"Ready or Not" | ||||
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Single by After 7 | ||||
from the album After 7 | ||||
Released | February 20, 1990 | |||
Format | 7", 12", cassette, CD | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | R&B, quiet storm | |||
Length |
4:34 (album version) 3:58 (radio edit) |
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Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | L.A. Reid, Babyface | |||
Producer(s) | L.A. Reid, Babyface | |||
After 7 singles chronology | ||||
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"Ready or Not" is a song performed by After 7, issued as the third single from the group's eponymous debut album. In 1989, the song became the first #1 R&B single for the group. It was also the group's first top ten pop single, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan's song "Let It Burn" heavily resembles the rhythm of this After 7 song since her single employs the sample.
"Ready or Not" was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 14, 1990.