If You Want It (Niteflyte song)

"If You Want It"
"If You Want It"
Single by Niteflyte
from the album Niteflyte
B-side	"I Wonder (If I'm Falling In Love Again)"
Released	1979
Genre	R&B; funk; soul;
Length	3:50 (single version); 4:30 (album & 12" version);
Label	Ariola Records
Songwriter(s)	Howard Johnson Sandy Torano;
Producer(s)	Barry Mraz
Niteflyte singles chronology

"If You Want It" is a song by Niteflyte. It was released in 1979 as a single from their debut self-titled album.^[1]^[2]

The song is the band's only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard's Hot Soul Singles charts, peaking at No. 37 and No. 21 respectively. In 2021, it was sampled by Flamingosis in his track "Cosmic Feeling".

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	37
US Cashbox Top 100^[4]	59
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles^[3]	21

References

^ "Pro-Motions". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media. October 27, 1979. p. 34. Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ "Blues & Soul: Issues 515-525". Napfield Limited. 1988. pp. 29–30. Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b "Niteflyte". Music VF. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
^ Downey, Pat; Albert, George; Hoffmann, Frank (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts: 1950-1993. Libraries Unlimited. p. 250. ISBN 9781563083167. Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Google Books.

[1] "Pro-Motions". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media. October 27, 1979. p. 34. Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Google Books.

[2] "Blues & Soul: Issues 515-525". Napfield Limited. 1988. pp. 29–30. Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Google Books.

[BB-3] "Niteflyte". Music VF. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[4] Downey, Pat; Albert, George; Hoffmann, Frank (1994). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts: 1950-1993. Libraries Unlimited. p. 250. ISBN 9781563083167. Retrieved August 18, 2020 – via Google Books.

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