Now That We Found Love

"Now That We Found Love" (also known as "Now That We've Found Love") is a song written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff and originally recorded by The O'Jays for their album Ship Ahoy (1973). Cover versions have been album tracks by the R & B, funk, and disco band B.T. Express (1976) and Martha Reeves (1976), a reggae-disco hit by the reggae band Third World (1978) and a breakthrough hit for Heavy D & the Boyz (1991). The Third World version was released as a single in 1978 by Island Records and peaked at number 10 in the UK and number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Now That We've Found Love"
Single by Third World
from the album Journey to Addis
Released1978
GenreReggae fusion
Length8:13 (album version)
7:30 (single version)
3:58 (radio edit)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Third World singles chronology
"96º in the Shade"
(1977)		 "Now That We've Found Love"
(1978)		 "Cool Meditation"
(1979)

Heavy D and the Boyz version
"Now That We Found Love"
Single by Heavy D and the Boyz featuring Aaron Hall
from the album Peaceful Journey
ReleasedJune 11, 1991[1]
Recorded1990–1991
Genre
Length4:18
LabelUptown Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Teddy Riley
Heavy D and the Boyz featuring Aaron Hall singles chronology
"Is It Good to You"
(1991)		 "Now That We Found Love"
(1991)		 "Don't Curse"
(1991)
Music video
"Now That We Found Love" on YouTube

American group Heavy D & the Boyz released their very successful dance/house-cover of "Now That We Found Love" in 1991. It was produced by Teddy Riley and remains their biggest hit. The song was released as the second single from their third album, Peaceful Journey. It peaked at number 2 in the UK and number 11 in the US.

Heavy D's version of the song can be heard during the end of the movie Hitch, as well as at the end of the episode "Black Cadillac" (Season 1, Episode 4) from the TV series Ray Donovan and the end of "The Ghosts of the Past", the 100th episode of "Chicago Med".

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Alex Henderson wrote that Heavy D & the Boyz' remake of "Now That We've Found Love" is "melodic, very R&B-ish" and "fun and escapist in nature".[2] Larry Flick from Billboard said the song is a "fab hip-house interpretation of the Third World nugget" and "an invigorating peak-hour anthem".[3] He noted that producer Riley "adds a mainstream gloss that could spark a top 40 breakthrough hit."[4] BuzzFeed listed the song at number 59 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s" in 2017.[5] In their review of the Peaceful Journey album, Cashbox stated that it's a song "to look out for".[6] James Bernard from Entertainment Weekly called it a "fast-paced hip-house jam".[7] Australian music channel Max placed the song at number 613 in their list of "1000 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2013.[8] James Hamilton from Music Week said it is a "jaunty singalong stereo rap".[9] Eric Deggans from The Pittsburgh Press described it as "reggae-flavored" in his review.[10] Martin Aston from Record Mirror stated that the track "has been given a bouncy, slick gloss, with a typically snappy slice of rap from the heavyweight poet."[11] Marc Andrews from Smash Hits said it's "rap at its most jolly and fun-filled".[12]

Chart performance

"Now That We Found Love" was very successful on the charts on several continents. In Europe, it reached number 2 in the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In the latter, the single peaked in its fourth week at the UK Singles Chart, on July 21, 1991.[13] It was held off the top spot by Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You". Additionally, the single peaked within the Top 10 also in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Spain and Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it hit number 4 in September 1991. Outside Europe, it went to number-one on the RPM Dance/Urban Chart in Canada, number 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. In Oceania, "Now That We Found Love" went to number 6 in Australia and number 10 in New Zealand. It was awarded with a gold record in the United States, with a sale of 500,000 singles.

Music video

The music video for "Now That We Found Love" was directed by Drew Carolan.[14] It was uploaded to YouTube in October 2009. By September 2020, the video had more than 28,5 million views.[15]

Track listing
12" single, US (1991)
No.TitleLength
1."Now That We Found Love" (Club Version)5:44
2."Now That We Found Love" (7" Radio)4:16
3."Now That We Found Love" (Instrumental)5:21
CD single, Europe (1991)
No.TitleLength
1."Now That We Found Love" (7" Radio)4:16
2."Now That We Found Love" (Club Version)5:44
3."Now That We Found Love" (Instrumental)5:21
CD maxi, Japan (1991)
No.TitleLength
1."Now That We Found Love" (Morales Remix)8:21
2."Now That We Found Love" (Morales Bass Remix)5:20
3."Now That We Found Love" (Morales Heavy-Less Remix)5:32
4."Now That We Found Love" (Morales Luv Remix)5:14
5."Now That We Found Love" (Morales Instrumental)5:29

Charts

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