded2003
Genre Indie rock
Length4:08
Label V2
Songwriter(s) Jason Lytle
Producer(s) Jason Lytle
Grandaddy singles chronology
"Hewlett's Daughter"
(2000)
"Now It's On"
(2003)
"Nature Anthem"
(2004)

"Now It's On" is a song by American indie rock band Grandaddy, released as the first single from their third studio album Sumday (2003).

Contents

Release

It peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart. [1]

Legacy

The song was covered by Bad Books in 2012. [2]

Track listing

7" vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Now It's On" 
2."Trouble with a Capital T" 
CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Now It's On (Edit)" 
2."Trouble with a Capital T" 
3."Hey Cowboy, the Phone's for You" 
CD 2
  1. "Now It's On"
  2. "Getting Jipped"
  3. "Yeah Is What We Had" (video)
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Now It's On" 
2."Now It's Upside Down" (short film about the band) 

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References

  1. "Grandaddy | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts . Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  2. Schlansky, Evan (November 29, 2012). "Video Exclusive: Bad Books Cover Grandaddy's "Now It's On" « American Songwriter". American Songwriter . Retrieved April 26, 2016.