If You Want It (Niteflyte song) explained

If You Want It
Type:single
Artist:Niteflyte
Album:Niteflyte
B-Side:I Wonder (If I'm Falling In Love Again)
Released:1979
Label:Ariola Records
Producer:Barry Mraz
Next Title:All About Love
Next Year:1980

"If You Want It" is a song by Niteflyte. It was released in 1979 as a single from their debut self-titled album.[1] [2]

The song is the band's only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard's Hot Soul Singles charts, peaking at No. 37 and No. 21 respectively. In 2021, it was sampled by Flamingosis in his track "Cosmic Feeling".

Chart performance

Chart (1980)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 37
US Cashbox Top 100[4] 59
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles21

Notes and References

  1. Pro-Motions. Billboard . 91 . 43. 34. October 27, 1979. Nielsen Business Media. August 18, 2020. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Blues & Soul: Issues 515-525. 29–30. 1988. Napfield Limited. August 18, 2020. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Niteflyte. Music VF. August 18, 2020.
  4. Book: Cash Box Pop Singles Charts: 1950-1993. Downey. Pat. Albert. George. Hoffmann. Frank. 250. 1994. Libraries Unlimited. 9781563083167. August 18, 2020. Google Books.