Now and Later (song)

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"Now and Later"
SagetheGeminiNowandLater.jpg
Single by Sage the Gemini
from the album Morse Code
ReleasedOctober 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
Recorded2016
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s) Dominic Wynn Woods
Producer(s)
Sage the Gemini singles chronology
"Good Thing"
(2015)		"Now and Later"
(2016)		"Pilot"
(2017)

"Now and Later" is a song by American rapper Sage the Gemini. It was released on October 14, 2016, as the lead single from his debut mixtape, Morse Code (2017). [1] The song was used in a popular Snapchat filter.

Contents

Background

In an interview with Genius, Sage the Gemini spoke on the creation process behind the song:

I was working with APG (Artist Publishing Group) for a very long time and I remember when I was like 19, we tried to come up with a candy song but we just could not do it. Obviously it was very hard since it took me almost like five years to get it nailed. I don’t follow blueprints or whatever. So it just came to me. I wasn't like 'Ooh, I'm going to do this kind of song.' I heard it and as soon as they played it for me I was like 'This is a hit.' I went down there, told him to cut my microphone on, and I just started flowing out of my mind. [2] [3]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on December 3, 2016, on Sage's YouTube account. [4]

Commercial performance

"Now and Later" debuted on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart after it was featured in promotion as a Snapchat filter in late November 2016. [5] It later peaked at number 93 on US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 25, 2017. [6]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [38] 2× Platinum140,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [39] Platinum80,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [40] Gold45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [41] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [42] Gold25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [43] Gold15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [44] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [45] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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