The Time Is Now (Moloko song)
"The Time Is Now" | ||||
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Single by Moloko | ||||
from the album Things to Make and Do | ||||
Released | 20 March 2000 | |||
Format | CD single, 12" vinyl, Cassette | |||
Genre | alternative dance, electronica, Pop rock | |||
Length | 4:31 | |||
Label | Echo Records | |||
Writer(s) | Róisín Murphy, Mark Brydon. | |||
Producer(s) | Moloko | |||
Moloko singles chronology | ||||
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"The Time Is Now" is a song by the Anglo-Irish electronica-pop group Moloko. It was released in March 2000 as the lead single from their third album, Things to Make and Do.
The song charted at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, outpeaking previous single "Sing It Back", which peaked at number 4.[1]
In 2014, the song was featured in the Enhanced Version of Grand Theft Auto V's "Non-Stop-Pop" radio station.
Background and writing
"It's probably the closest we've come to sitting down with a guitar and writing a song," recalled Mark Brydon. "We thought we'd try and make a track with the same structure as a dance record but keep it acoustic. There was this temptation to put on a big snare or something, but every time we did that it upset the balance. Being constrained by budget, we couldn't really afford the full-on disco strings, so it's not exactly Love Unlimited Orchestra. We got this quartet in to do more of a Curtis Mayfield thing. We think of them as 'street' strings."[2]
Track listing
- UK CD 1
- "The Time Is Now" (radio edit)
- "The Time Is Now" (Can 7 Soulfood mix)
- "The Time Is Now" (Francois K main vocal mix)
- Music video
Critical reception
Andy Hinds of AllMusic, in a review for Things to Make and Do, said "check out the nylon-string guitar in the flamenco-flavored 'The Time Is Now,' which faintly recalls Basement Jaxx's 'Rendez-Vu' and it adds a timeless quality to the music overall".[3]
This song was also nominated for Best British Single at the 2001 BRIT Awards but lost to Robbie Williams's "Rock DJ".[4] The same thing occurred with its music video, which was nominated for Best British Video but also lost out to "Rock DJ".[4]
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)
Charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | 36 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] | 15 |
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7] | 3 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 12 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] | 49 |
Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 10 |
Italy (FIMI)[11] | 23 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] | 46 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] | 3 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 41 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] | 2 |
References
- ↑ "MOLOKO". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Q, May 2001
- ↑ "Things to Make and Do". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Brits 2001 Special". UKMix. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Moloko – The Time is Now". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Moloko – The Time is Now" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Moloko – The Time is Now" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Moloko: The Time is Now" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Moloko Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Chart Track: Week 18, 2000". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Moloko – The Time is Now". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Moloko – The Time is Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2000-04-01". Scottish Singles Top 40.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Moloko – The Time is Now". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2000-04-01" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 November 2013.