Ready or Not (After 7 song)

"Ready or Not"
Single by After 7
from the album After 7
Released	February 20, 1990 (1990-02-20)
Format	7", 12", cassette, CD
Recorded	1989
Genre	R&B, quiet storm
Length	4:34 (album version) 3:58 (radio edit)
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	L.A. Reid, Babyface
Producer(s)	L.A. Reid, Babyface
After 7 singles chronology
"Don't Cha' Think" (1989) "Ready or Not" (1990) "Can't Stop" (1990)
"Don't Cha' Think" (1989) "Ready or Not" (1989) "Can't Stop" (1990)

"Ready or Not" is a song performed by After 7, issued as the third single from the group's eponymous debut album. In 1989, 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.R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan's song "Let It Burn" heavily resembles the rhythm of this After 7 song since her single employs the sample.

"Ready or Not" was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 14, 1990.

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