Right Now (Atomic Kitten song)

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"Right Now"
Single by Atomic Kitten
from the album Right Now
B-side"Something Spooky"
Released29 November 1999 (1999-11-29)
Studio
GenreDisco[1]
Length3:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Absolute
Atomic Kitten singles chronology
"Right Now"
(1999) 		"See Ya"
(2000)
Music video
"Atomic Kitten - Right Now" on YouTube

"Right Now" is the debut single of English girl group Atomic Kitten from their first album of the same name (2000). The song was re-recorded twice: once for the album's 2001 re-issue with new member Jenny Frost and again in 2004 for the group's Greatest Hits album. The 2004 version, titled "Right Now 2004", proved to be a greater international chart success. The song was written by Atomic Kitten founders and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark members Andy McCluskey and Stuart Kershaw.

Release[edit]

The single was released on 29 November 1999.[2] "Right Now" stayed in the British charts for 11 weeks, reaching number 10.[3] In Belgium, the song peaked at number 17, charting for eight weeks.[4] In Oceania, "Right Now" peaked at 40 in New Zealand and 72 in Australia.[5][6]

Music video[edit]

The video for the original 1999 release opens with workmen assembling the tiled dancefloor inside the studio. It shows Atomic Kitten walking through Liverpool wearing wet and shiny jackets, in a baker's shop, down in a lift in a department store, getting in a car, and on an open top double decker bus. This video includes the shots of Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon, and Kerry Katona in three tunnels at a time (red and blue). During the first chorus, the group members and dancers dance on the multi-coloured tiled dancefloor with holes to the tunnels, radio speakers at the side, and a green ramp.

Track listings[edit]

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the Right Now album booklet.[7][13]

Studios

  • Recorded at Motor Museum Studios (Liverpool, England) and Olympic Studios (London, England)
  • Original version mastered at The Town House (London, England)
  • 2001 version mastered at Whitfield St Studios (London, England)

Personnel

  • Stuart Kershaw – writing
  • Andy McCluskey – writing
  • Atomic Kitten – vocals
  • Tracy Ackerman – backing vocals
  • Tracy Carmen – backing vocals
  • Engine – all instruments, vocal production
  • Milton McDonald – additional guitar
  • Isobel Griffiths – strings
  • Nick Ingman – string arrangement and conductor
  • Absolute – production
  • Steven Fitzmaurice – mixing
  • Pete Craigie – vocal mixing
  • Pat O'Shaughnessy – vocal engineering
  • John Davis – mastering (2001)
  • Form – artwork design
  • Rankin – photohgraphy
  • Graham Rounthwaite – illustration

Charts[edit]

Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 72
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 40
Scotland (OCC)[14] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 10
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15]
with "Eternal Flame" 		47

Release history[edit]

Region Version Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom "Right Now" 29 November 1999 CD
[2]
Australia 7 February 2000 [16]
Japan 23 February 2000 Virgin [17]
New Zealand 6 March 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Innocent
  • Virgin
 [18]
Australia "Right Now" / "Eternal Flame" 17 September 2001 CD [19]

2004 version[edit]

"Right Now 2004"
Single by Atomic Kitten
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"Someone like Me"
Released29 March 2004 (2004-03-29)[20]
GenreDance-pop
Length3:45
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Andy McCluskey, Stuart Kershaw
Producer(s)Ash Howes, Martin Harrington
Atomic Kitten singles chronology
"Ladies' Night"
(2003) 		"Right Now 2004" / "Someone like Me"
(2004) 		"Cradle"
(2005)
Audio video
"Right Now 2004" on YouTube

In 2004, as Atomic Kitten decided to take a break, they released one more single to say goodbye. It was the double-A side "Someone like Me" / "Right Now 2004". The remix is exclusive on the group's 2004 Greatest Hits album. While the original version was a 1990s disco pop song, the 2004 version is more in the vein of early 2000s dance songs.[citation needed]

Chart performance[edit]

"Someone like Me" / "Right Now 2004" achieved a better position on the UK Singles Chart than the original release of "Right Now", peaking at number eight, and reached the top 20 in Ireland.[3][21] It was the group's lowest charting single in Germany, peaking at number 67,[22] and in Switzerland, reaching number 42.[23] In the Netherlands, it was their second-lowest-charting single, behind "Love Doesn't Have to Hurt".[24]

Music video[edit]

The video accompanying the 2004 re-recording shows Hamilton, McClarnon, and Jenny Frost rehearsing and performing a concert, intercut with backstage footage and glimpses of press conferences, holidays, and television appearances.

Track listings[edit]

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

All entries charted with "Someone like Me" except where noted.

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[28] 8
Germany (Official German Charts)[22]
"Right Now 2004" only 		67
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[29]
"Right Now 2004" only 		40
Ireland (IRMA)[21] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 52
Scotland (OCC)[30] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 42
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 8

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b "New Releases – For Week Starting 29 November, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 27 November 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Atomic Kitten: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Atomic Kitten – Right Now" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Atomic Kitten – Right Now". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  6. ^ a b "ariaNET The Singles Chart! – Week Commencing 27th March 2000". ARIA. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Imgur. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  7. ^ a b Right Now (UK CD1 liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 1999. SINCD15, 7243 8 96408 0 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Right Now (UK CD2 liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 1999. SINDX15, 7243 8 96409 2 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Right Now (UK cassette single sleeve). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 1999. SINC15, 7243 8 96408 4 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Right Now (European CD single liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 1999. SINCDE15, 7243 8 96446 2 3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Right Now (Japanese CD single liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Virgin Records. 2000. VJCP-12131.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Right Now / Eternal Flame (Australian CD single liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2001. 7243 8 97884 0 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Right Now (UK CD album liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2001. CDSINY6, 7243 8 10748 2 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  16. ^ "Atomic Kitten". EMI Music Australia. Archived from the original on 8 July 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  17. ^ "ライト・ナウ | アトミック・キトゥン" [Right Now | Atomic Kitten] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  18. ^ "New Releases". netcd.co.nz. 6 March 2000. Archived from the original on 11 March 2000. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  19. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 17th September 2001" (PDF). ARIA. 17 September 2001. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  20. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 March 2004. p. 39.
  21. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Someone Like Me / Right Now 2004". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  22. ^ a b "Atomic Kitten – Right Now 2004" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  23. ^ a b "Atomic Kitten – Right Now 2004 / Someone Like Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  24. ^ a b "Atomic Kitten – Right Now 2004 / Someone Like Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  25. ^ Someone like Me / Right Now 2004 (UK CD1 liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. SINCD60.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  26. ^ Right Now 2004 / Someone like Me (UK CD2 liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. SINDX60.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  27. ^ Right Now 2004 / Someone like Me (European CD single liner notes). Atomic Kitten. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 2004. 0724354861925.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  28. ^ a b "Atomic Kitten – Right Now 2004 / Someone Like Me" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  29. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  30. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

External links[edit]

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