"The Time Is Now" is a 2000 single by the British electronic

Electronica

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-pop

Pop music

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 group Moloko

Moloko

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. It first appeared on Moloko's third album, Things to Make and Do

Things to Make and Do

Things to Make and Do is the third album from the electronic/dance duo Moloko. It was issued in the UK in 2000 by Echo Records. Things to Make and Do was a departure sonically for Moloko, as the album featured songs relying less on electronics and more on live musicians...

. This song was also nominated for Best British Single at the 2001 BRIT Awards

2001 BRIT Awards

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 but lost to Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams

Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

's Rock DJ

Rock DJ

"Rock DJ" is a song by English pop singer Robbie Williams from his fourth album, Sing When You're Winning released in the summer of 2000. The song heavily musically samples Barry White's 1977 song "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" and also contains a sample of "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe...

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Track listing

UK CD 1

1. The Time Is Now (radio edit)
2. "The Time Is Now" (Can 7 Soulfood Mix)
3. "The Time Is Now" (Francois K Main Vocal Mix)
4. Music video

Official versions

• "The Time Is Now" (Radio Edit)
• "The Time Is Now" (Bambino Casino Mix)
• "The Time Is Now" (Can 7 Soulfood Mix)
• "The Time Is Now" (Francois K Main Vocal Mix)

Use in other media

The song has been used in the advertising campaigns for Ford Super Sunday

Ford Super Sunday

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 and Sky Sports News

Sky Sports News

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 on Sky Sports

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, as well as in advertisements for BMW

BMW

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 and the ABC program Bed of Roses (TV series)

Bed of Roses (TV series)

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both on Australian television.