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"Now That We Found Love"
Song
"Now That We Found Love"
Song

"Now That We Found Love" (also known as "Now That We've Found Love") is a song written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff and originally recorded by The O'Jays (1973) for their album Ship Ahoy. Cover versions have been an album track by Martha Reeves, a reggae-disco hit by the reggae band Third World and a breakthrough hit for Heavy D. The Third World version was released as a single in 1978 by Island Records and peaked at #10 in the UK and #47 on the Billboard Hot 100. It can also be heard during the end of the movie Hitch.

Charts

Chart (Heavy D version, 1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 5
Canada (RPM)[4] 83
France (SNEP)[5] 39
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 4
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 10
Norway (VG-lista)[9] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 11
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[14] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 5
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[16] 4

References

  1. ^ "Heavy D & The Boyz – Now That We Found Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Heavy D & The Boyz – Now That We Found Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "Heavy D & The Boyz – Now That We Found Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  4. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 54, No. 18, October 05 1991". RPM. Walt Grealis. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "Heavy D & The Boyz – Now That We Found Love" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to Know" (enter search parameter Heavy D into Search by Artist box, then select Go). Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 33, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  8. ^ "Heavy D & The Boyz – Now That We Found Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  9. ^ "Heavy D & The Boyz – Now That We Found Love". VG-lista. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  10. ^ "Heavy D & The Boyz – Now That We Found Love". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  11. ^ "Heavy D & The Boyz – Now That We Found Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  13. ^ "Heavy D Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  14. ^ "Heavy D Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  15. ^ "Heavy D Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  16. ^ "Heavy D Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Hot Rap Singles for Heavy D. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 3, 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)