Ready or Not (After 7 song)

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"Ready or Not"
After 7 - Ready or Not single cover.jpg
Single by After 7
from the album After 7
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1990 (1990-02-20)
Recorded1989
Genre R&B
Length4:34(album version)
3:58(radio edit) [1]
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) L.A. Reid, Babyface [1]
Producer(s) L.A. Reid, Babyface [1]
After 7 singles chronology
"Don't Cha' Think"
(1989)		"Ready or Not"
(1990)		"Can't Stop"
(1990)

"Ready or Not" is a song performed by After 7, issued as the third single from the group's eponymous debut album. In 1990, the song became the first #1 R&B single for the group. [2] It was also the group's first top ten pop single, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3] [2] "Ready or Not" was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 14, 1990. [4]

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Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1990) [2] Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard )7
US Billboard Hot 100 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 54
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) [6] 9

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Samples

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "After 7 - Ready Or Not (CD) at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "After 7 - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 25.
  4. ↑ "Gold & Platinum: After 7 - RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  5. ↑ "Longbored Surfer - 1990". LongboredSurfer.com. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ "After 7 - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard . Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  7. ↑ "American single certifications – After 7 – Ready or Not". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ "PARIS by RITCHRD on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-11-03.


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