| Now or Never | |
| Cover: | Now-Or-Never.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Outasight |
| Album: | Nights Like These |
| Released: | May 11, 2012 |
| Recorded: | 2011 |
| Length: | 3:37 |
| Label: | Warner Bros. Records |
| Producer: | Goldstein |
| Prev Title: | Tonight Is the Night |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Shine |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
"Now or Never" is a song by American singer-songwriter Outasight. It was released on May 11, 2012, as the second single from his debut studio album, Nights Like These, via Warner Bros. Records.[1] The music video was released to YouTube on September 17, 2012. It was also the official theme song for WWE's 2012 Survivor Series.
"Now or Never" was released for streaming on April 24, 2012, via SoundCloud.[2] The song was officially released as the second single from Nights Like These on May 11, 2012.[1]
In October 2012, students of Samford University posted a lip-dub video of the song, recorded at Pete Hanna Center.[3]
The song was written by Richard Andrew Conte, Kara DioGuardi and Jeffrey Fenster, while production was handled by Andrew Goldstein, who also co-wrote the track.[4] The song has been described as electropop,[5] dance pop[2] and pop rap.
Jenna Hally Rubenstein of MTV stated that the song, "is the kind of jam that can carry you through a long drive with the top down... Set to a synth-laden, high-energy dance track, the tune begins with O's infectious vocals."[6] William Goodman of CBS News complimented the track with a review title of "Great music meets inspiring moments..." and called the tune "upbeat and catchy."[7] Hypebeast described the track as "an infectious mix of electronic flavor and his accustomed vocals."[8]
The music video for "Now or Never" was released on September 17, 2012, via YouTube. Directed by Isaac Ravishankara, the video was shot in the summer in New Jersey.[9]
| Chart (2012) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[10] | 3 | |
| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[11] | 26 |