Can't Wait

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"Can't Wait"
Single by Redman
from the album Dare Iz a Darkside
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1995
Recorded1994
GenreEast Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length3:43
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)Reggie Noble
Erick Sermon
Rick James
Antonio Hardy
Producer(s)Erick Sermon, Reggie Noble (co-producer)
Redman singles chronology
"Rockafella"
(1994)
"Can't Wait"
(1995)
"Where Am I?"
(1995)
Music video
"Can't Wait" on YouTube

"Can't Wait" is the second single released from Redman's second album, Dare Iz a Darkside. It is produced by Erick Sermon and Redman, and contains samples from "All Night Long" by Mary Jane Girls, "Caribbean Nights" by Bob James and "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie.

The song reached number five on Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts, number eleven on the Hot Rap Singles chart, number sixty one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and number ninety-four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is the first of four Redman songs to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

In a March 2012 interview with Complex, Erick Sermon mentioned producer Mike City used the production of Redman's "Can't Wait" as the inspiration behind two of his hits- "I Wish" by Carl Thomas as well as "Full Moon" by singer/actress Brandy.[1]

Single track list[edit]

A-side[edit]

  1. Can't Wait (LP version) (3:43)
  2. Can't Wait (clean version) (3:53)

B-side[edit]

  1. A Million And 1 Buddah Spots (LP version) (3:23)
  2. Can't Wait (instrumental) (3:40)
  3. Can't Wait (Acapella) (3:50)

Charts[edit]

Chart (1995) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 94
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 61
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] 11
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[5] 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Redman "Can't Wait" (1994) — Erick Sermon Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1)". Complex. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  2. ^ "Redman Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Redman Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Redman Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Redman Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

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