# Can't Wait > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Can't_Wait > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Can't_Wait.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can't_Wait > Source revision: 1262868556 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the Redman song. For other uses, see [I Can't Wait (disambiguation)](/source/I_Can't_Wait_(disambiguation)). This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Can't Wait" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1995 single by Redman "Can't Wait" Single by Redman from the album Dare Iz a Darkside Released February 7, 1995 Recorded 1994 Genre East Coast hip hop hardcore hip hop Length 3:43 Label Def Jam Songwriters Reggie Noble Erick Sermon Rick James Antonio Hardy Producers Erick Sermon Reggie Noble (co.) Redman singles chronology "Rockafella" (1994) "Can't Wait" (1995) "Where Am I?" (1995) Music video "Can't Wait" on YouTube "**Can't Wait**" is the second single released from [Redman's](/source/Redman_(rapper)) second album, *[Dare Iz a Darkside](/source/Dare_Iz_a_Darkside)*. It is produced by [Erick Sermon](/source/Erick_Sermon) and Redman, and contains samples from "All Night Long" by [Mary Jane Girls](/source/Mary_Jane_Girls), "Caribbean Nights" by [Bob James](/source/Bob_James_(musician)) and "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by [Big Daddy Kane](/source/Big_Daddy_Kane) and [Biz Markie](/source/Biz_Markie). The song reached number five on [Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales](/source/Hot_Dance_Music%2FMaxi-Singles_Sales) charts, number eleven on the [Hot Rap Singles](/source/Hot_Rap_Singles) chart, number sixty one on the [Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Singles_%26_Tracks) chart and number ninety-four on the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) chart. It is the first of four Redman songs to reach the [*Billboard* Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) chart. In a March 2012 interview with [Complex](/source/Complex_(magazine)), Erick Sermon mentioned producer [Mike City](/source/Mike_City) used the production of Redman's "Can't Wait" as the inspiration behind two of his hits- "[I Wish](/source/I_Wish_(Carl_Thomas_song))" by [Carl Thomas](/source/Carl_Thomas_(singer)) as well as "[Full Moon](/source/Full_Moon_(Brandy_Norwood_song))" by singer/actress [Brandy](/source/Brandy_Norwood).[1] ## Single track list ### A-side 1. Can't Wait (LP version) (3:43) 1. Can't Wait (clean version) (3:53) ### B-side 1. A Million And 1 Buddah Spots (LP version) (3:23) 1. Can't Wait (instrumental) (3:40) 1. Can't Wait (Acapella) (3:50) ## Charts Chart (1995) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[2] 94 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 61 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] 11 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[5] 5 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Redman "Can't Wait" (1994) — Erick Sermon Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1)"](http://www.complex.com/music/2012/03/erick-sermon-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records-part-1/cant-wait). Complex. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120415154355/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/03/erick-sermon-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records-part-1/cant-wait) from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-05-12. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Redman_2-0)** "[Redman Chart History (Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Redman/chart-history/HSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved November 26, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Redman_3-0)** "[Redman Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Redman/chart-history/BSI)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved November 26, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardrapsongs_Redman_4-0)** "[Redman Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Redman/chart-history/RAP)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved November 26, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Redman Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/redman/chart-history/dsa). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231109053415/https://www.billboard.com/artist/redman/chart-history/dsa/) from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023. ## External links - *[Redman – Can't Wait](https://www.discogs.com/master/134047)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases) v t e Redman Discography Studio albums Whut? Thee Album Dare Iz a Darkside Muddy Waters Doc's da Name 2000 Malpractice Red Gone Wild: Thee Album Reggie Mudface Muddy Waters Too Collaboration albums El Niño (with Def Squad) Blackout! (with Method Man) Blackout! 2 (with Method Man) Singles "Blow Your Mind" "Time 4 Sum Aksion" "Tonight's da Night" "Rockafella" "Can't Wait" "Funkorama" "It's Like That (My Big Brother)" "Whateva Man" "Pick It Up" "Full Cooperation" "I'll Bee Dat!" "Da Goodness" "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)" "Smash Sumthin'" "Put It Down" Featured artist "Head Banger" "The Points" "4, 3, 2, 1" "Made It Back" "How Deep Is Your Love" "Symphony 2000" "Left & Right" "Oooh." 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