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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.[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]

"Ready or Not"
Single by After 7
from the album After 7
Released	February 20, 1990 (1990-02-20)
Recorded	1989
Genre	R&B
Length	4:34 (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)

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

Samples

• R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan's song "Let It Burn" heavily resembles the rhythm of this song since her single employs the sample
• San Francisco-based lo-fi and vaporwave producer RITCHRD sampled "Ready or Not" on their song "PARIS".[7]

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1990 (U.S.)

References

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