Ready or Not (After 7 song) explained

Ready or Not
Cover:	After 7 - Ready or Not single cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	After 7
Album:	After 7
Recorded:	1989
Genre:	R&B
Length:	(album version) (radio edit)^[1]
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	L.A. Reid, Babyface
Prev Title:	Don't Cha' Think
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Can't Stop
Next Year:	1990

"Ready or Not" is a song performed by After 7, issued as the third single from the group's eponymous debut album. In 1990, the song became the first #1 R&B single for the group. It was also the group's first top ten pop single, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] "Ready or Not" was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 14, 1990.^[3]

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)^[4]	Peak position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	7
US Billboard Hot 100	7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	54
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[6]	9

Samples

• R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan's song "Let It Burn" heavily resembles the rhythm of this song since her single employs the sample
• San Francisco-based lo-fi and vaporwave producer RITCHRD sampled "Ready or Not" on their song "PARIS".^[7]

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1990 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: After 7 - Ready Or Not (CD) at Discogs. Discogs. March 25, 2014.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 25.

3. Web site: Gold & Platinum: After 7 - RIAA Searchable Database. Recording Industry Association of America. 2015-08-05.
4. Web site: After 7 - Awards - AllMusic. AllMusic. March 25, 2014.
5. Web site: Longbored Surfer - 1990. LongboredSurfer.com. March 25, 2014.
6. Web site: After 7 - Chart history - Billboard. Billboard. March 25, 2014.
7. Web site: PARIS by RITCHRD on WhoSampled . 2022-11-03 . WhoSampled . en.