Now or Never | ||||
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Released | 20 November 2003 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 51:58 | |||
Label | East West Records, Atlantic UK | |||
Producer | Adrian Bushby | |||
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Singles from Now or Never | ||||
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Now or Never is the second studio album released by British ten-piece hip hop group Blazin' Squad. The album was released on 20 November 2003 in the United Kingdom, and peaked at #37 on the UK Albums Chart. The album spawned the singles "We Just Be Dreamin'", "Flip Reverse" and "Here 4 One". It features the rap version of "We Just Be Dreamin'", running at 3:28, instead of the vocal version, running at 3:37. The album cover was photographed in Queenborough, on the Isle of Sheppey. [1] Following the album's commercial failure, the band split in 2004, and Now or Never became their last record to be released as a ten-piece band.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Here 4 One" | Blazin' Squad, Andrew Murray, Christian Ballard, Jane Vaughan, Obi Mhondera | Denis Ingoldsby, Ballard, Murray | 4:33 |
2. | "Biggest Fan" | Blazin' Squad, Vaughan, Mhondera, John Themis | Ingoldsby, Themis | 3:41 |
3. | "Flip Reverse" | Blazin' Squad, Murray, Ballard, Vaughan, Mhondera | Ballard, Ingoldsby, Murray | 2:55 |
4. | "Ride" | Blazin' Squad, Tapps Bandawe, Terry McLeod, Rene Campbell | The Xplosive Industry | 3:12 |
5. | "Thinking About You" | Blazin' Squad, Murray, Ballard, Vaughan, Mhondera | Ingoldsby, Ballard, Murray | 3:57 |
6. | "No Angels" | Blazin' Squad, Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen | Cutfather & Joe | 4:10 |
7. | "Stop" | Blazin' Squad, Bandawe, McLeod, Nigel Bailey, Lionel Richie | The Xplosive Industry | 3:56 |
8. | "Shorty" | Blazin' Squad, Vaughan, Mhondera, Themis | Ingoldsby, Themis | 3:40 |
9. | "Revolution" | Marc Bolan, Blazin' Squad | Dirty Geezers, Adrian Bushby | 2:53 |
10. | "Girls" | Blazin' Squad, Karl Daniel | JD | 3:48 |
11. | "Baby It's the Weekend" | Blazin' Squad, Belmaati, Hansen, Andy Love, Jos Jørgensen | Cutfather & Joe | 3:23 |
12. | "All We Wanna Do (Is Rap)" | Blazin' Squad | Blazin' Squad | 3:16 |
13. | "We Just Be Dreamin'" | Blazin' Squad, Murray, Ballard, Ingoldsby, Josh Thompson | Ingoldsby, Ballard, Murray | 3:28 |
14. | "Keep On" | Blazin' Squad, Bandawe, McLeod, Campbell | The Xplosive Industry | 3:15 |
15. | "Life's a Struggle" | Blazin' Squad, N. C. Thanh, Ernest Newsky, Vick Krishna | Jiggy Joint | 3:39 |
Sample credits
B-sides
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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German Albums Chart [2] | 57 |
Scottish Albums Chart [3] | 47 |
UK Albums Chart [4] | 37 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [5] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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