Right Now (Atomic Kitten song)

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"Right Now"
Atomic Kitten Right Now single cover.jpg
Single by Atomic Kitten
from the album Right Now
B-side "Something Spooky"
Released29 November 1999 (1999-11-29)
Studio
Length3:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Absolute
Atomic Kitten singles chronology
"Right Now"
(1999)
"See Ya"
(2000)

"Right Now" is the debut single of English girl group Atomic Kitten from their first album of the same name (2000). The song was re-recorded twice: once for the album's 2001 re-issue with new member Jenny Frost and again in 2004 for the group's Greatest Hits album. The 2004 version, titled "Right Now 2004", proved to be a greater international chart success. The song was written by Atomic Kitten founders and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark members Andy McCluskey and Stuart Kershaw.

Contents

Release

The single was released on 29 November 1999. [1] "Right Now" stayed in the British charts for 11 weeks, reaching number 10. [2] In Belgium, the song peaked at number 17, charting for eight weeks. [3] In Oceania, "Right Now" peaked at 40 in New Zealand and 72 in Australia. [4] [5]

Music video

The video for the original 1999 release opens with workmen assembling the tiled dancefloor inside the studio. It shows Atomic Kitten walking through Liverpool wearing wet and shiny jackets, in a baker's shop, down in a lift in a department store, getting in a car, and on an open top double decker bus. This video includes the shots of Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon, and Kerry Katona in three tunnels at a time (red and blue). During the first chorus, the group members and dancers dance on the multi-coloured tiled dancefloor with holes to the tunnels, radio speakers at the side, and a green ramp.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the Right Now album booklet. [6] [12]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 72
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [4] 40
Scotland (OCC) [13] 11
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 10
Chart (2001)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [14]
with "Eternal Flame"
47

Release history

RegionVersionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom"Right Now"29 November 1999CD [1]
Australia7 February 2000 [15]
Japan23 February 2000Virgin [16]
New Zealand6 March 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Innocent
  • Virgin
[17]
Australia"Right Now" / "Eternal Flame"17 September 2001CD [18]

2004 version

"Right Now 2004"
Cradle2004.jpg
Single by Atomic Kitten
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side "Someone like Me"
Released29 March 2004 (2004-03-29) [19]
Genre Dance-pop
Length3:45
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Andy McCluskey, Stuart Kershaw
Producer(s) Ash Howes, Martin Harrington
Atomic Kitten singles chronology
"Ladies' Night"
(2003)
"Right Now 2004" / "Someone like Me"
(2004)
"Cradle"
(2005)

In 2004, as Atomic Kitten decided to take a break, they released one more single to say goodbye. It was the double-A side "Someone like Me" / "Right Now 2004". The remix is exclusive on the group's 2004 Greatest Hits album. While the original version was a 1990s disco pop song, the 2004 version is more in the vein of early 2000s dance songs.[ citation needed ]

Chart performance

"Someone like Me" / "Right Now 2004" achieved a better position on the UK Singles Chart than the original release of "Right Now", peaking at number eight, and reached the top 20 in Ireland. [2] [20] It was the group's lowest charting single in Germany, peaking at number 67, [21] and in Switzerland, reaching number 42. [22] In the Netherlands, it was their second-lowest-charting single, behind "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt". [23]

Music video

The video accompanying the 2004 re-recording shows Hamilton, McClarnon, and Jenny Frost rehearsing and performing a concert, intercut with backstage footage and glimpses of press conferences, holidays, and television appearances.

Track listings

Personnel

Charts

All entries charted with "Someone like Me" except where noted.

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [27] 8
Germany (Official German Charts) [21]
"Right Now 2004" only
67
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [28]
"Right Now 2004" only
40
Ireland (IRMA) [20] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [23] 52
Scotland (OCC) [29] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 42
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 8

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