Now or Never (Blazin' Squad album)

Now or Never
Studio album by Blazin' Squad
Released	20 November 2003 (UK)
Recorded	2003
Genre	Hip hop, R&B, pop
Length	51:58
Label	East West Records Atlantic UK
Producer	Adrian Bushby
Blazin' Squad chronology
In the Beginning (2002) Now or Never (2003) Greatest Hits (2009)
Singles from In The Beginning
"We Just Be Dreamin'" Released: 23 June 2003 "Flip Reverse" Released: 3 November 2003 "Here 4 One" Released: 8 March 2004

Now or Never is the second studio album released by British ten-piece rap group Blazin' Squad. The album was released on 20 November 2003 in the United Kingdom, and peaked at #37 on the UK Albums Chart. The album spawned the singles "We Just Be Dreamin'", "Flip Reverse" and "Here 4 One". It features the rap version of "We Just Be Dreamin'", running at 3:28, instead of the vocal version, running at 3:37. The album cover was photographed in Queensborough, on the Isle of Sheppy.^[1] Following the album's commercial failure, the band split in 2004, and Now or Never became their last record to be released as a ten-piece band.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Here 4 One"	Blazin' Squad, Andrew Murray, Christian Ballard, Jane Vaughan, Obi Mhondera	Denis Ingoldsby, Ballard, Murray	4:33
2.	"Biggest Fan"	Blazin' Squad, Vaughan, Mhondera, John Themis	Ingoldsby, Themis	3:41
3.	"Flip Reverse"	Blazin' Squad, Murray, Ballard, Vaughan, Mhondera	Ballard, Ingoldsby, Murray	2:55
4.	"Ride"	Blazin' Squad, Tapps Bandawe, Terry McLeod, Rene Campbell	The Xplosive Industry	3:12
5.	"Thinking About You"	Blazin' Squad, Murray, Ballard, Vaughan, Mhondera	Ingoldsby, Ballard, Murray	3:57
6.	"No Angels"	Blazin' Squad, Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen	Cutfather & Joe	4:10
7.	"Stop"	Blazin' Squad, Bandawe, McLeod, Nigel Bailey, Lionel Richie	The Xplosive Industry	3:56
8.	"Shorty"	Blazin' Squad, Vaughan, Mhondera, Themis	Ingoldsby, Themis	3:40
9.	"Revolution"	Marc Bolan, Blazin' Squad	Dirty Geezers, Adrian Bushby	2:53
10.	"Girls"	Blazin' Squad, Karl Daniel	JD	3:48
11.	"Baby It's the Weekend"	Blazin' Squad, Belmaati, Hansen, Andy Love, Jos Jørgensen	Cutfather & Joe	3:23
12.	"All We Wanna Do (Is Rap)"	Blazin' Squad	Blazin' Squad	3:16
13.	"We Just Be Dreamin'"	Blazin' Squad, Murray, Ballard, Ingoldsby, Josh Thompson	Ingoldsby, Ballard, Murray	3:28
14.	"Keep On"	Blazin' Squad, Bandawe, McLeod, Campbell	The Xplosive Industry	3:15
15.	"Life's a Struggle"	Blazin' Squad, N. C. Thanh, Ernest Newsky, Vick Krishna	Jiggy Joint	3:39

Sample credits

• "Stop" contains elements from "Easy" written and composed by Lionel Richie, as performed by The Commodores.
• "Revolution" contains elements from "Children of the Revolution written and composed by Marc Bolan, as performed by T. Rex.

B-sides

• "Made For Me" - 4:04
• "Easy Come, Easy Go" - 3:29
• "Anything" - 3:44
• "Nothing Like This" - 3:36
• "Who's It Gonna Be?" - 3:15
• "U Know What" - 5:01
• "Mic Check" - 4:03
• "Twisted Up" - 4:36

Chart performance

Peak positions

Chart (2003)	Peak position
German Albums Chart[2]	57
Scottish Albums Chart[3]	47
UK Albums Chart[4]	37

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]	Gold	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/now-or-never-import/id5169350
2. Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de
3. http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20031123/40/
4. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/blazin%20squad/
5. "British album certifications – Blazin' Squad – Now or Never". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter Now or Never in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search