American group Heavy D & the Boyz released their very successful dance/house-cover of "Now That We Found Love" in 1991. It was produced by Teddy Riley and remains their biggest hit. The song was released as the second single from their third album, Peaceful Journey. It peaked at number 2 in the UK and number 11 in the US. It was also a Top 10 hit in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single reached number 4 in September 1991.
Heavy D's version of the song can be heard during the end of the movie Hitch, as well as at the end of the episode "Black Cadillac" (Season 1, Episode 4) from the TV series Ray Donovan.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor Alex Henderson wrote that Heavy D & the Boyz' remake of "Now That We've Found Love" is "melodic, very R&B-ish" and "fun and escapist in nature".[2]Larry Flick from Billboard said the song is a "fab hip-house interpretation of the Third World nugget." He noted that producer Riley "adds a mainstream gloss that could spark a top 40 breakthrough hit."[3]BuzzFeed listed the song at number 59 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s" in 2017.[4] James Bernard from Entertainment Weekly called it a "fast-paced hip-house jam".[5] Australian music channel Max placed the song at number 613 in their list of "1000 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2013.[6] Eric Deggans from The Pittsburgh Press described it as "reggae-flavored" in his review.[7]
Music video
The music video for "Now That We Found Love" was directed by Drew Carolan.[8]
Track listing
12" single, US (1991)
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Now That We Found Love" (Club Version)
5:44
2.
"Now That We Found Love" (7" Radio)
4:16
3.
"Now That We Found Love" (Instrumental)
5:21
CD single, Europe (1991)
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Now That We Found Love" (7" Radio)
4:16
2.
"Now That We Found Love" (Club Version)
5:44
3.
"Now That We Found Love" (Instrumental)
5:21
CD maxi, Japan (1991)
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Now That We Found Love" (Morales Remix)
8:21
2.
"Now That We Found Love" (Morales Bass Remix)
5:20
3.
"Now That We Found Love" (Morales Heavy-Less Remix)
^"1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. January 11, 1992. p. 20.
^Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 21, 1991). "1991 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 103 (51): YE-14. {{cite journal}}: |author1= has generic name (help)