Now and Later (song) explained

Now and Later
Cover:SagetheGeminiNowandLater.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Sage the Gemini
Album:Morse Code
Recorded:2016
Label:
Producer:
Prev Title:Good Thing
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Pilot
Next Year:2017

"Now and Later" is a song by American rapper Sage the Gemini. It was released on October 14, 2016, as the lead single from his debut mixtape, Morse Code (2017).[1] The song was used in a popular Snapchat filter.

Background

In an interview with Genius, Sage the Gemini spoke on the creation process behind the song:

I was working with APG (Artist Publishing Group) for a very long time and I remember when I was like 19, we tried to come up with a candy song but we just could not do it. Obviously it was very hard since it took me almost like five years to get it nailed. I don’t follow blueprints or whatever. So it just came to me. I wasn't like 'Ooh, I'm going to do this kind of song.' I heard it and as soon as they played it for me I was like 'This is a hit.' I went down there, told him to cut my microphone on, and I just started flowing out of my mind.[2] [3]

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on December 3, 2016, on Sage's YouTube account.[4]

Commercial performance

"Now and Later" debuted on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart after it was featured in promotion as a Snapchat filter in late November 2016.[5] It later peaked at number 93 on US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 25, 2017.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 19
Australia Urban (ARIA)[8] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 28
France (SNEP)[10] 195
Italy (FIMI)[11] 70
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 12
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 12
Ukraine (NRJ Top 40)[15] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 94
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[17] 86

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Now and Later - Single by Sage the Gemini on Apple Music. .
  2. Web site: Sage the Gemini – Now and Later Lyrics - Genius Lyrics. February 17, 2017.
  3. Web site: Sage The Gemini "Now and Later" Official Lyrics & Meaning - Verified. . 3 January 2017 . February 17, 2017.
  4. Web site: Sage the Gemini - Now & Later [Official Music Video]]. Sage the Gemini. 13 December 2016. YouTube.
  5. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=Sage the Gemini|chart=Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} Sage the Gemini – Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ]. . . January 5, 2017.
  6. Billboard Hot 100 (February 25, 2017). . February 17, 2017.
  7. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 6, 2017. February 4, 2017.
  8. Web site: ARIA Australia Top 40 Urban Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 19, 2017. February 25, 2017.
  9. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 1, 2017 . Hitlisten.NU . January 11, 2017.
  10. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 10, 2017). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. March 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409132233/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-telecharges/?ye=2017&we=10. 2017-04-09. dead.
  11. Web site: Classifica settimanale WK 3. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. January 21, 2017.
  12. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. February 20, 2017. February 17, 2017.
  13. Web site: VG-lista – Sage the Gemini. VG-lista. February 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170218064903/http://lista.vg.no/artist/sage-the-gemini/6510. February 18, 2017. dead.
  14. Web site: Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. January 10, 2017.
  15. Web site: NRJ Ukraine Top 40. NRJ Ukraine. February 11, 2017. February 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170214003300/http://nrj.ua/programs/nrj_top40. February 14, 2017. dead.
  16. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. December 29, 2017.
  17. Web site: Stream Top 100 - 2017. 17 February 2018. Mahasz.

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