Now or Never (Blazin' Squad album)
Encyclopedia
Now or Never is the second studio album released by British
ten-piece garage pop
group Blazin' Squad
. The album was released on November 20, 2003 in the United Kingdom
, peaking at #37 on the UK Albums Chart
. The album spawned the singles "We Just Be Dreamin'", "Flip Reverse" and "Here 4 One". The album features the rap version of "We Just Be Dreamin'", running at 3:28, instead of the vocal version, running at 3:37. The album cover was photographed in Queensborough, on the Isle of Sheppy. Following the album's commercial failiure, the band split in 2004, and Now or Never became their last record to be released as a ten-piece band.
B-Sides
United Kingdom
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ten-piece garage pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group Blazin' Squad
Blazin' Squad
Blazin' Squad were an English pop-rap vocal group. The group enjoyed significant success in the UK, achieving six top ten hits, including "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony original.-In The Beginning: 2002:...
. The album was released on November 20, 2003 in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, peaking at #37 on the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
. The album spawned the singles "We Just Be Dreamin'", "Flip Reverse" and "Here 4 One". The album features the rap version of "We Just Be Dreamin'", running at 3:28, instead of the vocal version, running at 3:37. The album cover was photographed in Queensborough, on the Isle of Sheppy. Following the album's commercial failiure, the band split in 2004, and Now or Never became their last record to be released as a ten-piece band.
Tracklisting
- "Here 4 One" (Blazin' Squad / Murray / Ballard / Vaughan / Mhondera) - 4:33
- "Biggest Fan" (Blazin' Squad / Vaughan / Mhondera / Themis) - 3:41
- "Flip Reverse" (Radio Edit) (Blazin' Squad / Murray / Ballard / Vaughan / Mhondera) - 2:55
- "Ride" (Blazin' Squad / Bandawe / McLeod / Campbell) - 3:12
- "Thinking About You" (Blazin' Squad / Murray / Ballard / Vaughan / Mhondera) - 3:57
- "No Angels" (Blazin' Squad / Belmaati / Hansen) - 4:10
- "Stop" (Blazin' Squad / Bandawe / McLeod / Bailey / Ritchie) - 3:56
- "Shorty" (Blazin' Squad / Vaughan / Mhondera / Themis) - 3:40
- "Revolution" (Bolan) - 2:53
- "Girls" (Blazin' Squad / Daniels) - 3:48
- "Baby It's The Weekend" (Blazin' Squad / Belmaati / Hansen / Love / Jogenssen) - 3:23
- "All We Wanna Do (Is Rap)" (Blazin' Squad) - 3:16
- "We Just Be Dreamin'" (Rap Version) (Blazin' Squad / Murray / Ballard / Ingoldsby / Thompson) - 3:28
- "Keep On" (Blazin' Squad / Bandawe / McLeod / Campbell) - 3:15
- "Life's A Struggle" (Blazin' Squad / Thanh / Newksy / Krishan) - 3:39
B-Sides
- "Made For Me" - 4:04
- "Easy Come, Easy Go" - 3:29
- "Anything" - 3:44
- "Nothing Like This" - 3:36
- "Who's It Gonna Be?" - 3:15
- "U Know What" - 5:01
- "Mic Check" - 4:03
- "Twisted Up" - 4:36
Chart performance
Chart (2003) | Provider | Peak position |
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UK Album Chart | OCC/BPI | 37 |