Can't Wait Another Minute

"Can't Wait Another Minute"
Single by Five Star
from the album Silk And Steel
B-side "Don't You Know I Love It"
Released April 7, 1986 (1986-04-07)
Format 7" single
12" single
Genre Pop
Length 4:41
Label RCA
Tent
Writer(s) Sue Sheridan
Paul Chiten
Producer Buster Pearson
Richard James Burgess
Five Star singles chronology
"System Addict"
(1985)		 "Can't Wait Another Minute"
(1986)		 "Find the Time"
(1986)

"Can't Wait Another Minute" is the name of a 1986 hit single by British pop group Five Star, peaking at #7 in the UK in April of that year and becoming the first release from their million-plus selling second album Silk And Steel. The song was originally recorded by Lewis.[1]

Contents

Promotional video

The video features the band making a human clock, with all five members becoming the "hands" of the clock. The band's car also supposedly breaks down, and are late for a concert. The traffic lights change from "Wait" to "Can't Wait" to reflect the song's title.

Track listings

7" vinyl single and 7" posterbag

  1. "Can't Wait Another Minute" (Sue Sheridan, Paul Chiten)
  2. "Don't You Know I Love It" (Doris Pearson)

12" vinyl single

  1. "Can't Wait Another Minute (Extended Version)" – 7:13 *
  2. "Can't Wait Another Minute (Dub Mix)" – 4:55
  3. "Don’t You Know I Love It" – 3:56

U.S. 12" vinyl single

  1. Can't Wait Another Minute (M & M Remix Version) - 8:40
  2. Can't Wait Another Minute (7" Remix Version) - 5:17
  3. Can't Wait Another Minute (M Groove Mix Version) - 5:17
  4. Can't Wait Another Minute (Street Groove Mix Version) - 5:25
  5. Can't Wait Another Minute (Another Minute Of Breakdown) - 2:50

* The Extended Version of Can't Wait Another Minute was released on the cd single of Let Me Be Yours (although incorrectly labelled as the M&M Groove Mix. A remastered version of this extended mix was also released on the Rodeo Media CD "Dance Classics 23 and 24" in 2009.

Chart performance

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Swiss Singles Chart[2] 16
UK Singles Chart[1] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 41
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] 7
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[3] 5 (remix)

References

  1. ^ a b "everyhit.com search results". http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved November 22, 2008 (2008-11-22). 
  2. ^ "hitparade.ch". http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=5+Star&titel=Can%27t+Wait+Another+Minute&cat=s. Retrieved November 22, 2008 (2008-11-22). 
  3. ^ a b c "billboard.com artist chart history". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=4620&model.vnuAlbumId=6962. Retrieved November 22, 2008 (2008-11-22).