"Walk Right Now" is a 1981 song written, produced and performed by the Jacksons and issued as the fourth and final single from the group's popular album, Triumph.
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"Walk Right Now" | ||||
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Single by The Jacksons | ||||
from the album Triumph | ||||
B-side | "Your Ways" | |||
Released | June 15, 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Length | 6:27 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | The Jacksons | |||
The Jacksons singles chronology | ||||
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The song was written by Michael Jackson, Jackie Jackson, and Randy Jackson and is a song in which a man is fed up with his lover's excuses about how they can resolve their relationship despite the woman's acts of infidelity towards him, therefore delivering the message, "walk right now/I'm not playing" in a chant-like phrase.
When released, the song performed only modestly on US pop radio, peaking at a number seventy-three, but the song became a hit in the UK, where it peaked at number seven on the UK singles chart.
The song was performed live, during the Jackson's Triumph Tour in 1981, but only for the first few shows, meaning a performance of the song is very hard to track down.
Chart (1980–1981) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA)[1] | 16 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2] | 32 |
UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 7 |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 73 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 50 |
The Jackson 5 / The Jacksons singles | |
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Singles on Steeltown Records |
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Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969) | |
ABC (1970) | |
Third Album (1970) | |
Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970) |
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Maybe Tomorrow (1971) | |
Greatest Hits (1971) | |
Lookin' Through the Windows (1972) | |
Skywriter (1973) | |
G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973) | |
Dancing Machine (1974) | |
Moving Violation (1975) | |
The Jacksons (1976) | |
Destiny (1978) | |
Triumph (1980) | |
Victory (1984) | |
2300 Jackson Street (1989) | |
Notable collaborations and album tracks |
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