It's All the Way Live (Now) explained

It's All the Way Live (Now)
Cover:All the Way Live Now.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Coolio
Album:Eddie (soundtrack)
Released:May 14, 1996
Recorded:1995
Genre:Hip hop
Length:4:19
Label:Hollywood
Producer:Bryan Wino Dobbs, Brian G.
Prev Title:1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:The Winner
Next Year:1997

"It's All the Way Live (Now)" is a song by American rapper Coolio. It was released in May 1996 as the lead single to the Eddie soundtrack. The song became Coolio's fifth top-40 single and his fourth to achieve at least a gold certification from the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. The song sampled "It's All the Way Live" by funk band Lakeside, his second single to both sample and take the name from a Lakeside song after his 1994 hit, "Fantastic Voyage".

Despite being one of Coolio's biggest hits, the song did not appear on his 2001 Tommy Boy Records Greatest Hits compilation. This was due to the fact Hollywood Records, who released the Eddie soundtrack, owned the rights to the song.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the song three out of five, describing it as "a smoothly-produced cover" from the new basketball comedy Eddie. They also noted that the original recorders, Lakeside, perform on the track too.[1]

Single track listing

  1. "It's All the Way Live (Now)" – 3:36
  2. "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" (Timber mix) – 3:21

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] 17
Hungary (Mahasz)[3] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[4] 6

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Reviews: Singles. Music Week. July 27, 1996. 10. September 1, 2021.
  2. Billboard: Hits of the World. Billboard. 16 November 1996. 21 January 2017.
  3. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 13. 35. 15 . August 31, 1996. February 14, 2023.
  4. Web site: Coolio - It's All The Way Live (Now). Dutch Top 40. October 13, 2021. Dutch.
  5. Web site: End of Year Charts 1996. Recorded Music NZ. December 3, 2017.