Can't Wait Explained

Can't Wait
Cover:Redmancantwait.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Redman
Album:Dare Iz a Darkside
Released:February 7, 1995
Recorded:1994
Genre:East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length:3:43
Label:Def Jam
Producer:Erick Sermon, Reggie Noble (co-producer)
Prev Title:Rockafella
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Where Am I?
Next Year:1995

"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

A-side

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

B-side

  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)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Redman "Can't Wait" (1994) — Erick Sermon Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1) . Complex . 2012-05-12 . 2012-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120415154355/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/03/erick-sermon-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records-part-1/cant-wait . live .
  2. Redman Chart History (Dance Singles Sales) . . November 26, 2023 . November 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231109053415/https://www.billboard.com/artist/redman/chart-history/dsa/ . live .