Right Now (Allday song)

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"Right Now"
Right Now by AllDay.png
Single by Allday
from the album Startup Cult
Released25 April 2014 (2014-04-25)
Length3:57
Label OneTwo
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cam Bluff
  • Chuck Daly
Allday singles chronology
"Claude Monet"
(2013)
"Right Now"
(2014)
"Cult"
(2014)
Music video
"Right Now" on YouTube

"Right Now" is a song by Australian rapper Allday, released on 25 April 2014 [1] as the lead single from the Allday's debut studio album Startup Cult . The single peaked at number 69 on the ARIA Chart was certified gold in Australia in 2021.

Contents

Music video

The Music video was released in May 2014 which Sam Price of Speaker TV thought "[the] touches of visual elegance softening the blow in the newly christened offering." [2]

Track listing

Digital download

  1. "Right Now" – 3:57

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
Position
Australian (ARIA) [3] 69

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [4] Gold35,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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